Whitney struggles to keep up with fame and placate Bobby, whose career has taken a back seat to hers, as she continues to dabble with drug use after the birth of their daughter Bobbi Kristina. Cissy visits and persuades Whitney to leave Bobby, but Whitney refuses. While on the set of The Bodyguard, Houston suffers a miscarriage, causing her to become very sickly. Houston is reluctant at first, but is encouraged to film by her husband Bobby. It is around this time that Houston is hand picked by Kevin Costner to star in what will become her film debut The Bodyguard. Whitney and Bobby continue to date for a number of years, with Brown proposing to her by late 1991, and the two are married by the summer of 1992. Sometime later, Brown is unable to replicate the success of his album Don't Be Cruel, as his record label wants him to record a greatest hits compilation. Bobby later severs ties with Kim, and Whitney later manages to pull through and persevere in the already hectic relationship. Just as Houston discovers this, she is left heartbroken and infuriated. Unbeknownst to her, Brown is in a relationship with his girlfriend Kim, who had just given birth to his daughter. Whitney begins recording her third album I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), the relationship between her and Brown continues to blossom consistently, leading to a sexual relationship between the two. In August 1989, Whitney invites Bobby to her lavish 26th birthday celebration, where Bobby discovers Whitney abusing cocaine. It is here that she meets fellow R&B singer Bobby Brown and they begin a courtship shortly after, due to her being impressed with Brown's performance of ' Every Little Step'. During a category in which Houston's name is booed by the audience, she later performs at the ceremony. She attends the 3rd Annual Soul Train Awards with her high school friend and road manager Robyn ( Yolonda Ross), who is a lesbian.

In 1989, Whitney Houston ( Yaya DaCosta) is a worldwide phenomenon and household name with two highly successful self-titled albums under her belt. In addition, songwriting/production team The Jackie Boyz performed Brown's vocals for ' Every Little Step' in the Soul Train Awards scene.

Filming took 20 days to shoot and was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.Д¬anadian R&B singer Deborah Cox performs all of Houston's vocals in the film, including ' I Will Always Love You', ' I'm Your Baby Tonight', ' I'm Every Woman', ' Jesus Loves Me' and ' The Greatest Love of All'. Whitney is set in a period of five years (1989вЂ“1994) when Houston was catapulted in the worldwide success of her film debut The Bodyguard and its subsequent soundtrack. The movie stars Yaya DaCosta as Houston, Arlen Escarpeta as Brown and Yolonda Ross as Houston's longtime friend and road manager Robyn Crawford. Whitney received mixed reviews from critics, with praise going to DaCosta's performance as Houston and Bassett's direction of the film but criticism of Escarpeta's casting and the film's accuracy. Whitney is a 2015 American biographical film directed by Angela Bassett based on American singer Whitney Houston and her turbulent marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown that premiered on Lifetime in North America on January 17, 2015.

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