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    Fans can follow Houston service on Web at AP site

    NEW YORK (AP) — Fans worldwide who want to bid Whitney Houston farewell will be able to watch her private funeral on the Internet.

    Her publicist, Kristen Foster, announced that The Associated Press will be allowed a camera at the Saturday ceremony in Newark, N.J. The AP will stream the service on http://livestream.com/aplive . The event also will be available to broadcasters via satellite.

    Houston was born in Newark. She died in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday at the age of 48. Her body was flown back to her native New Jersey on Monday.

    The service will be at New Hope Baptist Church, where she sang as a child. She will be buried in Fair View Cemetery in Westfield, where her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was buried in 2003.

     

    20 comments

    • purple lady  •  3 mths ago
      All drugs alter the brain..street and prescribed. Case and point. Whitney throwing her talent away in exchange for a crack pipe or Xanax to possibly stay off the pipe. A common drug prescribed to Detox patients. I can't wait to hear the toxicology on this. BENZO"S KILL if you drink with them. The list. Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole, 2nd drug in line to MJ, Elvis and our service men suffering from Post traumatic Stress disorder.
      • Inez 3 mths ago
        Purple Lady, I commented on sunday that the preliminary report was so bad that the coroner will not disclose the results and that's why we all have to wait 6-8 weeks for the toxiology report.
    • G Simmons  •  Welland, Canada  •  3 mths ago
      Notice it says we can watch the "Private funeral service".What the hell is so private about this?
      • Lucy 3 mths ago
        Invitation only but will be public. Go figure.
      • Lucy 3 mths ago
        I wish people and the Media would let people die and live in peace. Just because you are a public figure doesn't mean you don't have a private life or death. Let it go folks. Quit feeding the Media ratings. Death should not be about ratings.
    • Wanda  •  Beaumont, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      May god bless the houston family,whitney rest in peace in the arms of the lord.
    • G Simmons  •  Welland, Canada  •  3 mths ago
      And look for the DVD coming out next month,This is a private matter that should be for the family and friends only.We don't need to see this.
    • Gordon  •  Surfside, California  •  3 mths ago
      I heard that her family didn't have enough time to make her funeral a Pay-For-View event.
    • Lucy  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Ok, she was a famous singer. Ok, she has remarkable talent. But folks, she wasn't a God. People are worshiping her as if she was something she wasn't. She was a normal human being that had talent and threw it away. I feel sorry for her family, but folks, move on. All of this publicity and hoopla will not bring her back. Do you think her family really knows who YOU are. Get on with YOUR life.
    • HitBoy  •  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Oh Boy!! I can hardly wait!
    • Birdman  •  Pell City, Alabama  •  3 mths ago
      Nobody loved her talent more than me, but in the end she died early because she abused drugs Careful that you deify people that set a terrible example.
    • TrueColors35  •  Fairfield, California  •  3 mths ago
      John3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life .Mathew 10:32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 10:33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven."Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon" (Isa. 55:7); "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy" (Prov. 28:13) I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Matt. 9:13).
      • Ken 3 mths ago
        Amen
    • Paul Konegy  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      Whitney , Thank You for All Your Blessing of Words in Songs , May God and You Keep your eyes on your family and friends to Keep them all safe and sound ... Also may You rest in Peace and Know You are that Icon , Princess , Mother and child of God - that Will be true-ly true-ly missed by Family First , Friends Second , and Fans Third , Your true fan Paul
    • Irma  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      rest in peace whitney you are at peace now,you will be missed dearly may god bless you & your family.
    • ONoUDidnt  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      This is all still so surreal. May Whitney Houston rest in peace and may her family, friends, and loved ones find the strength to carry on.
      • Kascha_Kwan 3 mths ago
        Don't worry about them . They just struck it rich !
    • Tom  •  3 mths ago
      Cool! I hope it is an open casket, I want to see her corpse!
    • Connie  •  Stockton, California  •  3 mths ago
      Well, yet another crack head bites the dust. Do I feel bad? NO! One less worthless person on this planet.
      • Ronald M 3 mths ago
        A great many people mistake a fleeting thought for an opinion. The shortest answer .... It often shows an excellent command of language to say nothing. It has been decided that you are to keep all thoughts and opinions to yourself, forever. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak/write and remove all doubt. "There is no darkness greater than ignorance."
      • SunMan 3 mths ago
        I agree with you wholeheartedly, Ronald M. Thank you for your reply.
      • Jerome 3 mths ago
        god dont like ugly somewhere down the line that remark will bite you in the #$%$
    • Barbara S  •  Richmond, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      She is in heaven with
      god right now. I saw her say that she believed in john 3:16,. Anyone can do the same; as long as you mean it and do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Amen'. thank you jesus. thank you lord.. Amen.
    • MsEbony78  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      what is wrong with some people?? no matter what wrong shes done in her life she was still someone's child, mother, aunt,ect. why dont people just try and respect that! my god what if this was someone in your family?? im sure you would not want anyone speaking of your love one that way..shame on you!
    • JohnRalph  •  3 mths ago
      Bobby's asking that donations be deposited into his bank account. It will help pay for his therapy, crack, pills and butt slamming of liberal white women. God bless him and please keep him in your prayers.
    • Inez  •  3 mths ago
      Connie, you are so ignorant and stupid. It will probably be your crack death that we will comment on soon you simple minded winch.
    • Jennifer  •  Issaquah, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      My condolences goes out to the family may God bless them and guide their hearts right now as they go through this difficult time.
    • Jason  •  3 mths ago
      On related news: Planet of the Apes on 3D to follow.
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