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For years, there were rumors that there was some type of beef between Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Neither one of them ever confirmed that there was an issue. Instead, the two stated that any tension between them had been fabricated by the media—but according to Bebe, that’s not the entirety of the story.
BeBe Winans, a longtime friend of Houston, once spoke out during a podcast appearance, sharing that Mariah—21 at the time— did snub Whitney the first time they met in person at the American Music Awards.
By that time, there was already hearsay about a potential issue between the two singers.
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BeBe said:
“…Right away, you know, the industry will set up blocks and want you to fight each other…[it was] so stupid.
We were at the American Music Awards…I told [Whitney] this is what we’re going to do…you’re going to stop—she had never met Mariah—and you’re going to stop and say ‘hi, good to meet you, and congratulations.’
Whitney stopped, and all I can remember is Mariah turning her head away. She ignored her totally.” -BeBe Winans
Given Mariah’s “I don’t know her” m.o., this story is not all that hard to believe.
Thankfully, these two vocalists were able to work things out and shared some type of relationship, in 1998, they presented an award where they made fun of their alleged beef by wearing the same dress. That same year they released the powerful duet, “When You Believe” for the Prince of Egypt soundtrack.
This article was originally posted on MadameNoire.com.
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