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Kevin Costner Refused to Shorten His Eulogy at Whitney Houston’s Funeral Just So CNN Could Air Commercials During the Telecast: ‘They Can Get Over That’
Kevin Costner refused to shorten his eulogy for Whitney Houston just so CNN could air commercials during its broadcast of her funeral.
Kevin Costner said during an interview on Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ podcast(via Entertainment Weekly) that he refused a request to shorten his eulogy for Whitney Houston just so television networks like CNN could air commercials during the live broadcast of Houston’s funeral. Costner’s eulogy was 17 minutes long, but he was initially hesitant to speak at Houston’s funeral. The film grossed $411 million worldwide to become the second highest-grossing movie of 1992, and Houston’s renditions of “I Will Always Love You” and “I Have Nothing” powered the official soundtrack to a Grammy win for album of the year.
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