Kevin Costner Honors Whitney Houston in Moving Speech to Clive Davis: ‘Thank You for Being Her Bodyguard’

Kevin Costner honored music executive Clive Davis at Davis’ annual pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday evening, thanking Davis for providing guidance to Whitney Houston since their collaboration on 1992’s “The Bodyguard” and shepherding the film’s hit song “I Will Always Love You.” Costner’s speech for Davis touched on the music exec’s long, storied career and the pair’s personal relationship. The tribute carried particular weight in the room, as Houston died on the night of Davis’ pre-Grammys gala in 2012. “Neither one of us in the end could protect your beloved Whitney, but your fingerprints on her life… Read Full Article