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Oprah Winfrey Reflects on Whitney Houston’s Career

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Oprah Winfrey discussed her experiences working with Whitney Houston, including a near-disastrous performance at the 'Oprah Show' where Houston fell off stage. Winfrey emphasized the importance of protecting artists from negative press.

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Oprah Winfrey Says Whitney Houston Once Fell Off Stage During ‘Oprah Show’ Performance and She ‘Begged’ Audience Not to Leak It to the Press: ‘I Knew She Would Be Destroyed by That’

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