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Who is Whitney Houston Husband Bobby Brown? The Untold Facts About their Relationship

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Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s relationship was one of the most uproarious relationships in the history of Hollywood. The couple together dealt with addiction, alcoholism and conflicts in their 15 years of marriage. Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown divorced in 2007 and after five years Houston died in a hotel bathtub, reports found cocaine in her system.

As the New York Post Brown in a 2022 documentary said: 

“We would still be together if it wasn’t for, you know, drugs. Drugs just got the best of us,”

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Brown in his interview with Red Table Talk in 2021 said:

“She was my friend. She was the mother of my child. One of the greatest entertainers that I’ve ever met … One of the greatest voices the world has ever beared witness to.” He continued, “We fought hard verbally, but we loved even harder. Our love was strong for each other. We showed it to each other time and time again, over and over.”

Who is Whitney Houston’s Husband Bobby Brown? Know More About the Singer

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Bobby Brown original name Robert Barisford Brown is an American singer, songwriter and dancer born on February 5, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Brown is among the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and R&B.His first commercial success comes with his second album Don’t Be Cruel in 1988 including the hits “My Prerogative” and “Every Little Step”. He also appeared in the films like A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and Two Can Play That Game. In 2005 he started the reality show “Being Bobby Brown”. 

In 1992 Brown married the superstar singer Whitney Houston and the couple together share a daughter named Bobbi Kristina Brown. Although Brown is the father of seven children with different women. The couple always made headlines for their turbulent marriage. Brown at an early age had developed alcoholism and claimed that Whitney introduced him to cocaine in an interview: “I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice,”

He was arrested for charges of drunk driving possession and claimed to have slept with thousands of women.

The Untold Facts of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s Turbulent Relationship

Brown first met Whitney at an award function in 1989. He recited the moment as “love at first sight” in an interview. Further said: “She kept bumping me. I asked her why, and she was like, ‘Because I want to,’ ” he said. “And that attitude — that whole thing right there — that’s the way it started.” He continued, “There was something about her eyes that made me melt inside.”

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After their first meeting, Houston invited Brown to her 26th Birthday party and soon after that, they went on their first date. Brown however proposed to Houston two times as at first she was not ready to be in the relationship. Whitney in her interview once revealed the proposal and said: Forget about it, no way. It’s just not in my plans.’ After a year or so, I fell in love with Bobby. And when he asked to marry me the second time, I said yes,”

The couple finally married on July 18, 1992, at their home in New Jersey and after one year welcomed their first and last child Bobbi Kristina Brown as Whitney had a miscarriage two times. The couple in their 15 years of marriage often had arguments and domestic violence cases. It seems that for them it’s never a big deal. On April 24, 2007, they finalized their divorce and after five years Whitney was dead to which Brown responded:  “I am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife,” “I thought she was getting herself together,” he said. “I didn’t think she would turn back.” 

Net Worth of Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown’s net worth at present is estimated to be $ 2 million. His professional career brings down his income as a singer, songwriter and dancer.

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