A Newark Police officer watches as Whitney Houston's hearse arrives at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where close family and friends will gather at the funeral service of the late pop singer February 18, 2012. Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, the eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)
The funeral procession for late singer Whitney Houston, is pictured en route to New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, in this still image taken from video, February 18, 2012. Police locked down a two-block radius in every direction for the invitation-only service. REUTERS/via Reuters TV (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 18: Newspapers are displayed at newsstands in Times Square on February 18, 2012 in New York City. Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel room at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11, 2012. Robin Marchant/Getty Images/AFP