Hours after Whitney Houston is laid to rest, her ex-husband Bobby Brown will hit the stage at an Indian Casino in Connecticut, TMZ has learned.
Brown is booked to perform with the guys from New Edition at the Mohegan Sun Indian Casino at 8 PM EST on Saturday night.
Whitney’s funeral is scheduled to begin at noon EST in Newark, NJ. It’s unclear if Bobby plans to attend the funeral.
It’s kind of like bookends, because hours after Whitney died Bobby performed on-stage with his group in Mississippi.
Meanwhile, Whitney Houston’s family has scheduled a private viewing for tomorrow at the funeral home where the singer’s body is currently being held, TMZ has learned.
Sources tell TMZ, the viewing at Whigham Funeral home in Newark, New Jersey is invite only, with an EXTREMELY tight guest list.
We’re told Bobbi Kristina will be there. It will be the first time she’s seen her mother since she passed.
Sources say the family wanted to have a special moment together without cameras around and that’s why the decision was made to have a viewing the day before the funeral.
TMZ broke the story that Bobbi tried to get into her mother’s Beverly Hilton hotel room the day she died but was denied access by law enforcement.
The funeral is still scheduled for Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.
Oprah Winfrey has made the cut and is one of the stars who has received one of the coveted invitations to Whitney Houston’s funeral on Saturday, TMZ has learned.
Houston family sources tell us several of Houston’s famous friends have been invited, but Oprah is by far the most famous person on the guest list.
We’re told Houston family members are hopeful Oprah will attend.
Kevin Costner, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin are also expected to participate in the funeral services.