Aretha Franklin Shuts Down Funeral Rumors

Aretha Franklin raised eyebrows last Saturday after she skipped Whitney Houston's home going celebration and blamed her absence on leg cramps [click here if you missed that].

Not long after, rumors began to circulate that the real reason Aretha missed the service was because Cissy Houston may have gotten upset about comments Aretha made that aired on televison the day before the funeral [click here if you missed that].

Aretha clears up the speculation with a statment...

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