A source confirms that Gibson, a recovering alcoholic himself, once tried to help Houston with her substance abuse struggles.

NEWARK, New Jersey — Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will sing Saturday at the private funeral of pop diva Whitney Houston, where her “Bodyguard” co-star Kevin Costner is also expected to pay tribute. The service, in New Hope Baptist Church in

Whitney Houston's funeral to be broadcast online; Gov. Christie defends decision to fly flags half-staff By Sarah Anne Hughes Whitney Houston's invitation-only funeral will be broadcast on the Internet so that fans worldwide can have the opportunity to

With Whitney Houston's funeral looming Saturday in her home state, controversies surrounding her death bubbled up on both coasts, one involving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the other involving Los Angeles talk-radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken

Mel Gibson was invited to Whitney Houston's funeral and the family extended the invite because Mel tried to help the singer during a very dark period…