Addicted: Bobby Brown is reportedly back in rehab. He is seen here in Las Vegas in April this year, shortly after being arrested for drink |
Among his
many dubious claims to fame, singer Bobby Brown is the man widely credited with
introducing his former wife Whitney Houston to hard drugs.
But it
seems even Whitney's death in February, which was related to her cocaine use,
was not enough to halt Brown's own long history of drug and alcohol abuse.
The
43-year-old entertainer is reportedly back in rehab, less than eight weeks
after his second marriage.
High-profile couple: Whitney Houston and Brown together in 1999 |
The
singer 'is once again undergoing treatment for his addiction issues,' reports TMZ.
Brown's
wife of less than two months, Alicia Etheridge,told the website her husband was
'doing great'.
A source
told TMZ that Brown was undergoing treatment for alcohol abuse, but his wife
would not confirm the particulars of his treatment.
Brown was
arrested for DUI on March 26, 2012, after being pulled over for allegedly using
a cell phone while driving.
Brown
started his career as the frontman of pop group New Edition.
He
started a solo career after leaving the band in 1986 and had a hit with the
song My Prerogative.
But it
was Brown's romance with, and then marriage to, Houston in the early Nineties
that gave him a much bigger profile.
The
high-profile marriage was plagued by rumors of Brown's infidelity and the
couple's frequent drug use. Brown had several run-ins with the law, including
some jail time.
Following
fourteen years of marriage, Brown and Houston filed for legal separation in
September 2006.
Newly
weds: Bobby and Alicia Etheridge were married in Hawaii in June
|
Brown
began a relationship with Alicia Etheridge the following year. The couple
married in Hawaii in June.
The
hitmaker recently insisted he didn't introduce ex-wife Whitney Houston -
who died in February after suffering a heart attack partly brought on by her
cocaine abuse - to drugs and felt 'hurt' by such claims as he has been sober
for a long time.
He said:
'It's just unexplainable ... how one could, you know, [say that I] got her
addicted to drugs. I'm not the reason she's gone.
'I was
hurt ... because, you know, me being off of narcotics for the last seven years
- I felt that she was, you know, I didn't know she was struggling with it
still. But at the same time, you know - listen, it's a hard fight.'
Source: TMZ
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