By Hassan Sanusi, with agency reports
Whitney Houston may have been a victim of extortion plot over an alleged lesbian affair with her personal assistant, it has been revealed in a new book.
According to the book, Whitney & Bobbi Kristina, The Deadly Price of Fame written by Ian Halperin, a heavily-redacted FBI file on the late singer revealed she was asked to pay $250,000 by a Chicago lawyer a night before the premiere of her 1992 movie, The Bodyguard.
The extortion attempt came at a time when the ‘I Will Always Love You’ singer, who died in 2012 at the age of 48, was dogged by rumours of an affair with her personal assistant, Robyn Crawford, and the lawyer reportedly told an FBI agent their information included ‘knowledge of intimate details regarding Whitney Houston’s romantic relationships and will go public with the information.’
According to the report, Whitney’s father, John Houston ‘settled the matter by sending a confidentiality agreement almost immediately, although it was unclear how much money was paid to silence the person and whether he met the initial demand for $250,000.’
One of the star’s former bodyguards, Kevin Ammons, told author Ian Halperin, who has previously penned controversial biographies on the likes of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the late Michael Jackson and Celine Dion, that John was very worried the assistant would go public on her relationship with the ‘My Love Is Your Love’ singer.
John reportedly told the minder: ‘We’ve got to do something about that motherf***ing b***h. She’s ruining my family and driving everybody nuts. She’s lost her grip on reality. I’ll pay you $6,000 if you put the fear of God in her.’
The book also revealed Whitney gave Robyn a black Porsche ‘as a token of their friendship’ on the day she married Bobby Brown.
