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How Whitney Houston biopic ‘Dance With Somebody’ brings late singer’s same-sex relationship to the forefront

How Whitney Houston biopic ‘Dance With Somebody’ brings late singer’s same-sex relationship to the forefront

Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford and Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody. (Photo: Sony) Naomi Ackie was little-known in the U.S. when she was tapped for a role as Jannah in J.J. Abrams’s 2019 saga capper Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. But the pressure and intense fanfare that comes with joining the Star Wars universe could only partly prepare the 30-year-old London native for her latest high profile role: playing the beloved late pop star Whitney Houston in the… Source link

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