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Whitney Houston's funeral: Friends, Family, & Stars Set To honor The Singer!
February 18, 2012GWL Staff
Among those attending are Houston’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown (the father of her only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown), her “Bodyguard” co-star Kevin Costner, cousin Dionne Warwick, Ray J, Brandy, Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry and CeCe Winans, Bobbi Kristina's godmother.
Houston’s godmother, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder are expected to sing tributes, and her longtime mentor and producer, Clive Davis, will speak.
Houston died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills at age 48. Her body arrived in New Jersey late Monday. She will be buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., where her father was interred, according to her death certificate.
Although the singer's family canceled plans for a large public memorial, Houston's publicist later announced that the service for family and friends will be made available for television and Web streaming.
BET and sister network Centric will cover the funeral during its special "Live: The Homegoing of Whitney Houston,” starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific. The network will also air “BET Remembers Whitney,” a one-hour special honoring the singer, after the live coverage ends. On the special, BET News correspondent Bevy Smith interviews Houston’s industry friends and colleagues, including gospel singer Kim Burrell; Kelly Price, who shared Houston’s last public performance; Faith Evans; Ledisi; and India Arie.
E! announced it will broadcast live and online without interruptions from inside the church, and CNN will broadcast and stream the event on its website beginning at 8 a.m. Pacific. The CNN special “Whitney Houston: Life, Death, Music” will be anchored by Piers Morgan, Soledad O'Brien and Don Lemon.
Fans can also watch Fox News, HLN and MSNBC for live coverage. Our television blog, Show Tracker, has a complete rundown of the listings.
Stay tuned for more details on Houston's funeral.
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RIP Whitney....safe journey
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ReplyDeleteRIP Whitney...God has one of his best singer with him now Safe Journey you will be miss.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to really miss this beautiful women there will never be another like you
ReplyDeleteRip you will be sadly missed xx
ReplyDeletewhitney was an amazing singer.
ReplyDeleteRest In Peace...
ReplyDeleteGod bless
ReplyDeleteWe love you and miss you whitney!
ReplyDeleteWhitney, God as chosen to take his singing Angel home. You will bemissed here, but God loves you best, andour memories will last forever in our hearts. Say hello to my Mom she left on October 27, 2011, she will love tohear your singing. May God bless you and your family.
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