Here's information about the troubled marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown Marriage News Updates:
2/25/07: Bobby Brown was arrested in Massachusetts for not paying child support to Kim Ward.10/18/06: Divorce papers were filed in Orange County Superior Court by Whitney Houston.
9/13/06: Whitney Houston separated from her husband Bobby Brown. Divorce proceedings are expected to begin as early as October 2006.
Birthdates:
Whitney Elizabeth Houston: August 9, 1963 in East Orange, New Jersey.Bobby Brown aka Robert Barisford Brown: February 5, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts.
How Whitney and Bobby Met:
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston met on April 12, 1989 at the Soul Train Music Awards.
Wedding Date:
July 18, 1992 on the grounds of Whitney's home in Mendham, New Jersey. They had about 800 at their wedding reception.
First Wedding Anniversary:
Whitney and Bobby celebrated their first wedding anniversary in their yard. They had dinner by candle light, ate some of their wedding cake, and danced under the stars.Source: Joy Duckett Cain. Essence. Feb 1994. page 4.
Children:
Bobby and Whitney have one daughter. Whitney had a miscarriage on December 19, 1996 in New York.- Bobby Kristina Houston Brown: Born March 4, 1993.
Bobby has three other children. In 2004, he spent a brief time in jail for missing child support payments.
- Landon Brown: Born in 1985. His mother is Melika Williams.
- LaPrincia Brown: Born in 1990. Her mother is Kim Ward.
- Robert (Bobby) Brown, Jr.: Born in 1991. His mother is Kim Ward.
Residence:
Near Atlanta, Georgia.
Occupations:
Whitney: Grammy award winning singer, actress, composer, fashion model.Bobby: Singer, actor, composer.
Religion:
Both Whitney and Bobby have Baptist backgrounds.
Quotes About the Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown Marriage:
Whitney about Bobby: "I've got a good man. He takes care of me. I don't have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every... disrespect him and you've got a problem."Source: Gossip at About.com
Whitney about their fighting: "We are crazy for one another. I mean crazy in love, love, love, love, love. When we're fighting, it's like that's love for us. We're fighting for our love.”
Source: Gossip at About.com
Whitney about romance: "Bobby's got a good heart and a good soul. We work hard at our relationship. We do. Because it's easy to lose that romance, that passion you once had ...
Bobby will take my hand and put it on his face--to me that's romantic."
Source: Joy Duckett Cain. Essence. Feb 1994. page 4.
Bobby Brown about Whitney: "She's my friend. She's the better half of me. They say opposites attract, but we're not opposites. We're one person. We're loving life, and we're just trying to be as good to each other as possible. And we're moving on."
Source: People.com
Bobby Brown about staying together: "What's important is that we love each other. It doesn't matter what people say. They want to try to break us down anyway. That's not for us. We're here, and we're gonna be together for a long time, so people can expect us to stay together ... I'm with my wife for the duration – and that's life."
Source: People.com
Bobby Brown on why he proposed to Whitney: "I couldn't find anything wrong with her that made me not want to marry her. Honestly, I couldn't. ... There's not just one thing I can point my finger at and say this is what I like about her. It's her. That's what made me love her, and that's what made me want to marry her. I'm just glad she said yes."
Source: Joy Duckett Cain. Essence. Feb 1994. page 1.
Bobby Brown about their daughter: "Bobbi Kris is the cement that holds our relationship together. When we're going through changes, when we're arguing or whatever, all it takes is for Bobbi Kristina to go waaaahhhhhhhh. And we crack up."
Source: Joy Duckett Cain. Essence. Feb 1994. page 3.
Whitney about first meeting Bobby: "But he came to my party and the thing that turned me on was that he was such a gentleman. He didn't try to impress me, he didn't try to put on airs, he didn't seem like he was afraid of me--like most men. Before I met my husband, I always got that how-can-I-show-her-that-I'm-worthy-to-be-with-her? attitude. When I met Bobby, it was simple. Bobby knew what I needed was love."
Source: Joy Duckett Cain. Essence. Feb 1994. page 3.
Bobby Brown about his career taking a backseat to Whitney's career: “Yeah. To my marriage, to my marriage, you know. Not to her career, but to our marriage.”
Source: MSNBC.com
