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Kevin Costner to speak at Whitney's funeral

By HLNtv.com Staff
updated 2:40 PM EDT, Fri March 16, 2012
NEED TO KNOW
  • Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin expected to sing
  • Service scheduled for Saturday in Newark, New Jersey
  • HLN and HLNtv.com will have live coverage beginning Saturday morning at 9 a.m. ET

HLN’s Showbiz Tonight has confirmed that Whitney Houston’s “Bodyguard” co-star Kevin Costner will speak at the late singer’s service.

A source with knowledge of the funeral plans also told HLN that Stevie Wonder and Houston’s godmother, Aretha Franklin, will sing.

The funeral is set to take place Saturday at noon in Houston’s hometown of Newark, New Jersey.

Programming Note: All this week, tune in to HLN’s Nancy Grace at 8 p.m. ET, live from Hollywood, for up-to-the-minute details surrounding Whitney Houston's death, followed by Dr. Drew at 9 p.m. ET with more on the singer's battles with addiction. HLN will begin live coverage at 9 a.m. ET Saturday for funeral events in New Jersey on “Farewell to Whitney Houston.”

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