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Twitter Reacts to Lifetime's Whitney Houston Movie - The Angela Bassett-directed Whitney Houston biopic was a source of controversy since Lifetime announced it was being made. When it aired tonight (January 17) most viewers couldn't wait to hit social media to express their feelings about the film. Click on to read some of the tweets we gathered from Twitter. I think its safe to say most of us were pleasantly surprised. (Photo: Jack Zeman/Lifetime 2014)

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Angela Bassett, @ImAngelaBassett - Angela Bassett, who made her directoral debut with this film, shared some of her vision. (Photo: Twitter via @ImAngelaBasset)

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Tyra.0, @TeeRari - The movie's sex scene caught us all by surprise. (Photo: Twitter via @TeeRari)

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Tyra.0, @TeeRari - The movie certainly had its edgier moments.  (Photo: Twitter via @TeeRari)

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Nigel Int'l D, @Nigel_D - Let's just say not everyone fit their role. (Photo: Twitter via @Nigel_D)

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@lita_james114 - The fight scene between Whitney and Cissy would probably play out differently for us if we spoke to our mothers like that. (Photo: Twitter via @Lita_James114)

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@davon_a - Aaliyah fans still aren't ready to let Wendy Williams off the hook for producing the much-criticized Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. (Photo: Twitter via @davon_a)

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@Blacknrich - Faux Clive Davis definitely had some shady record exec moments.(Photo: Twitter via @Blacknrich)

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Bevy Smith, @bevysmith - Actress Yaya Dacosta really delivered in her role as Whitney Houston.(Photo: Twitter via @bevysmith)

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Demetria Lucus, @abelleinbk - (Photo: Twitter via @abelleinbk)

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The Latifah, @TheLatifah - Thankfully the laugh was on point. (Photo: Twitter via @TheLatifah)

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Sherri Shepherd, @SherriEShepherd - Another one of those scenes that caught us all by surprise. (Photo: Twitter via @SherriEShepherd)

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Liris Crosse, @LirisC - Faux Bobby Brown wasn’t a perfect look-a-like, but at least he didn’t make the Stevie J face. (Photo: Twitter via @LirisC)

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Graham Nolan, @GrahamNolan - We could see the resemblance to Mary J. Blige, but actress Suzzanne Douglas actually played Cissy Houston. (Photo: Twitter via @GrahamNolan)