Houston: Let's Not Go to the Videotape

Date: August 12, 2002

From New York Magazine
Submitted by: Tyree


Don't look for a video to go along with Whitney Houston's new media-bashing single, "Whatcha Lookin' At?," from her upcoming album. The Grammy-winning diva was supposed to start filming the video last Monday but postponed it until Wednesday. By Thursday, the production was called off entirely. It was to be directed by Dave Meyers, one of the music industry's most in-demand talents, responsible for Enrique Iglesias's steamy "Escape" video with Anna Kournikova, Janet Jackson's "All for You," and Britney Spears's "Lucky," among many others. A rep for Houston confirms the shoot's been canceled and isn't sure whether it will ever be rescheduled: "Arista did not move forward on the video because the album wasn't finished, and they regarded it as more important to finish the album than the video."