Whitney Houston’s Family Attends Private Viewing
Whitney Houston‘s family gathered to pay their respects to the fallen legend yesterday (Feb. 17). The private viewing was held in Houston’s hometown of Newark, N.J.
Whitney Houston‘s family gathered to pay their respects to the fallen legend yesterday (Feb. 17). The private viewing was held in Houston’s hometown of Newark, N.J.
As people continue to search for explanations of why Whitney Houston died on Saturday at age 48, some are taking a second look at the singer’s alleged heavy drinking and repeated visits to her doctors in the days before her death.
Kevin Coster, who starred opposite Whitney Houston in the 1992 smash ‘The Bodyguard,’ will speak at Houston’s funeral this coming Saturday, according to PEOPLE.
Whitney Houston‘s Mendham, N.J. home is up for sale and the realtor is getting some flack for how he’s selling the house. According to Carproperty.com‘s typo-riddled ad, listing agent Robert Cross promotes the house as the place that “brought down this incredible musical diva over a 15 year cycle.” Wow! Really?
Whitney Houston was being considered as a new judge for ‘X Factor,’ but after her unexpected death, Janet Jackson is reportedly in preliminary talks to join the hit FOX show.
<
Leann Rimes was performing a concert in Reno, Nevada on February 12th. At that concert she did a moving tribute in honor of one of her idols Whitney Houston.
Whitney Houston has always had a warm relationship with her mentor and champion, Clive Davis. Two nights before her death, cameras caught the late legend greeting the man who made her a star.
Whitney Houston was in the studio working on new music for her upcoming film, ‘Sparkle,’ just five days before her death, and according to producer Harvey Mason Jr., the ill-fated star was “excited” about the future.
All things considered, it’s highly unlikely that you received an invitation to Whitney Houston‘s funeral. However, you can still pay your respects when she’s laid to rest on Saturday, Feb. 18, and you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your chair. According to the Associated Press, Houston’s funeral service will be streamed live over the Internet via the AP’s official website.
Aretha Franklin will be performing at Whitney Houston‘s invite-only funeral service on Feb. 18, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. Record label executive Clive Davis, who helped guide the careers of both singers as the president of Arista Records for a quarter-century, personally requested to have Franklin perform, and the Queen of Soul found it impossible to turn down the invitation.
Chaka Khan is not pleased with Clive Davis. The original ‘I’m Every Woman’ singer is furious that Davis continued on with his pre-Grammy party following the news of Whitney Houston‘s death.
The long-gestating sequel to ‘Waiting to Exhale’ is still in the works — even after the untimely death of Whitney Houston, who was an important part of the original’s ensemble cast. And as Fox 2000 Pictures chief Elizabeth Gabler sees it, “It’s almost in her honor that we think to soldier on.”