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10 ways the new Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' differs from the singer's real life

JP MangalindanDec 26, 2022, 17:52 IST

Actor Naomi Ackie vs. Whitney Houston singing the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.Sony Pictures / George Rose / Getty Images

  • "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" strives to be the most authentic retelling of Whitney Houston's life.
  • The biopic was made in collaboration with Houston's family and longtime mentor Clive Davis.
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Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawford actually met when they both had summer jobs at a community center in East Orange, New Jersey.

Naomi Ackie and Nafessa Williams in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"Sony Pictures

Whitney Houston sang along to a pre-recorded version of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.

Ackie in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."Sony Pictures
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Bobby Brown asked Houston out on their first date, not the other way around.

Ackie and Ashton Sanders in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"Sony Pictures

Unlike in the movie, Houston actually rejected Brown's first marriage proposal.

Ackie gets married in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody.Sony Pictures
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The movie doesn't address Houston's drug overdose from when she was filming "Waiting to Exhale."

Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, and Lela Rochon in "Waiting to Exhale."20th Century Fox / Everett Collection

Houston entered rehab at least three times from 2004 to 2011, but the movie portrays this journey differently.

Whitney Houston performs at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" plays down the friction between Crawford and Brown, who actually really "hated each other" for a long time.

Nafessa Williams and Ashton Sanders star in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."Charles Sykes / Invision / AP / Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP

Unlike how it plays out in the movie, Whitney Houston ultimately forgave her dad for trying to sue her for $100 million.

Clarke Peters as John Houston in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"Sony Pictures
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Houston's "entire appearance" changed by the time of her death in February 2012.

Whitney Houston in February 2012 in Hollywood.Getty Images

Houston's star-studded funeral didn't make the cut.

Fans at the funeral service for Whitney Houston in February 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.Allison Joyce / Getty stringer
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