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Bobby Brown left Whitney Houston’s funeral at Newark, N.J.’s New Hope Baptist Church shortly after the service began.
In a statement put out by his representative, he explained, “My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston. We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions.“I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us and no one else to move,” he said. “Security then prevented me from attempting to see my daughter Bobbi-Kristina. In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. My children are completely distraught over the events. This was a day to honor Whitney. I doubt Whitney would have wanted this to occur. I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how.”
Bobby Brown Explains Why He Left Whitney Houston's Funeral
Article Source: ABC News
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Whoever in the family was responsible for not ensuring accommodations for Bobbi Christina's father, Bobby Brown, at the funeral to avoid any unnecessary confusion really almost marred a great event. Thank you Bobby for being the bigger person or adult in this situation for your daughter's sake.
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#1 - Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:40 PM ESTTheir daughter is 18 years old. I'm thinking if she could have traveled to the funeral with her father if she so chose. He was invited, for whatever reason. Alright well and good. So what was up with the entourage? Why couldn't he have just gone with one guest and sat in the back? Those nine people caused a seating problem for the ushers, that's probably why they were moved so frequently. His ex wife is lying there dead in her coffin and he is still trying to make it ABOUT HIM. Baffling.
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#3 - Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:47 PM ESTTheir daughter is 18 years old. I'm thinking if she could have traveled to the funeral with her father if she so chose.
she was with her father and Whitney's family all week long... it's okay for her go to the funeral with them AND want her father there too...
So what was up with the entourage?
...because CNN and other media choose to call it an "entourage"... doesn't just make it so... they were his children and Whitney's step-children, which she helped raise.
"he is still trying to make it ABOUT HIM"
That's pretty far-fetched, since he simply left so that it would "NOT" be all about him... he said, "In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene."
The man just can't win.
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i was not aware that Houston helped raise 8 step-children. Can you please validate that with the appropriate links. Also, with limited space at such a premium, don't you feel the decent thing to do would have been for Brown to inform the organizers he was bringing 8 step-children? Then arrangements could have been made for them and all this would be a non-issue.
That he was invited astounded me since it has been my understanding that Brown was physically/mentally abusive to Houston and that it was Brown who led Houston down the road of drugs.
You're not Al Sharpton, are you? He also turned a blind eye to Brown's antics.
Lastly, it seems like Houston had been screaming for help for 20-years. Where were these people whom packed that church to glorify her in death when she needed them in life?
Actually, reports claim that she was the physically abusive one, and he just defended himself, she even stated as much.
Bobby Brown
In an April 13, 1999 Associated Press article, Whitney Houston said that she was the aggressor in her marriage to Bobby Brown.
''Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn't. He has never put his hands on me. He is not a woman-beater,'' the singer and actress said in the May issue of Redbook. ''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.''
Brown's arrest history includes drunken driving and battery against women other than his wife.
Brown was sentenced in 1998 to five days in jail and a year on probation for drunken driving. On Monday, a judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., put him back on probation for showing up drunk to do his time.
Ms. Houston conceded that her singer husband is ''a party guy'' who ''likes to hang with his friends. He likes to dance with different people.'' But she said she knows he's loyal to her because ``I checked him out when he wasn't even looking.''
http:// www. safe4all .org /essays /victims
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Watch his "entourage", which actually included 3 of his children, who all grew up with Bobbi Kristina, her brothers and sister.
This is the only proof of any type of "entourage". I still haven't see pics of 9 people trying to be seated. But I have seen proof that Bobbi Kristina's brothers and sister couldn't be there for all of their mother's funeral.
If you believe the many conflicting reports... he simply "wanted everyone to sit together. But he was only granted two additional seats". So, what we can factually conclude is that 4 people were certainly trying to be seated, but only 3 seats were granted. I would not have let them make one of my grieving children sit elsewhere either. But who really believes this whole deal was about "seating". Really? Bobby was initially invited, but some family member(s) took it upon themselves to undo this. Everyone in that family knew there were at least 3 step-children that Whitney helped raise who called her mom too.
It really stems from many people thinking that Bad Boy Bobby Brown introduced sweet little Whitney Houston to drugs (hell it could have been Clive Davis for all we know).
"The biggest misconception is that he has influenced her badly," says Bethann Hardison, who was Houston's point person at the Click modeling agency in the early 80's, before Houston became an international music superstar. "Everyone thinks he's the reason for all the problems, and this really pisses me off. Now, this is my girl, to me, she's like my child. But I know that she's no slouch. And I know that she got involved in things before he came into her life...I defend him to keep others from putting him do down." - 2005 Vibe Magazine article
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Nectarine and News,
Thanks for the clarification and supporting info. i've got to stop glancing at the tabloid/entertainment headlines while standing in the supermarket checkout line.
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I don’t care if he came with 20 people. IT’S THE HOUSE OF GOD. You don’t discourage anybody from coming in GOD’s HOUSE. Even the pastor of the Church noted @ the beginning of the service that “this is GOD’s HOUSE.” On any given Sunday, room would have been made. Protocol is to ask everyone to scoot in and make room. Putting chairs in the center aisle if necessary. That angers me the MOST. A funeral is still CHURCH!
If you were watching the footage CNN had, they panned in on Bobby while he was outside, before they knew what happened. He didn’t have 6 other people with him. Since when in the hell is family an entourage?
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I think there was a definite conspiracy to belittle Bobby Brown at Whitney's funeral, and unfortunately, Bobby was correct, she would not have wanted the mistreatment to occur. But it did.
Perhaps he shared a turbulent life with her, perhaps they shared drugs together, but to make the claim that he was responsible for her death or her addictions is irresponsible. She had a choice, and she chose to abuse drugs and paid the ultimate price. She continued this behavior years after her divorce and after several trips to rehabilitation clinics. In the end, she alone is responsible for her own fate.
The man had a responsibility to his daughter to be there. The statement that if she wanted to be with him she would have is a little over reaching because if you have ever lost a loved one, parent, spouse, you're not thinking clearly and are easily persuaded. In the end, neither Cissy nor her family can be the FATHER she needs at a time like this.
- 2 votes
#4 - Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:24 PM ESTWhy Bobby Should (Not) Be Invited to Whitney’s Funeral
It’s been reported that Bobby Brown is not welcome to the funeral of Whitney Houston. The family has reportedly let him know in no uncertain terms that his presence would not be appreciated and that he needs to stay away. While no one knows the nature of the beef between Bobby and Whitney’s family, it’s not hard to imagine why they might have a problem with the man who has worked so hard to ruin his own life.
http://newsone.com/newsone-original/boycewatkins/why-bobby-should-not-be-invited-to-whitneys-funeral/
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#5 - Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:23 PM ESTThats not a good enough reason. If they let R. Kelly's molesting self, and Jesse Jackson's cheating arse in a church, then BY GOD, Bobby and his kids should have been welcome.
JESUS would not want that. That's what those good Christian folk need to remember.
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Love him or hate him, he was Whitney's husband for 15 years. They share a child together. She was involved in the lives of his other children. Arrangements should have been made to accommodate them. He and they had as much of a right to attend her funeral as anyone. He and his children should have been treated better. I'm not a fan of Bobby Brown, but this was wrong.
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#6 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:29 AM ESTJesse Jackson said the same thing afterword. (of all people...I guess he can be right about something...)
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