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    A Radiant, Isolated Star: A New Documentary Tells Whitney Houston's Story

    Whitney: Can I Be Me is an unauthorized documentary that marshals the voices of Houston's friends and former employees to tell an intimate, tragic story.
    by Eric Deggans Aug 18, 2017 3 minutes
    Whitney Houston performs in 1988. The new Showtime documentary, <em>Whitney: Can I Be Me,</em> includes footage of her world tour in 1999.

    Who exactly was Whitney Houston?

    Was she the radiantly beautiful pop princess who earned the love of mainstream America with enduring hits like I Will Always Love You?

    Was she the down-to-Earth onetime gospel singer from the 'hood in Newark who couldn't believe when the crowd at the 1989 Soul Train Awards booed her as a sellout to black music?

    Or was she the unstable celebrity struggling with drug problems and an enabling husband, let down by those closest

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