Talking about the late Whitney Houston could have triggered an emotional reaction for friendly Jordin Sparks, who skipped out on print interviews Tuesday during the Cinema Society screening of Sparkle sponsored by Circa and Alice & Olivia and held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in NYC. After all, the Grammy-winning superstar passed away in February, just three months after they shot the remake of the drama about a 1960s girl group. It was Whitney’s final film.