Aretha Franklin

Singer Aretha Franklin leaves the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 in New York. Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context. released a statement Wednesday, four days after Houston's funeral. She was expected to sing at the funeral, but bowed out because of leg problems. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)