By now, most people have heard all about the new Whitney Houston biopic set to hit theaters next week. Since the deaths of Whitney and her daughter Bobbi Kristina, multiple films have been made about the late singer, her daughter, and her ex-husband, Bobby Brown. But it doesn’t look like the productions will stop anytime soon because yet another film is making its way to the big screen. Shortly after Whitney’s death, tons of fans assumed a biopic would soon follow but now many of the singer’s frustrated fans are gettin’ fed up with all of the films.
From the outside lookin’ in, the Whitney Houston books, biopics, and documentaries just seem like more ways for people to capitalize on her legacy. In fact, many of Whitney’s fans have blasted the Houston family for constantly using the late singer to generate cash flow but apparently, there’s one member of the Houston family who is completely fed up with the backlash. Now, Pat Houston speaking out to defend the family and set the record straight.
Settin’ The Record Straight:
For those who don’t know, the latest film will actually be the first to offer an in-depth depiction of Whitney Houston from the people who knew her best: her own family members. Now, they are hoping to share a more intimate view of the famous singer and surprisingly they have no plans to sugar coat anything. In addition to remembering the good times, they’ll also offer honesty about the disheartening personal challenges Whitney faced during her bout with substance abuse. Pat argued that this particular film will be distinctly different from all others because the stories are told by the people who actually interacted with Whitney on a regular basis. “People who have dealt with her emotions from the day she was born to the day she died. People that really knew her and had to live what she lived.”
The Brutally Honest Truth:
We all know everyone has skeletons in the closet and secrets they share with no one. So, Pat was asked whether or not she believes Whitney would have liked the Houston family airing her dirty laundry. The PR guru kinda skated around the question and offered a blanketed response insisting everyone has a story. In a nutshell, Pat is keepin’ it real. It’s Whitney’s real story whether she would have liked it or not. She wrote the script for her own story. “Everyone that has a life has a story. It’s her story, and its played out in the documentary. She narrated a lot of it herself. It’s just her life as the family and friends who dealt with her every single day.”
However, Whitney’s imperfect past isn’t the only topic of discussion in the film. Her brother Michael Houston has even confessed that he did drugs with his sister. The intense interview continued with another compelling question. Pat was asked if the family actually contributed to Whitney’s downfall. As expected, Pat quickly went into defense mode.
Defending the Houston Family:
So was the Houston family a big factor in Whitney’s downfall? Pat set the record straight insisting it was Whitney’s preference to be surrounded by family members as opposed to strangers. Whitney believed blood would always be thicker than water. “When Whitney became who she became: a superstar and an icon. Whitney wanted her family there. Everybody else to her was a stranger. Everybody had to be hired, her family didn’t. They were going to be there regardless. I can honestly [say] we can enable certain times with certain things. She was a brat sometimes. For me, I called her my bratty little sister. And sometimes family is there for a different type of support than people that work around you.”
She adamantly defended the family arguing they were not the reason for Whitney’s downward spiral. “That is not true. Her family has always been there for her. I know that because I’ve been around nearly 30 years. For anything that was happening or going on, I would always go to the boss and that was her mom. She would support anything we needed to do. There were lots of struggles, but when you have strength like that – coming from Cissy [Houston] – she has such a strong foundation in God, and she taught that to her kids.”
While many fans aren’t too thrilled about seeing the beloved Whitney Houston in a negative light, the film simply titled Whitney will likely be the realest documentary released. Whitney is set to hit theaters nationwide on Friday, July 8.
