Bobby Brown’s brother-in-law Gary Garland has attracted a lot of attention this year — and interest is growing again as new biopic series The Bobby Brown Story airs on Bet. Gary, who has an interesting past with both the NBA and Whitney Houston, hit headlines earlier in the summer after making some explosive allegations. Gary was Whitney’s half-brother. Before her rise to fame, he played in the NBA, being drafted by the Denver Nuggets to play in the 1979-1980 season. Garland is the son of Cissy Houston, Whitney’s mom, and the half-brother to Michael Houston and Whitney. That makes him […]
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- 9/5/2018
- by Mary Jane
- Monsters and Critics
There was something uniquely American about Whitney Houston’s career. Through her non-threatening music and pristine persona, she occupied a place in the country’s consciousness few other black figures had reached before her.
The white mainstream was eager to embrace her, while African Americans concurrently doubted her understanding of their struggles. Yet she often acted as a bridge between the two, as was beautifully exemplified in her emblematic rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Super Bowl.
Such is one of many conflicting notions that plagued her unparalleled rise to stardom, her troubled private life, and ultimately her untimely death on Feb. 11, 2012. Serving as both a tribute to her privileged voice — for which she’s been dubbed the “best American singer in the last 50 years” — and a thorough examination of the many intimate battles she fought as a result of overwhelming fame and substance abuse, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary...
The white mainstream was eager to embrace her, while African Americans concurrently doubted her understanding of their struggles. Yet she often acted as a bridge between the two, as was beautifully exemplified in her emblematic rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Super Bowl.
Such is one of many conflicting notions that plagued her unparalleled rise to stardom, her troubled private life, and ultimately her untimely death on Feb. 11, 2012. Serving as both a tribute to her privileged voice — for which she’s been dubbed the “best American singer in the last 50 years” — and a thorough examination of the many intimate battles she fought as a result of overwhelming fame and substance abuse, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary...
- 7/6/2018
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
A new documentary about Whitney Houston, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday, has made stunning allegations about the icon’s early childhood.
In Whitney allegations that the late star was sexually abused by Dee Dee Warwick are brought forth. Warwick was Houston’s cousin and the sister of singer Dionne Warwick.
Dee Dee died in 2008, four years before Houston died after drowning in a bathtub, which was caused in part by heart disease and cocaine use.
Kevin Macdonald, the director of Whitney, told Indiewire that Houston’s half-brother, Gary Garland, told him he had been sexually abused as...
In Whitney allegations that the late star was sexually abused by Dee Dee Warwick are brought forth. Warwick was Houston’s cousin and the sister of singer Dionne Warwick.
Dee Dee died in 2008, four years before Houston died after drowning in a bathtub, which was caused in part by heart disease and cocaine use.
Kevin Macdonald, the director of Whitney, told Indiewire that Houston’s half-brother, Gary Garland, told him he had been sexually abused as...
- 5/17/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
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