Whitney Houston's body arrived back in her home neighbourhood in New Jersey last night amid reports that her doctors will face questions over how she obtained drugs found in her hotel room.
The late singer's body was flown from Los Angeles in a private jet reportedly owned by Tyler Perry and transported to Newark's Whigham Funeral Home, which handled the 2003 funeral of her father.
Houston's family is said to be considering holding the funeral at Newark's Prudential Center, which hosts college and professional sporting events and seats 18,000 people.
Houston's return home comes as her doctors are said to be facing questions over whether she obtained the drugs found in her Beverly Hill Hilton Hotel room illegally.
The singer's body touched down at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport at 10.30pm last night after the Gulfstream III jet took off from California's Van Nuys airport following its release from the LA County Department of Coroner.
A golden hearse was waiting to collect the pop icon's body and take it to Whigham Funeral Home to be prepared for interment.
E! News reported that Rev Marvin Winans, who officiated at Houston's wedding to Bobby Brown, may preside over the funeral.
Sources said the family had suggested there could be a wake on Thursday and a funeral on Friday for the star.
The decision to bury Whitney in Newark was taken after a family rift, according to website TMZ.
It said that Dionne Warwick, Whitney's cousin, and her mother Cissy both wanted her to be laid to rest in Atlanta, which they believe was the place Whitney loved best.
But the rest of the family wanted Whitney buried in Newark and won the day.
She may be buried alongside her father, army serviceman and entertainment executive John Houston, who died in 2003 and was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, New Jersey.
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