"After all these years, she cleaned up and got smart. She didn’t need him and realized it."
Brown's official response to People magazine about his separation from Houston was, "I'm really saddened by the situation."
To which the collective world says, "You should be saddened, bitch, you done gutted out a Rolls." Or something like that.
Houston, certainly the more famous and talented of the two, was born with a promising career ahead of her: it would have been difficult not to with Cissy Houston as your mother, Dionne Warwick as your first cousin, and Aretha Franklin as your godmother. Not only did Whitney have a world-beating singing career, she was also stunningly beautiful, a burgeoning movie star, and had a more or less unsullied reputation. Houston helped define the word "diva" with one of the most gifted voices of our time.
Equally significant, she was a hit-making machine, charting over 35 #1 hits on various Billboard charts, ranging from Pop, to Adult Contemporary, R&B and Dance. Beginning in 1985, she scored hard and often with such huge hits such as "You Give Good Love," "How Will I Know," "Saving All My Love," "The Greatest Love of All," "So Emotional," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," and her classic remake of Dolly Parton's amazing song "I Will Always Love You."
Mother of Pearl! that's some serious hit-action. Sadly, despite all of her chart success, she didn't not secure commensurate financial success. Unlike many of her peers — Madonna and Mariah to name two — Whitney has virtually no song credits to her name and hasn't toured in years. Without song royalties and touring capital, it was only a matter of time before Whitney's money pond would dry up - not even taking into account her biggest money vacuum of all, husband Bobby and his vulturous family leeching off of the mini-fortune Whitney had brought to the marriage table.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Matthew T. Sussman
"Bobby "My Prerogative" Brown had a little je ne sais quoi back in the day, but chose instead to blow it on, well, blow and cheap whores."
In his defense, I'd go cheap too, because you can buy more whores and once you buy 12 at once, you get a cut rate. Now that's money management.
2 - Dawn
Yeah, if only he had applied that logic to Whitney's cash, they might still be ridin' dirty, yo.
3 - Marcus
Great article. Glad she finally got smart and dumbed his dumb ass!
4 - Miss Kitty
Great read! Good riddance to that no-good Bobby Brown!
5 - CJ
As executive producer of two $100 mil movies and a successful TV movie franchise since 2001, I highly doubt Whitney's hurting for cash. Remember, crack is cheap...
6 - Eric Olsen
glad this one seems to have a happy ending - nice one Dawn!
7 - Dawn
CJ - actually Whitney is hurting for cash. She does not get royalty checks and touring payout like I said in the article. Not to mention that the money she made was long ago and many, many hits of crack, serveral houses and mortgages later, plus numerous Browns asking for handouts and supporting her good for nothing husband. Whitney has been generous to everyone but herself. I truly hope she gets it together, and while her music in general isn't my thing, I can deeply appreciate her talent and found her at one point stunningly beautiful.
Here's to hopin' and wishin' she breaks the addiction to drugs and Bobby.
8 - TOM BRIGGS
WHY DOES EVERYONE DUMP ON BOBBY BROWN FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DRUG PROBLEMS? SHE HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD FOR USING DRUGS, THE PROBLEM IS WHITNEY HOUSTON, NOT BOBBY BROWN.
9 - Eric Olsen
does her drug use predate her relationship with Brown? I wasn't aware of that
10 - Mach Stelmacher
This is league with Tina Turners split farewell with Ike maybe. If she produces new work, maybe it will
reflect a little of that. She should call up all her sisters and do a duets album Patti LaBelle..maybe she'll get by with a little help from her friends...
great blog entry by the way!!! ******
11 - jessica parker
Every one think bobby is to blame for her addiction, but is her girlfriend robin who got her stated. (she is bi-sexual)
12 - chrstina
Thats whats wrong with coulpes in the entertainment. Every things about money! Not love. Bobby did not have a gun to her head & say whitney if u dont hit this rock im going to blow your brains out. Her home girl got her to smoking crack. But u dont hear about that. Just bobby because he is a bad boy. U dont here about the good times they. Rumer has it she is broke. If he did not love her & it was all about the money why was he was still there. Its not like she looks good any more. I was one of the ones who hoped they would get it together now dont get me wrong. I love whitney and pray she can get it together for her self & little girl. But she has to do it for her not any one else
13 - Eric Olsen
ultimately she is responsible for herself - totally agree
14 - Martin Lav
It is her responsibility and her's alone, however, it would seem from this outsiders perspective that their relationship is just as poisonous and addicting as her drugs. Her first step seems to be a smart one and that's her separation from him. If he has a drug problem as well, as it would appear, then it will be best for him as well. If they both get recovery, then who knows, maybe they will turn out to be good for each other, maybe not.
15 - Eric Olsen
excellent points Martin, totally agree
16 - Mach Stelmacher
Maybe word has just gotten round to her on just how
terrific she really is. A real loving man would
never let her sacrifice her career and spiral downwards and would have NONE OF IT. I know its easy to assume MrEX dragged her down to be at his level.
But thats the way I see it. Not too run too deep with the ball in the end zone and do a dance in it of course. Perhaps she had self worth issues already going into this now ended relationship/marriage who knows.
17 - Dianna
now whitney you need to prove to me and everboby eles that you still the best singer in the world i love you so much.i wish i can meet you thank you for saying good bye to him.in come to stl when you get your your self all back love you
18 - gari
christina, where do u get your logic from? Does it make sense that he would put a gun to her head? No, but did he support her either? no. he could have said well honey if u dont stop im leaving, i dont want a crack head, right, support uh, no, Bobby was too bust scraping, remember, he cultivated that environment of drugs for her, and once he got her where he wanted, he knew a sober Whitney had too much sense to go alonng with his lieing, cheating antics, therefore he made it seem like heaven for her. Now you tell me, how supportive could he have been to allow his sister take picture, of her in those conditions, all of them ...(Brown Family) should be ashamed of themselves, they like a curse and if anybody see them coming should run. trust me.
The sister claimed , "I did it out of love" i believe her, yeah..love of money, whitneys money. piece of trash.
Can you imagine Bobby not to be blamed, i mean which husband that loves their wife, now not her money or what she can do for you....but Love..true love...doesnt know when to get her help. Unless his attempt was to kill her so that he can cash in on the insurance policy. Did he not see the house, the pics. OMG...i feel for whitney, yes, and i pray for her long befoore those pictures surfaced. I am happy she is not dead, so bobby yes and his family looses. Whitney will come back, the curse is not on her, its on The Browns.
19 - Snarkattack
Wanksta! Haha, that is a word I really ought to be using more often in everyday parlance. Amusing as always, Dawn.
20 - betty
Whitney you don't have to prove nothing to nobody but God and even with that you has a free will. Good luck child of God.yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not promise. say good-by to the past.
21 - Henrique
She will never stop....get her on heroin - that's more calming than crack.
22 - npy
to all those out there im sure whitney thanks you for your support. i have been blessed to meet the entertainer recently and i am also pleased to annouse that she is not broke and 523.73 spunds like what she paid for a massage. anyways i hope for ms. whitney she returns back to the top where she belongs. I am praying for her and there is nothing to hard for god.
23 - me
crack headddddddddd
24 - CASEY
IT IS SO GOOD THAT SHE HAS LEFT HIS DUMB SELF CAUSE SHE WAS SO PRETTY AND TALENTED BEFORE SHE GOT WITH HIM I AM SO HAPPY AND I HOPE SHE KICK THE CRACK AND GET BACK ON TRACK
25 - betty
Mrs Whitney sure looks good. May GOD bless MRs. whitney and her daughter with peace,love, joy and happiness from this day and forever more. we love you and always will.