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Fans of singer Whitney Houston, who died last Saturday, will be able to follow her private memorial service on the Internet. Channel24 reports that the singer's private memorial service is to take place at the New Hope Baptist Church, in Newark, New Jersey - where she sang as a child - on Saturday (18.02.12) and her publicist Kristen Forster has announced a camera will be allowed inside to film the ceremony so Whitney's millions of fans can watch it online and grieve for her. Following the service, Whitney will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, in the plot next to her late father John Houston. According to reports, the funeral is set to be attended by around 1 500 mourners, including many names from the music world such as Chaka Khan, songwriter Diane Warren, LA Reid and Whitney's cousin Dionne Warwick. Aretha Franklin - who was the star's godmother - has been asked to perform at the service. However, Whitney's mother Cissy Houston and her family have reportedly barred her ex-husband Bobby Brown from attending because they blame him for getting her hooked on drugs during their disastrous marriage. Bobby - who has an 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina from his relationship with Whitney - is quoted by gossip blog TMZ.com as saying he is "extremely disappointed" by the news, and insists he wants to attend, but he "hasn't decided on a plan of action yet".
*Channel24 will host the live streaming of Whitney Houston's funeral on Saturday at 19:00.
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