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Kevin Costner shares how he stood his ground after CNN requested he cut down his eulogy at Whitney Houston's funeral: 'They can get over that'


Kevin Costner revealed this week that CNN tried to get him to shorten the eulogy he planned to deliver for Whitney Houston at her 2012 funeral.

Other speakers at the event included Houston's longtime friend, producer and mentor Clive Davis, as well as her cousin Dionne Warwick, her music director Rickey Minor and her security guard Ray Watson. Other speakers at the event included Houston's longtime friend, producer and mentor Clive Davis (pictured with her in 2007), as well as her cousin Dionne Warwick, her music director Rickey Minor and her security guard Ray Watson Costner worked with Houston on their 1992 romantic drama The Bodyguard, in which the singer shored up her acting bona fides by playing a pop star similar to herself who was threatened by a crazed stalker.

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