Yaya DaCosta Refuses to Look At Social Media While Filming Whitney Houston Movie
Yaya DaCosta is admitting that she has stepped away from social media after agreeing to portray Whitney Houston in an upcoming Lifetime networks biopic.
DaCosta, 31, is currently filming scenes for Houston's biopic which is coming to the small screen next year. Houston, the 48-year-old recording artist and actress, died in 2012.
While DaCosta's transformation into Houston is making its way to several media platforms, she has made a conscious decision not to log onto Twitter or Facebook to see people's reaction while filming.
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"I kind of shut off all social media because I didn't want to be distracted by the expectations, the naysayers," she told Entertainment Tonight.
DaCosta has been featured in a number of movies like "The Butler" and television shows like "Ugly Betty." Now TVLine and Entertainment Weekly are reporting that DaCosta will star in the role of the late singer, who had an infamously volatile relationship with fellow singer and ex-husband Bobby Brown.
Houston's family has voiced issues with the future Lifetime film. However, she did express her interest in playing the role of her mother in any future biopic. However Bassett, Houston's co-star in the 1995 film "Waiting To Exhale," explained why she did not consider casting Brown in the film.
"It's an attempt to illuminate the complexities of human behavior and life. And this is a very fast-paced schedule; we have just 21 days to tell this story," Bassett previously explained to Entertainment Weekly. "It's more than just saying lines and turning the light on. You have to drive the story— there's a technical aspect."
Bassett previously spoke about her plans to direct the film which is tentatively titled "Whitney Houston."
"I have such regard for both Whitney's and Bobby's amazing talents and accomplishments; and I feel a responsibility in the telling of their story," Bassett said in a statement released by Lifetime. "Their humanity and bond fascinates us all. I'm beyond excited to have this opportunity to go behind the camera and into their world."
