Clive Davis: Whitney, Bisexuality and Hip-Hop
By Reuters
03 October 2017 |
1:59 pm
Whitney Houston’s drug problems, bisexuality and bringing Hip-hop to mainstream audiences are featured in new documentary ‘Clive Davis: The Soundtrack To Our Lives’.
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