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Lifetime's Whitney Houston Movie Gave Us The Greatest Gifs Of All

Even though Lifetime's Whitney should probably have been retitled Bobby Brown Ain't Such a Bad Dude, there was still plenty not to hate about the Angela Bassett-helmed biopic.

Then again, following in the unauthorized steps of Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the only way to go was up. Since Lifetime decided long ago never to walk in Liz & Dick's shadow, let's take a look at Whitney's greatest gifs of all.


Yaya DaCosta is the fourth best Whitney Houston — after Debra Wilson, Maya Rudolph and any drag queen worth her salt on a Saturday night. Deborah Cox (as The Voice) tries. She really tries. Bless her.

Meanwhile, Arlen Escarpeta is a lot better (and hotter) at Being Bobby Brown than the real McCoy.

But the real stars of the show are the wigs. Literally every scene: new wig. Long and curly. Short and sassy. Bob. Bang. Blond. Bodyguard. #Wigney

This was Oscar nominee (never forget) Angela Bassett's directorial debut, but she shoots a tasteful butt shot like a pro.

Angie also paid close attention to Whit's looks over the years—the costumes are on point. More importantly, they answer the eternal question: whatever happened to the Aaliyah biopic's budget?

True to life, Cece Houston (Suzzanne Douglas) was just. not. here for it.

But she still showed up to the wedding, which she must have considered a joke since she's dressed like a court jester.

Sidebar: we need more wedding gowns with bejeweled caps. ASAP.

Whitney and BFF Robyn Crawford (Yolanda Ross) were not lesbian lovers, according to the movie. They just hugged. A lot.

Also according to the movie, Whitney introduced a very clean-cut, straight-laced Bobby Brown to cocaine. So do with that as you will.

And then there was that time Eddie Murphy showed up.

All in all, Whitney could've been a lot worse. (it's always best to set the bar low.)  And, come Emmy time, why not throw a nomiation Yaya's way?

The scene where she finds out Bobby's friend was shot in front of him but has to go back on stage anyway because she's Whitney Fucking Houston is easily the best part of the movie.

You know, besides the wigs.

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