Bobbi Kristina expressed a desire to kill Whitney Houston but make it look like a natural death

A new documentary about the life of Whitney Houston that was produced by the late singer’s aunt Pat and received the blessing of her family premiered at Cannes on Wednesday night.

Whitney reveals a number of shocking new details about the later singer’s life, including her claim that she was molested by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick and the fact that daughter Bobbi Kristina made her first attempt to take her own life before her mother passed away.

It is also revealed that at one point in her life, Bobbi Kristina voiced a desire to kill her own mother and make it look like an accident or natural death for which she would never be suspected or caught.   

That murderous impulse is presented in the documentary as an example of the cycle of abuse that followed Whitney throughout her life, right up until her death at the age of 48. 

Whitney will be released in theaters this July. 

The greatest love: A new documentary about the life of Whitney Houston premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week, featuring interviews with most of the singer’s family (Whitney and Bobbi Kristina in 2011 above)

Early days: Bobbi Kristina is presented as a victim of child neglect by family members who claim she was forced to watch firsthand as her parents battled drug addictions

Early days: Bobbi Kristina is presented as a victim of child neglect by family members who claim she was forced to watch firsthand as her parents battled drug addictions

Difficult times: Whitney's drug use is blamed on the abuse she endured as a child, which led her to engage in numerous destructive habits (Whitney above circa 2009)

Difficult times: Whitney’s drug use is blamed on the abuse she endured as a child, which led her to engage in numerous destructive habits (Whitney above circa 2009)

‘The doc reveals that Bobbi Kristina once attempted suicide while Houston was alive, cutting her arms. She apparently said she wished she could find a way to kill her mother without anyone finding out,’ wrote Amy Kaufman of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter

‘On the day Houston died, she made spiritual references to her bodyguard and told her assistant she needed to get right with Jesus. She sent the assistant to get cupcakes and when she returned 30 minutes later, Houston was face down in an overflowing bathtub.’ 

Three years later, Bobbi Kristina suffered a similar tragic fate. 

There were few times in Bobbi Kristina’s life that she was not by her mother’s side, with Houston making the decision to always bring her daughter with her on tour or any other work trip

That was done to protect Bobbi Kristina according to Whitney’s longtime assistant Mary Jones, who links the singer’s refusal to leave her daughter back home to the sexual abuse she suffered as a child.

Baby joy: Bobbi Kristina was never far from her parents but often completely alone explain family members

Baby joy: Bobbi Kristina was never far from her parents but often completely alone explain family members

Bobbi Kristina was just as damaged from the neglect she dealt with as a child, forced to share her homes with two people who the documentary claims would sometimes spend days chasing their next high while their daughter had no choice but to look on in fear.

That trauma was different from the molestation Whitney had been through, but just as difficult for Bobbi Kristina according to family and friends 

Whitney had hoped to break the cycle with her daughter, but things only got worse until eventually Bobbi Kristina turned to Nick Gordon for support. 

Whitney and her half-brother Gary were both allegedly molested by Dee Dee, the sister of Dionee Warwick, when they were left with family members while their own parents were off on the road. 

The abuse happened when the two were between the age of seven and nine according to interviews with Gary and Jones.

Dee Dee, who was also a noted singer and died in 2008 after her own battles with addiction, was 18 years older than Whitney.  

That abuse is also presented as an explanation for Whitney’s shame about her sexuality and the reason for her drug use.

The film presents her long-rumoured bisexuality as fact but argues she found it impossible to maintain a relationship with female partner Robyn Crawford due to her enduring trauma and the pressures of maintaining her public image.

Turning for help: Bobbi Kristina eventually sought solace from Nick Gordon, who is not interviewed in the documentary (above in 2012, eight months after Whitney's death) 

Turning for help: Bobbi Kristina eventually sought solace from Nick Gordon, who is not interviewed in the documentary (above in 2012, eight months after Whitney’s death) 

Cycle: Bobbi Kristina also began using drugs in the wake of her mother's death (Whitney's daughter above in a photo that allegedly shows her after consuming narcotics)

Cycle: Bobbi Kristina also began using drugs in the wake of her mother’s death (Whitney’s daughter above in a photo that allegedly shows her after consuming narcotics)

Dee Dee warwick

Whitney Houston ans Dionne Warwick

Victim: Whitney’s assistant and half brother allege that the singer was molested as a child by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick (left), who was 18 years older than the singer and the sister of Dionne (right with Whitney circa 2007)

Repercussions: As a result of this abuse, Whitney's assistant says she refused to leave Bobbi Kristina with other people and always traveled with her daughter

Repercussions: As a result of this abuse, Whitney’s assistant says she refused to leave Bobbi Kristina with other people and always traveled with her daughter

Whitney’s destructive relationship with the rapper Bobby Brown is also tackled in the film, but  the rapper appears in only a handful of scenes.

He also proves to be a difficult subject, saying at one point that drug abuse had ‘nothing to do’ with Houston’s death despite the fact that the corner’s report clearly states that ‘cocaine use’ was a contributing factor.  

Bobby Brown has stated in the past that he believes Gordon played a role in the deaths of both his wife and daughter.

Bobbi Kristina passed away at the age of 22 on July 26, 2015.

She spent the final six months of her life in a medically induced coma after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Georgia home.

The incident occurred almost three years to the date that her mother Whitney was pronounced dead after suffering a similar fate while staying at the Beverly Hilton prior to the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Team: Whitney director Kevin Macdonald, executive producer Pat Houston and Rayah Houston

Team: Whitney director Kevin Macdonald, executive producer Pat Houston and Rayah Houston

It was Gordon who found and tried to resuscitate Houston in that incident as well, after he discovered her unresponsive in her bathtub just hours before she was due to attend Clive Davis’ annual Grammy party.

Eight months after her mother’s tragic passing, Bobbi Kristina announced she was engaged to Gordon, who was raised at times during his childhood by Houston and who many considered to be a brother-like figure to Bobbi Kristina.

The pair later claimed they had been married in early 2014, but Bobby Brown shot down those statements, saying the two had yet to wed.

Houston was pronounced dead on the scene after being discovered in the bathtub of her suite at the hotel, with accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use later cited as the causes of death.

The estate claims in their lawsuit that Bobbi Kristina’s death happened after Gordon had been ‘out all-night on a cocaine and drinking binge.’

Bobbi Kristina and Gordon argued after he returned home at around 6am on January 31 according to the lawsuit, with the two having it out for approximately 30 minutes while two other individuals – Danyela Bradley and Max Lomas – were at the home.

The estate claims in court papers that Gordon then ‘gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down in a tub of cold water causing her to suffer brain damage.’

Bobbi Kristina’s autopsy report showed that her face being immersed in water, along with drug intoxication, led to her death.

She was found to have morphine, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs in her body at the time her body was found in the tub.

The medical examiner could not determine whether her death was an accident, suicide or murder however, and ruled it ‘undetermined.’

In an interview with DailyMail.com after the release of Bobbi Kristina’s autopsy, a happy and smiling Gordon said; ‘I’m glad that s*** is all over.’

He then added; ‘I just want to wish my girl a Happy Birthday. I can’t say any more but it’s good.’

Wanna dance: The documentary confirms that Whitney was in a lesbian relationship with her assistant Robyn Crawford

Wanna dance: The documentary confirms that Whitney was in a lesbian relationship with her assistant Robyn Crawford

Prerogative: The documentary puts much emphasis on the fact that Houston was being cast aside by members of the black community when she decided to start sating Brown (above) 

Prerogative: The documentary puts much emphasis on the fact that Houston was being cast aside by members of the black community when she decided to start sating Brown (above) 

White wedding: Brown claims he witnesses Whitney doing cocaine for the first time on their wedding day (above)

White wedding: Brown claims he witnesses Whitney doing cocaine for the first time on their wedding day (above)

Meet the Browns: The family had good stretches when Whitney and Bobby were clean according to the documentary (above in 1999 with Bobbi Kristina)

Meet the Browns: The family had good stretches when Whitney and Bobby were clean according to the documentary (above in 1999 with Bobbi Kristina)

Bedelia Hargrove first filed a lawsuit against Gordon in June of 2015, while Bobbi Kristina was still in a coma.

In that initial filing, which would later become the wrongful death suit, Hargrove claimed Gordon was physically abusive on multiple occasions and stole money from Bobbi Kristina’s bank accounts while she was in a coma.

It was also alleged that his actions on the day Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive in the tub were the result of him learning that she was leaving him. 

Hargrove’s initial lawsuit on behalf of the estate stated; ‘Just prior to January 31, 2015, Brown had confided to someone that [Gordon] was not the man she thought he was and set up a time on January 31, 2015 to meet with this person to further discuss this revelation.’

It went on to say; ‘Brown, however, never made it to the meeting. Instead, on the morning of January 31, 2015, Brown became embroiled in a loud argument with [Gordon] at her townhome.

‘The loud argument ended and Brown was later found unresponsive and unconscious, face down in a bathtub, with her mouth swollen and another tooth knocked out.’

Mom: Cissy Houston (above) is interviewed in the film but refuses to explore her daughter's relationship with Robyn and says she never knew about any sexual abuse

Mom: Cissy Houston (above) is interviewed in the film but refuses to explore her daughter’s relationship with Robyn and says she never knew about any sexual abuse

Husband: Bobby Brown has stated in the past that he believes Gordon played a role in the deaths of both his wife and daughter

Husband: Bobby Brown has stated in the past that he believes Gordon played a role in the deaths of both his wife and daughter

Brother: Michael Houston was 

Brother: Michael Houston was 

Gordon was also accused of physically assaulting Bobbi Kristina multiple times in the suit, including ‘punching her in the face, knocking out a front tooth, and dragging her upstairs by the hair.’

The lawsuit said that Gordon ‘engaged in and caused unwanted, harmful and offensive bodily contact to Brown.’

It gets more specific after that, claiming that the harm caused by Gordon included ‘loss of teeth, pain and suffering, and trauma that has required medical treatment as a direct consequence of [Gordon’s] physical abuse.’

Hargrove also claimed that Gordon stole in excess of $11,000 from Brown’s bank account(s)’ in the weeks after she was found unresponsive and that he falsely represented himself as Bobbi’s husband, gaining access to her accounts and trust, something she began to question in the months prior to the day she was found in the tub.

Bobbi Kristina’s estate, which had been bequeathed to her through her mother Whitney’s will when she died in 2012, was worth approximately $20million at the time of her death.

That was then transferred to her grandmother, Cissy Houston. 



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