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Kevin Costner Honors Friendship With Whitney Houston On His 70th Birthday: “We Lost Such A Light”


Kevin Costner honored his friendship with the late and great Whitney Houston on his 70th birthday over the weekend.

The veteran actor remembered his co-star in 1992’s romantic thriller The Bodyguard, reposting a behind-the-scenes photo of the two shared by Houston’s Instagram account, which is managed by her estate following the multi-hyphenate’s death in 2012. Throughout the years, the Horizon star and director has paid tribute to the multi-Grammy-winning powerhouse singer, who died at the age of 48. Recalling that he was advised to keep his speech short due to the media’s presence, he said: “‘I’m sorry, I didn’t realize CNN was here, but they can take a commercial break.

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