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Kevin Costner Recalls Friendship With Whitney Houston: 'I Loved Her'


Kevin Costner recalled embracing a friendship with the late Whitney Houston on the set of ‘The Bodyguard’

The actor recalled director Mick Jackson being “afraid” of Houston, so Costner “started to guide her” and told the late singer “not to bring an entourage” during production. Whitney Houston‘s vocals were so powerful that producer Clive Davis famously called her “The Voice” — and her fellow singers agreed she more than deserved the title. Us Weekly looks back at the stars who died before their time, including Amy Winehouse, Prince and Whitney Houston — see the most shocking celeb deaths

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