Cissy Houston became a world-renowned Soul/R&B/pop singer. Houston's second marriage also ended in divorce. Aretha Franklin was an honorary aunt of Houston's daughter. In the late 1990s, Houston's daughter Whitney began to struggle with drug addiction. Houston staged several interventions to get her daughter into rehabilitation and recovery programs. On one occasion she obtained a court order and the assistance of two sheriffs to intervene, persuading her daughter to undertake treatment at Hope For Women Residential & Therapeutic Services in Atlanta, Georgia. In her 2013 book, "Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped", Cissy Houston described
Whitney (2018 film) Whitney (2018 film) Whitney is a 2018 documentary film about the singer Whitney Houston, written and directed by Kevin Macdonald. It was screened out of competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was released on July 6, 2018, by Roadside Attractions and Miramax. In December 2018, "Whitney" was nominated at the 61st Grammy Awards for Best Music Film. A look at the life and career of Whitney Houston, who broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history and became the only artist to have seven consecutive U.S. number one singles. Friends, family and colleagues talk