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Whitney Houston Nearly Kicked Off Flight

Singer refused to fasten her seatbelt

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October 13, 2011 4:10 PM ET
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Whitney Houston performs at the Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills.
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Multiple sources have told TMZ that Whitney Houston was nearly kicked off a Delta Airlines flight for refusing to buckle her seatbelt. According to sources, the singer "got diva" with a crew member who told her to buckle up on board a flight in Atlanta yesterday, but relented when told she would be removed from the plane if she did not do as she was asked. The conflict ended when a crew member fastened the seatbelt for the singer.

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Houston was on a flight to Detroit to begin work on the new movie Sparkle, in which she will play the mother of a character played by Jordin Sparks.

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