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Whitney Houston’s Former Bodyguard Says He Was Once Tempted to 'Give Up Everything’ for the Singer

Whitney Houston's former bodyguard David Roberts — whom the 1992 movie 'The Bodyguard' was loosely based on — revealed that there was an evening when he was tempted to change the nature of his relationship with the iconic singer.

In an interview with the Daily Mail published on Friday, Dec. 27, former police officer David Roberts — whom the 1992 movie The Bodyguard was loosely based on — opened up about his time protecting the iconic singer, who died of a drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 48. While Roberts, 73, insisted that Houston’s safety was always his utmost priority, he said there was one evening when the star rested her head on his shoulder and he was tempted to “give up everything” to change the nature of their relationship. In 2016, a close family friend told PEOPLE that the singer — often called “The Voice” because of her immense talent — initially began taking drugs as a way to cope with the pressures of fame.

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