Whitney Houston's most known human relationship is her fourteen-yr marriage to Bobby Brownish. The union was tabloid fodder, with rumors most turmoil and habit constantly making headlines. But Houston besides had some other romances, and apparently major admirers. In a resurfaced interview prune, Houston told a talk show host that actor Robert De Niro pursued her for many years.

Whitney Houston and Robert De Niro
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Whitney Houston jokes that Robert De Niro was 'sweating her'

Houston made an advent on The Byron Allen Show in 1990. During their conversation Houston says De Niro was basically chasing her around the world in an attempt to woo her.

"[He followed me] all the fashion to London," she told Allen. "I retrieve he was there already and he sent me flowers and everything. He'southward been on my case, he'd been sweating me for a little while."

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Around the same time, Houston was also casually dating Eddie Potato, which the tabloids gossiped about often. When asked how she was handling two superstars fawning over her at the same fourth dimension, Houston didn't know what to make of it. Allen explained that both men attended Houston'southward show at Carnegie Hall.

"Lord accept mercy, I'k so popular, I can't stand it," she joked. "Yeah, he [De Niro] chosen me that night. He was a trivial bit shy so he didn't want to come up to the show. He shies away from the public eye. But since then, he had sending me flowers and he wanted to get to know me better."

She as well noted that De Niro was interested in doing a movie with Houston. Houston'south showtime movie role would be the international box part smash The Bodyguard released in 1992. Still, at the time, she admired De Niro's chops.

"I think he'south a wonderful role player, one of the all-time," she gushed to Allen.

The singer went on to ally Bobby Brown and says jealousy and exterior forced concluded their marriage

The reason Houston ignored both De Niro and Murphy's advances was more than than likely because she had her eye on Brown. The two singers met at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards and began dating presently after.

They married at Houston'due south New Jersey mansion in July 1992. Their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was born in March 1993. From the start, much of the public did not understand the attraction, likening Chocolate-brown to a playboy and Houston to a darling musical princess. The outcome was constant media scrutiny.

While Houston and Dark-brown admit to marital trouble, including drug and alcohol abuse and adultery, they also insist that the constant media influence made it difficult to maintain their human relationship.

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In 2006, Houston filed for divorce. She told Oprah Winfrey that the filing was a long time coming during a 2009 interview and said Brownish was jealous of her success.

"He put everything to the side and said, 'I'll go with y'all, don't worry most information technology, we'll do this affair,'" Houston said of Dark-brown'due south decision to travel with her and raise their family during the acme of her success. She says he later resented her for it.

"I retrieve somewhere inside, something happens to a man when a woman has that much control and that much fame," she continued. She says Brownish was supportive and loving but the public'south constant comparison of their careers made him envious. "Nosotros had a lot of people antagonizing and try to pull at u.s.."

Houston later on dated vocalizer and family friend Ray J, who was more than a decade her junior. Brown married Alicia Ethridge, a music manager, in 2012.