ON THE ATTACK: Bobbi Chris is mad about Angela Bassett's casting in upcoming Whitney movie
Yaya DeCosta as Whitney Houston. By Mona Austin Angela Bassett has found her Whitney and Bobby for the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic. Yaya DeCosta ("The Butler," "America's Next Top Model") and Arlen Escarpeta ("Friday the 13th") were selected for the starring roles in the upcoming Lifetime original movie, showing Bassett, a veteran actress and Yale thespian does not mind giving young talent a shot in her directorial debut. One so called actress who did not come to mind is Bobbi Kristini, the late singer's daughter. Feeling snubbed, Bobbi Kris released her fury in a Twitter attack, insulting Bassett's decision and saying the film star looks like a man: Bassett addressed her reasons for not considering Bobbi Kristina for the lead during a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. “No, I did not think about that. I did not think about casting her. And probably for a number of reasons, you know. One being that she’s not an actr...