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Whitney Houston (left) and Robyn Crawford relax on a yacht during a break on her 1987 Australian tour. ... This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. We ask for your permission ...
- What Was Houston’s Relationship to Robyn Crawford?
- What Was The Significance of Houston’s Concerts in South Africa?
- Did Whitney’s Father Mismanage Her Finances, Leading to Estrangement?
In the film, one of Houston’s most important relationships begins when she meets Robyn Crawford (played by Nafessa Williams) at a community center as a high school student. The two develop a deep friendship, which takes a romantic turn and leads to them moving in together. While the love between Crawford and Houston is real, disapproval from Whitne...
In a scene from the film, Houston performs in front of an adoring audience in Johannesburg, South Africa to celebrate the election of Nelson Mandela; the reception is a marked contrast to the attitudes toward her in the U.S., where a few years earlier, she was critiqued by music fans as pandering to white audiences. While it’s hard to say if the re...
In one of the most sobering moments in I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Houston discovers that her father, John, has been mismanaging her funds, leading to her breaking ties with him both professionally and personally, while he’s sick in the hospital. While there’s no way of confirming that her father, a talent manager who managed the career of her mot...
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Nov 12, 2019 · After remaining silent for years following Whitney Houston’s death, Robyn Crawford, the singer’s closest friend and confidante, finally sets the record straight about their special bond and ...
Jul 6, 2023 · That first summer, the two teens — Houston was 16 at the time and Crawford was 19 — just wanted to make some money. “She was working just like the rest of us,” Crawford wrote in Esquire ...
