Whitney Houston's presence felt in 'Sparkle'

As the singer-actress' final film performance heads to the screen, the project's handlers attempt to highlight yet not exploit her presence.In one of the final scenes in the new musical drama "Sparkle," Whitney Houston, playing a strict, religious-minded mother and former star, teases Jordin Sparks, playing her daughter that she won't sit too close to the front of the auditorium to watch the girl make her singing debut for fear of upstaging her.

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