Bobby Brown and the estate of Kristina Bobby Brown have filed a lawsuit against BBC and Showtime over the 2017 Whitney Houston documentary WHITNEY: Can I Be Me. The suit claims Brown never signed a release for the film to use footage from his 2005 TV series Being Bobby Brown” NBC News confirms.
The lawsuit also claims that Brown and his late daughter’s estate never gave permission for their likeness to be involved in the documentary at all. It also claims that the documentary credit’s Brown’s company Brownhouse Entertainment at the end, making it seem like they gave permission for the footage to be used.
The lawsuit is asking for $2 million and an injunction to end promotion and distribution of the film for good. Watch the trailer for the film below.
Watch: WHITNEY: Can I Be Me trailer
Whitney Houston passed away in 2012 at the age of 48. Throughout her career she struggled with drug abuse, a coroner’s report concluded the singer died by drowning in her bathtub, and cocaine was a contributing factor.
The singer has been recognised as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guiness World Records and remains one of the most successful recording artists in history with over 200 million records sold. Watch the video for her most successful track “I Will Always Love You” below.
Watch: Whitney Houston – “I Will Always Love You”
