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Famous as :
R&B singerBirth Name :
Robert Barisford BrownBirth Date :
February 05, 1969Birth Place :
Boston, Massachusetts, USASpouse :
Whitney Houston (singer, 18-Jul-92 - 24-Apr-07)Claim to fame :
Album "Don't Be Cruel" (1988)
Bobby Brown Welcomes Child No. 5
June 05, 2009 02:06:57Troubled singer Bobby Brown is a fifth time father. His manager-girlfriend Alicia Etheridge has given birth to a baby boy earlier this week.
Announcing the news was Brown himself during a performance at the Rok nightclub in the New York New York Hotel on Wednesday night, June 3. "I just had a little baby boy!" he told crowd attending the show as being quoted by TMZ. "His name is Cassius ... he was born four days ago."
Bobby Brown and Girlfriend Expecting a Baby
February 04, 2009 09:02:12Bobby Brown and his girlfriend of two years, Alicia Etheridge, are expecting their first child. The singer's agent, Ravi Dabiesingh, exclusively confirms to US Weekly, "Yes, Bobby is expecting his fifth child from Alicia."
Ravi further tells US Weekly, "There aren't too many details out there right now, but we do know he is very excited, as Bobby is big on family. The sex of the baby is not known yet, and we can confirm she is four months along." Alicia, meanwhile, is expected to give birth to the baby she is carrying in July.
Whitney Houston Feels Sad About Bobby Brown's New Tell-All Autobiography
April 04, 2008 11:04:03Details from Bobby Brown's new tell-all autobiography, titled "Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But", began surfacing Thursday, April 3 in the New York Post. In it the R&B singer-songwriter reveals all from his several affairs during his marriage to Whitney Houston to the fact that he never used cocaine until he met the diva.
Responded to Brown's allegations, Whitney's representative issued a statement to People on behalf of the singing sensation, saying "Miss Houston is sad that Bobby feels he need to say such things but she choses to take the high road and will not speak badly about the father of her child even if it's to set the record straight." "Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But" is expected to be released next month.
Bobby Brown: 'I'm Doing a Country Album!'
January 29, 2008 12:01:18R'n'B singer Bobby Brown who is known for his troubled marriage to singer Whitney Houston and his spontaneous act, has announced that he will release a country album. For one thing, Brown is one of seven contestants featured on CMT's reality show 'Gone Country'.
The show sees seven non-country people competing with each other to become a country music singer. The winner will have a country single produced by John Rich of the Big & Rich duo. However, Brown revealed in an interview with MTV that he is doing the whole album, and that he had pocketed one song called 'The Man'. "It's a pretty nice ballad," Brown said. "(It talks about) everything I've been through in my life."
Despite Heart Attack Report, Doctor Gave Bobby Brown Clean Bill of Health
October 11, 2007 09:10:57
Going against public reports that he had heart attack, the latest report tells that Bobby Brown comes in denial and has set the record straight on that matter.
The singer has on Wednesday October 10th denied that he had a mild heart attack, something his attorney Phaedra Parks said he had suffered from on Tuesday night October 9th in Los Angeles.
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston's Custody Fight Goes Worse
August 30, 2007 09:08:17
Let the frenzy begins. The court battle over spousal support and custody issues between former couple Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston of their daughter, 14-year-old Bobbi Kristina, is getting worse in recent months.
In a new legal papers filed July 2nd, Brown says "Since Whitney has been awarded sole legal and physical custody of Bobbi Kris, she has attempted to eliminate me from Bobbi Kris' life." He then goes on stating, "I did all I could to see my daughter ... I also paid approximately $10,000 for Whitney and Bobbi Kris to live in a nice hotel while Whitney was going through rehab ... I basically lived out of my car."
Bobby Brown Pulled Off New Zealand Concert
July 12, 2007 04:07:57
Bobby Brown has pulled off a Rotorua concert that supposed to take place this Sunday (July 15, 2007). He also left July 18 gig in Auckland in doubt. But more importantly, the estranged husband of Whitney Houston raised questions on why he canceled the show since no specific reason has been released.
Some speculated that poor ticket sale has forced the show to be snubbed, but some also forced to think that Brown is not a suitable figure to enter New Zealand. Rotorua MP Steve Chadwick and entertainer Howard Morrison are the two particular who are people not ready to welcome the singer.
Bobby Brown Dating Ex-Wife Whitney Houston's Longtime Friend
May 30, 2007 10:05:15
Earning money is tough for Bobby Brown, but finding love is not that hard for him. The singer has confirmed he's dating again, just month after his divorce from Whitney Houston finalized.
The star was spotted at nightclub Stereo By The Shore in Southampton, New York on Saturday May 26th holding hands with his new lady Alicia Etheridge, who is a music executive and the former president of the M. Gray Music Academy, Macy Gray's after-school music program.
Bobby Brown Sues Ex-Wife Whitney Houston for Spousal Support and Custody
May 12, 2007 02:05:32
Bobby Brown is broke and thus trying to cash in no matter how and what. The singer sues ex-wife Whitney Houston, seeking spousal support and changes to the custody arrangement for their daughter Bobbi Kristina.
In the court documents filed in Orange County, Calif., Brown claims financial and emotional problems prevented him from filing a response to Houston's divorce petition, saying "After Whitney and I separated, I had nowhere to go and very little money to live on. I was, for all intents and purposes, homeless."
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's Divorce Becomes Official April 24th
April 25, 2007 09:04:50
It keeps going the way it's going. It is officially over between Whitney Houston and troubled hubby Bobby Brown as the couple's divorce has been made official Tuesday April 24th in Orange County, California.
With the settlement having been worked out in advance, the judge ruled that Houston would get custody of their 14-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. During the court sessions, the singer testified that she didn't need spousal or child support and that her ex-to-be wasn't reliable enough for their daughter to depend on.
The Divorce of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown Approved to Become Final
April 05, 2007 09:04:36
She wiped her tears during the court proceeding Wednesday April 4th and refused to comment to reporters as she left the courtroom. Whitney Houston has her divorce to hubby Bobby Brown approved by a judge in Orange County, Calif., and will become final by April 24th.
Judge Franz E. Miller, moreover, awarded custody of the couple's 14-year-old daughter, Bobbi Christina Brown, to Houston who testified that she didn't need spousal or child support and that her daughter, Bobbi, couldn't rely on Brown.
Singer Bobby Brown Sentenced to Jail Over Child Support
February 27, 2007 09:02:15
No stranger to legal dispute, Bobby Brown was sentenced to jail Monday Feb 26th over child support. The R&B singer was picked up Sunday at Attleboro High School, after showing up to watch his daughter compete in a cheerleading competition.
The arrest reportedly stemming from the star's failure to show up at an Oct. 2 child support hearing regarding his two children, La Princia and Bobby Jr., with his former girlfriend, Kim Ward of Stoughton, Massachusetts. On that encounter, Ward's lawyer said that Brown paid Ward approximately $11,000 in back payments in October, but still owes child support payments from January, plus late penalties, Ward's attorney fees and constable fees.
Whitney Houston Filed for Divorce from Bobby Brown
October 19, 2006 09:10:54
After 14-years of marriage and a month of legal separation, Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from Bobby Brown. The pop singer filed divorce papers in Orange County Superior Court this week, her publicist Nancy Seltzer said Tuesday Oct 17th.
Houston had asked in her divorce papers that she be granted the custody of her and Brown's 13-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina, and that he be allowed visitation rights. Brown's attorney, Phaedra Parks, declined to comment on the divorce filing.
A Massachusetts Judge Issued Another Arrest Warrant for Bobby Brown
October 03, 2006 09:10:46
Being Bobby Brown isn't easy at all. The performer has to face a very difficult times these days. Amidst his legal divorce with wife Whitney Houston, he also is being granted an arrest warrant on Monday October 2nd by a Massachusetts judge. This makes his days even worse.
Judge Paula Carey ordering Brown to be arrested if he steps foot in the state after the star skipped a court hearing over child-support payments to Kim Ward, the mother of his two teenaged children, La Princia and Bobby Jr.. Explaining her client's absence in court, Brown's lawyer, Phaedra Parks, told the judge it was a "very difficult time" for Brown concerning his divorce from Houston.
Whitney Houston Filed for Divorce From Bobby Brown
September 14, 2006 09:09:40
Being Mrs. Bobby Brown apparently never comes easy for Whitney Houston. And after 14 years of marriage, plus its ups and downs, the Grammy-winning, superstar singer finally filed for divorce.
Houston filed papers in Orange County Superior Court, California on Friday Sept 8th, 2006, requesting a legal separation from husband Brown with the reason given was irreconcilable differences.
Houston Has Checked Into Drug Rehab Clinic, Again
April 20, 2006 11:04:31
It is sad to say that veteran pop singer Whitney Houston has gone into rehab again. This is the second time that the star checks into a rehab to kick her crack cocaine addiction.
Whitney's sister-in-law Tina Brown revealed husband Bobby Brown had no idea she was having treatment when he returned home from tour in Georgia.
Bobby Brown & New Edition to Perform Together
March 22, 2006 01:03:48
Bobby Brown will make a one-night-only reunion with his old group New Edition as they are scheduled to perform together at the Essence Music Festival, which will be held July 1-3 later this year in Houston.
Also slated to perform at the annual event is Diddy, who will host a "Diddy and Friends" show, and singers Jaheim and Chris Brown. Moreover, there are also other performers which include Mary J. Blige, Steve Harvey, LL Cool J, Earth, Wind & Fire, Yolanda Adams and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.
Singer Bobby Brown Arrested
March 08, 2006 01:03:39
Former R&B hit-maker and reality-TV star Bobby Brown was arrested Friday March 3rd, 2006 in Webster, Massachusetts, on a warrant issued in 1992 for motor vehicle violations. Webster Police Chief Timothy J. Bent said that the warrant was for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and an uninsured motor vehicle trailer.
Brown was in town to watch his daughter LaPrincia in a high-school cheerleading tournament that night when a police officer conducted the warrant check revealed the old misdemeanor charges against him. In fact, the star was "very cooperative" and was allowed to drive, with his bodyguard, to the police station after the cheerleading event, so said Bent.
Brown & Houston's Divorce Rumors Are Wrong
January 23, 2006 01:01:32"The rumors are wrong," so Bobby Brown told People magazine speaking on recent publication claimed he and wife Whitney Houston are heading for divorce. "They're false." Being asked what prompted such report, Brown replied: "I really couldn't tell you. They say I said something about it, but I joke a lot...I don't think I said it, but if I did it was a joke. Trust me...it's someone that got the words mixed up."
To your notice, Brown was recently reported telling friends that he was planning to divorce Houston while he was seen with several women backstage at Connecticut's Foxwoods Casino. Unlike his superstar wife Houston who "definitely upset" with the report, Brown himself is keeping cool.
Houston & Brown Planning to Divorce?
January 19, 2006 10:01:14The 14-years marriage of notable singer Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown is said on rocks, which then triggered further rumors claiming they're heading for divorce. Per the New York Daily News, Brown was overheard telling friends and acquaintances he is divorcing Houston after an infamously tumultuous marriage.
Tracing back what triggered the divorce report was probably Brown's being seen flirting with a group of beauties backstage at an all-star concert featuring R&B groups SWV, Guy and Blackstreet at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Tackiest Couples Based on America's Star Magazine
December 20, 2005 10:12:00It's been so long that we don't hear their names make sound in entertainment industry. Though, just now they, Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown, once again make headline as the couple has been named the Tackiest Couple of 2005. More than 35,000 readers involved in America's Star magazine poll have chosen the pair to top the rank mainly because of their antics on the reality show "Being Bobby Brown."
Placed at the 2nd rank are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, followed then by Britney Spears and Kevin Federline at No. 3. Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen are voted the 4th, while Jude Law and Sienna Miller are the 5th. As of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, readers place them at No. 6, one place ahead of Ice-T and Coco at No. 7. No. 8 to 10 in a row are Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler, Paris Hilton and Paris Latsis / Stavros Niarchos III, and Star Jones Reynolds and Al Reynolds.
"Being Bobby Brown" Extra
August 08, 2005 09:08:55What is it like "Being Bobby Brown"? Wanna know how it feels exactly? Then watch the star's reality series "Being Bobby Brown," airs on Thursday nights on Bravo. The series follows the lives of the R&B singer, his wife Whitney Houston, and their three children.
Viewers' satisfaction is a sure guarantee, even more as two episodes have been added to the series, which first eight episodes have attracted many to watch. As said by Bravo President Lauren Zalaznick, "The first eight episodes of `Being Bobby Brown' have kept Bravo viewers buzzing. We hope two new episodes will satisfy viewers' appetites for more Bobby and Whitney."
"Being Bobby Brown" Premieres on Bravo Thursday
June 28, 2005 10:06:31Problematic singer Bobby Brown feels it's unfair to let people say anything about him while he says nothing at all. Thus, probably wants to show public worldwide about who he really is, which seems also is his self-defense, Brown has had his "Being Bobby Brown," featuring him and wife Whitney Houston, premieres on Bravo Thursday (10 p.m. ET).
In an interview on "Dateline NBC," Brown commented "It's easy for people to just have the freedom to be able to say things about me, and me not say anything. That's the easy part. But the hard part is to show them me, because I'm scared of being myself, sometimes."
An Arrest Warrant Issued for "My Prerogative"
June 04, 2005 11:06:38Melissa Whish claimed her client Bobby Brown had a virus so that he couldn't attend court for a child support hearing in Canton, Massachusetts, concerning allegations he failed to pay educational support costs for LaPrincia (14) and Bobby Jr. (10), his two children with former lover Kim Ward.
Though, court register Patrick McDermott didn't receive any evidence of Brown's ill health and hence issued an arrest warrant for the disgraced singer.
