Bobby Brown IS invited to Whitney Houston's Funeral . . . And Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder and Kevin Costner Will Be There Too:
WHITNEY HOUSTON'S funeral tomorrow will be a star-studded affair. And for the record, BOBBY BROWN will be one of the stars in attendance. --A source tells "People" magazine, quote, "He is not being banned. That's completely untrue. There was some talk . . . some people were angry at him, but that's just grief. He will be there." --The night of the funeral, Bobby will be back onstage with NEW EDITION. They have a gig at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, which is only a few hours away from Newark, where the funeral is taking place. (--Bobby was actually scheduled to rejoin New Edition's tour last night in Maryland. They also have a gig tonight in North Carolina.) --Meanwhile . . . ARETHA FRANKLIN and STEVIE WONDER will sing at the service. Music mogul CLIVE DAVIS . . . who discovered Whitney . . . will speak. (--So much for the rumors that the family is mad at Clive for going ahead with his pre-Grammy party. In fact, sources say he's been in constant contact with the family since Whitney's death, and is really helping them deal with it.) --Whitney's "Bodyguard" co-star KEVIN COSTNER will also speak . . . and the eulogy will be delivered by gospel singer MARVIN WINANS. --The guest list includes Oprah Winfrey, Chaka Khan, Brandy, L.A. Reid, Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry and, of course, Whitney's cousin Dionne Warwick. --Whitney's alleged boyfriend Ray J is also on the list . . . and R. Kelly might be there, too. --And here's good news for all you Whitney fans . . . as well as the morbidly curious . . . the funeral will air live online. It's being streamed on the Associated Press' Livestream page. It starts at Noon Eastern Time. (--If you search Livestream for "Whitney Houston", you'll see they've already created a channel for her funeral at www.livestream.com/whitneyhouston. But it was still password protected as of last night.) --The funeral takes place at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Whitney will then be buried next to her father at Fairview Cemetery in the town of Westfield. --There will be a private viewing TODAY at the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark. The guest list will be VERY small.
Two Los Angeles DJs Were Suspended for Dissing Whitney Houston:
JOHN KOBYLT and KEN CHIAMPOU . . . who host "The John and Ken Show" on KFI-AM in Los Angeles . . . were suspended for dissing WHITNEY HOUSTON during their show on Tuesday. --Actually, it sounds like it was mostly Kobylt . . . but both guys are suspended until NEXT Monday, the 27th. --Kobylt called Whitney a "crack ho", and said she'd been, quote, "cracked out for 20 years." --He ranted about what a mess Whitney's been for the past 20 years, and said, quote, "And then you find out she's dead. It's like, 'really . . . [it] took this long?'" --Kobylt issued an apology yesterday saying he and Chiampou, quote, "used language that was inappropriate." He added, quote, "We made a mistake, and we accept the station's decision."
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