Director Nick Broomfield happy to make Whitney Houston film 'without family approval'

Documentary maker Nick Broomfield says he is happy to make his new film about Whitney Houston without the approval of her family.

Broomfield, who has previously trained his camera on subjects including Kurt Cobain and rapper Tupac Shakur, said his reasons would "become apparent" when the film comes out.

He told Variety:"I feel strongly I cannot do a particularly insightful film into what happened with Whitney Houston and her life with the estate's approval."

He said her "meteoric rise and tragic fall" raised questions about her career.

Houston, who died in 2012, sold around 200 million records in her lifetime but struggled with drink and drugs which contributed to her death when she drowned in the bath.

The documentary is due out next year.