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Stormy nixes TV show

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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels pulls out of a British realitytv show, “Celebrity Big Brother,” after dispute with producers.

Aretha Franklin’s funeral will be held Aug. 31 in her hometown of Detroit.

The late singer’s publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said Friday that the funeral, to be held at Greater Grace Temple, is limited to the Queen of Soul’s family and friends.

Public viewings will be Aug. 28-29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Franklin will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, along with her father Rev. C.L. Franklin; sisters Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin; brother Cecil Franklin; and nephew Thomas Garrett.

Franklin died Thursday at her home in Detroit from pancreatic cancer. She was 76.

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 ?? Frank Franklin II / Associated Press ?? People gather at a makeshift memorial at the nameplate for singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater in New York. Franklin died in her home in Detroit on Thursday.
Frank Franklin II / Associated Press People gather at a makeshift memorial at the nameplate for singer Aretha Franklin outside the Apollo Theater in New York. Franklin died in her home in Detroit on Thursday.

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