Bobby denies divorce rumors (E!)
Being Bobby Brown means sticking it out when the going gets tough.
The "My Prerogative" purveyor is flatly denying a report this week in the New York Daily News that he and superstar wife Whitney Houston are on the verge of divorce.
"The rumors are wrong," he told People magazine. "They're false."
According to the Daily News, the 36-year-old Brown told friends that he and his 42-year-old missus were preparing to split permanently. The newspaper also reported that Brown had also been spotted with several women backstage at Connecticut's Foxwoods Casino.
The mercurial songster turned reality star said he was mystified by the insinuations that his 13-year union was on the rocks and that the household was doing just fine. (The couple have a 12-year-old daughter together, Bobbi Kristina.)
Asked by People what may have prompted the item, Brown replied: "I really couldn't tell you. They say I said something about it, but I joke a lot...I don't think I said it, but if I did it was a joke. Trust me...it's someone that got the words mixed up."
Brown added that the break-up rumors "definitely upset" Houston.
"Oh, she called me!" he told People. "She's calling me on a regular basis like, 'Bobby! Did you say this? Did you say that?' "
As for himself, Brown is keeping cool.
"There's no way I can be upset, because I didn't say it and I'm not trying to divorce her, and that's the most important thing. She's my friend," he said. "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."
Certainly Brown and Houston have had their share of problems, including battles with drug and alcohol addiction that led both to enter rehab on separate occasions. The couple has also been dogged by allegations that Brown walloped Houston during a domestic spat at their Atlanta home in December 2003. Although Houston declined to cooperate with police, the case is pending.
But as his missus likes to sing, both have faith love will save the day.
"What's important is that we love each other," Brown told People. "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."
That doesn't always mean they stick like glue.
Houston was a no-show at Brown's concert Thursday in New Haven, Connecticut, because she had a dental appointment to go to, but Brown promised to dedicate the show to her.
The divorce story eclipsed the other major Brown-related news this week. He and the other five members of New Edition--Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Johhny Gill--are reuniting for a new tour.
According to MTV, the announcement came after Brown took the stage last Sunday to perform a couple of tunes with Bell Biv DeVoe at a gig at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. The only catch: Fans will have to wait until 2008 for the tour to hit the road.
New Edition last got together for the 1996 album Home Again.
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