The Whitney Houston estate has big plans they have for the diva’s likeness over the coming year, including multiple new albums, a big screen biopic, biographical Broadway musical, and a reboot of the temporarily shelved hologram tour.
And despite the mixed reception of the latter, there’s one person who’s made clear on what end of the criticism she stands: Houston’s legendary cousin Dionne Warwick.
On multiple occasions Warwick has taken to press to slam the venture, even calling it ‘stupid’ and ‘a waste of time’ (as we reported here).
Recently, she reiterated the point during a visit to Bravo’s ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.’ Hop inside to hear her latest message to the Houston estate.
On hand to dish about her forthcoming Vegas residency at the Stirling Club, the 81-year-old waxed honest about her thoughts on the return of Whitney’s hologram to Sin City.
“I am not a fan of the fact that they decided to do that. That doesn’t please me at all” she starts at the video’s 1:33 mark before later adding, “They need to let Whitney rest. Leave her alone.”
When quizzed on if this could be a unique way to keep Houston’s legacy alive for the generations who never got to see her live, Warwick disagreed.
“You can never recreate Whitney…ever,” she said. “If you want to see her she’s done enough television, she has a couple of movies out you can go see if you must look at her face, and you have a lot of music you can listen to.”
Click “PLAY” on the video above to see the segment in full.