The rumors of Whitney Houston’s hologram to perform a duet with Christina Aguilera for the season finale of NBC’s The Voice were apparently true.
An anonymous source told EW that The Voice had decided to pull the performance from airing because the hologram of the late Ms. Houston didn’t meet the show’s high production standards.
Is Christina Augilera Really Performing A Duet With A Whitney Houston Hologram On The Voice Finale?
However, theories have been floating around that the footage was pulled after leaking online Thursday and encountering harsh criticism.
That's exactly it.
— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) May 19, 2016
The Whitney hologram looks like a young, thin, Celia Cruz
I'm sitting here watching this leaked #WhitneyHouston nd #Xtina clip. I'm shocked who is this woman cuz it ain't Whitney. 😡😕
— LeeKaDanielle (@Leekadanielle) May 20, 2016
If y'all don't get this Whitney Houston hologram off my damn TL…
— damita jo (@kiaspeaks) May 19, 2016
So thankful Pat Houston axed that #WhitneyHoustonHologram mess? Let her rest in peace!
— JEREMY THOMAS (@jeremy_1988) May 20, 2016
NO. Just NO. This #WhitneyHoustonHologram doesn't even look like her. Almost as bad as the #MichaelJacksonHologram https://t.co/n8xRvPInzo
— Arif Adam (@MisterAdamUK) May 19, 2016
The #WhitneyHoustonHologram looks like #HilaryBanks (Karyn Parsons) no? pic.twitter.com/1vQOsEsKhb
— Brandon Gates (@TheBGates) May 20, 2016
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