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*On Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12 noon, with flags lowered to half-staff, some 1,500 invited guests filled The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey for a four-hour “Homecoming” service for Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012). As the funeral began, three police officers escorted the silver and gold [...]
*Aretha Franklin, 69, has just issued a statement refuting what she calls “the B.S.” about her absence from Whitney Houston’s funeral. As previously reported, she was planning to sing for her late goddaughter, but unexpectedly canceled her appearance. She said in a statement on Saturday that she had “every intention” of being at the service, but, [...]
*The National Enquirer editors obtained grainy images of Whitney Houston taken at the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey, where a private wake for close friends and family was held on Friday. The pictures, published today by the tabloid, show Houston wearing a purple dress with color-coordinated eye shadow and lip gloss, and jewelry [...]
*CNN was the most watched network of all cable news competitors in the ratings for Whitney Houston’s funeral, averaging five million viewers during its coverage of the singer’s Baptist memorial on Saturday, according to Nielsen. The event was televised without commercial breaks from 12:15 to 3:45 p.m., resulting in a spike of 5.4 million viewers [...]
*Millions of Whitney Houston fans watched final tributes from family and friends during the live broadcast of her home going celebration at Newark’s New Hope Baptist on Saturday, February 18, 2012, just one week after her untimely passing in Beverly Hills, California due to unknown causes. It was a dignified ceremony that maintained reverence of [...]
*Whitney Houston’s death caused a ripple affect across the world and even caused some of the street’s most dangerous criminals to pause and reflect on life. According to reports, on the day of her funeral, Newark gangs declared ad ay of peace in honor of the super star. Former high-ranking street gang member, Hykine Johnson [...]
*After Saturday’s moving home going services for Whitney Houston, if you missed it, CNN’s Don Lemon asked Reverend Jesse Jackson about the now infamous Bobby Brown incident. Jackson first responded on the ceremony itself, saying about Whitney that “her music will last a long time and she will have a bigger impact than her appreciation [...]
*A going home service memorializing superstar Whitney Houston, which was seen here on EURweb has ended in Newark, New Jersey. Via Yahoo News and the Associate press, here is a recap: Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston’s powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment [...]
*BET and CENTRIC will carry the funeral of Whitney Houston on Saturday in its BET News special, “Live: The Homegoing of Whitney Houston,” followed by “BET Remembers Whitney,” a one-hour special commemorating the late entertainer. The funeral will also be streamed live over the Internet and EURweb.com as well. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. [...]
*Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston love interest in her first film “The Bodyguard,” will speak at her funeral to be held Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, reports People magazine. Costner will address those gathered at the New Hope Baptist Church to speak about the passing of his close friend and former co-star. Houston made her big-screen [...]
*Police on Thursday said they plan to lock down streets near Saturday’s private funeral for Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey and urged the thousands of fans expected to crowd the area to stay home, reports Reuters. Houston will be laid to rest after the service at the New Hope Baptist Church, [...]
*CeCe Winans, godmother to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter Bobbi Kristina, is promising to be “very involved” in the 18-year-old’s life, a source tells E! Online’s Marc Malkin. The celebrated gospel singer and longtime friend of Houston has reportedly “been praying regularly specifically for Bobbi Kristina,” according to the source. Soon after learning of [...]
*Whitney Houston’s funeral service will be held Saturday in the New Jersey church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child. Unfortunately, Whitney’s fans who had hoped to say goodbye to the superstar music icon at the 19000-seat Prudential Center, will now be deeply disappointed. The funeral will be private affair as in [...]
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