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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsey Bahr

Q&A: Naomi Ackie, Kasi Lemmons tell Whitney Houston’s story

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Naomi Ackie, who plays Whitney Houston in the new biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” is the first to admit that she is not a doppelganger for the pop star. In fact, she’ll go so far as to say she doesn’t look like her at all.

“I was like, are you guys sure? Are you absolutely sure?” Ackie said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

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