Franklin released a statement Wednesday, four days after Houston’s funeral. She was expected to sing at the funeral in Newark, N.J., Houston’s hometown, but bowed out because of leg spasms she said she suffered after a concert at Radio City Music Hall the night before. She performed again at Radio City the night of Houston’s funeral, and paid tribute to Houston as “a very fine young lady.”

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