Saturday, February 18, 2012

Whitney houston funeral

  • NEWARK, N.J. -- After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houstons funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • NEWARK, N.J. - Actor Kevin Costner, filmmaker Tyler Perry, music producer Clive Davis and musicians Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys joined friends and family gathered Saturday to pay their respects to Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.
  • (CBS News)
  • I went to church on CNN Saturday, and it was one of the most powerful, uplifting and spiritual experiences Ive had in years.
  • (Millions go to church with media on Saturday - Baltimore Sun)
  • LIVE UPDATING: Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry, LA Reid and Mariah Carey are on the guest list, while Queen Latifa will be performing following an 11th hour exit by Aretha Franklin.
  • (Hollywood Reporter)
  • Bobby Brown, who was almost barred from his ex-wife Whitney Houston's funeral, didn't stick around long at the Saturday service.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • NEWARK — Ty Turner stood with three black garbage bags of newly silk-screened Whitney Houston remembrance T-shirts at his feet, and one stretched out in his hands.
  • (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog))
  • NEWARK, N.J.—Whitney Houstons ex-husband, Bobby Brown briefly appeared at her funeral before leaving. Brown arrived as the service began. He walked to the casket, touched it and walked to the back of the church Saturday.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)
  • Brown later issued a statement saying he left because he didnt want to create a scene. My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston. We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions.
  • (New York Post)
  • Whitney Houston came home on Saturday in a nearly four-hour funeral at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark that was at times solemn, joyous and a message about the treacherous nature of celebrity.
  • (Morris County Daily Record)
  • Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Oprah are pretty much household names in any part of the world.
  • (NJ.com)

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