With 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody,' Whitney Houston's bisexuality becomes canon.
. Ackie says that she believes Houston's relationship with Crawford was the "deepest connection" that the late pop diva experienced.Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford and Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'"It was really important to me too that we tell her full story. If you're going to explore this amazing woman, you've got to do it all," Ackie told EW.
Houston and Crawford met when Houston was still a teenager and the biopic has them moving in together as a disapproving Cissy Houston , tries to dissuade her. Whitney's father John Houston is aware of the relationship between his daughter and Robyn and advises both of them to start dating men. Whitney complies , but Robyn refuses.
"That's a really big part of Whitney's history and what made her who she is. And when I first read the script, it was already there, Robyn was always present," Ackie said. "It didn't even occur to me that wouldn't be the case. If it wasn't a part of the story, I don't think I would've felt as excited or really wanted to do it because it's part of who she is.
While Houston's estate had agreed to depicting her relationship with Crawford before Lemmons signed on to the movie, replacing Stella Meghie in 2021, Lemmons still had to fight to include a kiss between Ackie and Williams.
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