Shocking Allegations

Many viewers of Kevin McDonald’s 2018 documentary Whitney were treated to never before seen footage of Whitney during the height and downfall of her twenty-plus year career with many unanswered questions being revealed and tons of new information being discussed.

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Essence reports aside from the drug allegations and rumors of animosity between her ex-husband Bobby Brown and longtime confidant Robyn Crawford there was one moment in the film where Whitney’s former assistant Mary Jones spoke about an alleged molestation Whitney received from a family member, none other than Dee Dee Warwick.

“I finally managed to persuade Mary Jones, who was Whitney’s longtime assistant and probably knew her in her last years more than anybody, to talk [on camera],” Macdonald told Vanity Fair last May. “She talks about what Whitney felt and what effect it had on her. So we changed the whole cut at the very last minute. It was kind of a detective story to get that piece of information, which changed how I felt about Whitney and how I felt about the story.”

Whitney’s brother Gary also spoke during the documentary about being molested by Dee Dee Warwick as well, which adds another layer of tragedy to this already sad tale.

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Over the past month, there’s been lots of talk about Dionne Warwick’s sister Dee Dee and the molestation allegations brought against her. Now for the first time, Dionne Warwick is speaking out about the situation and she definitely isn’t pleased with all the rumors. As expected, she’s standing by Dee Dee and she has a few choice words to say about all the drama surrounding the new documentary Whitney.

Molestation Claims In ‘Whitney’:

For those who haven’t seen the Houston family’s documentary on the life of Whitney Houston, her brother Gary actually revealed claims about him and Whitney being molested by Dee Dee Warwick. When Dionne sat down with Larry King a couple days ago, she was asked about the situation she quickly responded. She made it clear she’s not buyin’ any of the claims and she wasted no time refuting the rumors:

“I have tried to refrain from responding to that,” the 77-year-old singer explained. “First of all, it’s totally hogwash. My sister would never, ever have done anything to do any harm to any child, especially within our family. And for those lies to be perpetuated in this so-called documentary film, I think it’s evil.”

She went on to offer a scathing statement about the people responsible for fueling the rumors: 

“I will never, and I mean this, ever forgive those who perpetuated this insanity,” Dionne added.

Presumably she’s referring to the actual people who discussed the the allegations in their family’s “Whitney” documentary. Check out a clip from Dionne’s interview:

Details From The Documentary:

The latest news follows details from the newly released documentary. After the film’s release in July, it triggered various responses from people who were close to Whitney and fans wondered if there was truth to Gary’s claims.

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According to Whitney’s longtime assistant, Mary Jones, who Whitney referred to as her ‘aunt,’ the information was true. During an interview with People magazine, she explained why she’d decided to share those alleged truths with the world:

“I was close to Whitney, she confided in me and I struggled tremendously deciding whether to share this secret or keep to myself,” Jones previously told the publication in an exclusive statement. “I deeply love and respect Dionne, Cissy, and their entire families, and my intention was never to embarrass anyone in the family, but rather to bring to light that Whitney was subjected to something painful and troubling as a child. And it’s something that happens to other innocent kids and goes unspoken too much.”

She continued, “I decided to share the story so that people might understand that throughout her entire life Whitney carried this with her, and the weight of it was immense. Whitney was a wonderful woman, an angel, and she did not drag herself down all alone — there was a cause.”

However, Cissy Houston has a totally different take on the situation. Apparently, she’s standing by her niece and finds the claims quite hard to believe. The Houston family matriarch also released a statement to People magazine on behalf of herself and the Warwick family. “We cannot overstate the shock and horror we feel and the difficulty we have believing that my niece Dee Dee Warwick . . . molested two of my three children,” Cissy told Dionne Warwick’s interview with Larry King is scheduled to premiere on Hulu August 15.

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Family Reveals Whitney Was Sexually Abused

The documentary,”Whitney,” was given consent by Whitney’s family and several of them were interviewed in the film, including her mother, Cissy Houston; sister-in-law, Pat Houston; brother, Gary Houston; as well as ex-husband, Bobby Brown. In the doc,’ it was revealed that Whitney was sexually abused by her famous female cousin, who was also the niece of Whitney’s mother, Cissy:

Via DailyMail- Mary Jones, Whitney’s aunt [and assistant] who found her body, claims Whitney had told her she had been sexually abused by Dee Dee Warwick – sister of singer Dionne [Warwick] – between the ages of seven and nine. She recalls Whitney saying: ‘Mary, I was [abused] too. It was a woman.’ Asked who it was, she said Miss Houston replied: ‘It was Dee Dee Warwick.’

Her half-brother Gary Garland-Houston corroborated the account and said he was also sexually assaulted by the younger sister of soul legend Dionne Warwick. […]

But Whitney never told her mother Cissy Houston about the alleged abuse because she “was ashamed,” according to her aunt. And a relative said Cissy would have attacked Dee Dee.

Whitney’s aunt, Mary, also believes the sexual abuse was a contributing factor into decisions Whitney later made in her love life…

Via DM: Mary claimed the abuse made Whitney “question her sexual preference” – prompting her to demonstrate that she was heterosexual by marrying Bobby Brown.

Whitney Later Grew Close To Her Sexual Abuser?

The film sheds light on Whitney’s personal struggles and it also presents her long rumored bisexual relationship with best friend, Robyn Crawford, as fact. Ironically, Dee Dee Warwick and Whitney grew closer later in life and it was suggested in the film, that their similar struggles to hide their sexuality is what bonded them:

Via DailyMail- One source close to the Warwick family said: “Dee Dee was openly lesbian in the music industry. Not necessarily in public, but I don’t think that was a secret within the music industry. … Whitney felt closer to Dee Dee by virtue of them sharing a similar orientation. It is interesting that there is that connection.”

Dionne Warwick’s sister, Dee Dee, passed away in 2008, at age 63 and she also struggled with drug addiction throughout her life.

Director: Family Struggled To Tell All

The film’s Oscar Award winning director, Kevin MacDonald, admitted, in an interview with Deadline, that prior to filming, he had no clue the Houston family would drop such huge, yet delicate revelations.

Kevin MacDonald: I interviewed Pat Houston and Gary Houston. … [Gary] told me that he was abused by a woman in the family, and Pat Houston told me that, yes, Whitney had said to her, “This is what happened.” […] Then I [interviewed] Mary Jones … and she told me Whitney’s point of view on this, and what Whitney had told her in detail, and how important she felt it was for understanding Whitney, but how scared everyone was to talk about it.

Hopefully, Whitney’s struggles and triumphs will ultimately help others who have gone through similar situations.

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