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"Saturday Night Live execs are considering having Maya Rudolph play the late Whitney Houston on this weekend&amp;#039;s show, according to reports. An unnamed NBC source has claimed that SNL writers have discussed airing a sketch that deals with Houston&amp;#039;s death, but an official spokesperson for the show has refused to confirm or deny these rumors.   &amp;quot;As you know, the show never comments on potential show content,&amp;quot; a Saturday Night Live rep told TV Line. &amp;quot;As Maya impersonated Whitney, it&amp;#039;s a natural question, but one [to which] we do not have an answer.&amp;quot; SNL acknowledged Houston&amp;#039;s death on last week&amp;#039;s show by showing a still image of the singer in a 1996 sketch with Molly Shannon. Rudolph has played Houston on SNL a dozen times over the past ten years, most recently in a &amp;#039;Miley Cyrus Show&amp;#039; skit in December. The actress&amp;#039;s return to SNL will air hours after Houston is laid to rest in Newark, NJ, also on Saturday (February 18). Houston was found dead in her hotel bathroom at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday (February 11). New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has announced that all state and federal flags will fly at half-mast in honor of Houston&amp;#039;s death. More Whitney Houston Coverage: &amp;gt; Whitney Houston 1963-2012: Reactions &amp;gt; Whitney Houston 1963-2012: Obituary &amp;gt; Whitney Houston: A life in pictures &amp;gt; Whitney Houston: Greatest musical achievements - pictures &amp;gt; What is Whitney Houston&amp;#039;s best song? Poll &amp;gt; Clive Davis dedicates pre-Grammy party to Whitney Houston &amp;gt; Whitney Houston to dominate singles, album charts next week &amp;gt; Bobby Brown: &amp;quot;I love you, Whitney&amp;quot; Watch Whitney Houston&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;I Have Nothing&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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