Wendy Williams, Claude Kelly and Andre Harrell were also among the mourners watching the funeral service as it was broadcast live. By THR Staff Whitney houston hearse - H 2012 Newark’s New Hope ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- Hand-clapping choirs performed gospel standards Saturday as celebrities and parishioners filled the New Jersey sanctuary where singer Whitney Houston will be remembered ...

"No, I'm not pregnant, LOL!" NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Aretha Franklin is no longer planning to sing at the funeral for Whitney Houston. Franklin had been expected to sing. A person close to the Houston ...

Saturday's funeral service for pop star Whitney Houston is invitation-only, but the public will still be able to follow along via internet and (possibly) satellite TV broadcasts. The Associated Press ...

Tyler Perry has opened up about being the first speaker at Whitney Houston's funeral on Saturday (February 18). Houston's life and legacy were celebrated by the likes of Perry, Stevie Wonder and Kevin ...

Whitney Houston, who passed away last Saturday at age 48, will be memorialized today at a funeral service held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., the singer's birthplace. The service ...

Whitney Houston may receive a massive send-off to match her big, big voice. According to numerous reports, the "I Will Always Love You" singer, who died Saturday at the age of 48, is being flown back ...

The funeral for the late Whitney Houston will take place this Saturday (February 18) at noon, it has been confirmed. The 48-year-old singer died on Saturday (February 11). She was found in the bathtub ...

Houston's mother, Cissy, is orchestrating Whitney's funeral around their faith. Feb. 15, 2012 — -- For Whitney Houston and her family, God was always paramount. That's likely why her mother, ...

A man holds the back cover of the program for Whitney Houston's funeral service in Newark, New Jersey on February 18, 2012. Bobby Brown arrives at the church for Whitney Houston's funeral. He did not ...