DEBORAH COX TO VOICE SONGS IN WHITNEY HOUSTON BIOPIC MOVIE

Whitey Houston’s upcoming Lifetime biopic directed by actress Angela Bassett will feature the singer’s music, but not her voice.

According to online reports, 90’s R&B singer Deborah Cox will be providing the vocals because music rights and clearances for some of Houston’s biggest hits have still not been worked out yet.

According to a rep for Lifetime, negotiations to feature music performed by the icon are still ongoing, but are expected to be secured by the time filming wraps up.

Whitney and Deborah recorded the tune “Same Script, Different Cast” together back in 2000 and according to Deborah, the two remained close friends up until Whitney’s untimely passing in 2012.

As previously reported, model Yaya DaCosta will be portraying Whitney in the Lifetime movie about the singer’s life, which is set to debut later this fall.