Bobby Brown reacts to former mother-in-law Cissy Houston’s death: ‘May she rest in peace and power’
nypost.comfollowing her death at 91.Brown, 55, married to Cissy’s late daughter, Whitney Houston, from 1992 to 2007. The New Edition star shared a joint statement with his wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, about Cissy’s passing on Monday.“Sending love and blessings to the Houston family on this great loss,” the statement to People. “May she rest in Peace and Power.
The Browns.”The Post has reached out to Brown’s rep.Brown and Whitney’s tumultuous relationship started when they met at the Soul Train Music Awards in 1989.
Whitney’s future in the music industry seemed endless at the time, and Brown was labeled a bad boy. She was instantly attracted to him.“He was hot, he was on fire,” Houston told Rolling Stone of their initial meeting. “I and some friends of mine were sitting behind him.
I was hugging them, we were laughing, and I kept hitting Bobby in the back of the head… I leaned over and said, ‘Bobby, I’m so sorry.’ And he turned around and looked at me like, ‘Yeah, well, just don’t let it happen again.’ And I was like, ‘Oooooh, this guy doesn’t like me.’ Well, I always get curious when somebody doesn’t like me.”Despite the odds, Bobby and Whitney married in July 1992 at the “Queen of the Night” singer’s estate in Mendham, New Jersey.
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