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Phaedra Parks is one of the most remarkable and accomplished women on reality television. In addition to having a successful career as one of the hottest entertainment lawyers in the south, she was a part of the team responsible for bringing, Being Bobby Brown, one of the most culturally relevant reality shows to Bravo before reality television was normalized. Phaedra's name was known in the southeast as an entertainment attorney serving celebrities and occasionally acted as a defense attorney advocating for criminals that possessed large amounts of available cash, with little to no understanding of the legal system. She was a thriving socialite long before she was cast on Real Housewives of Atlanta along with her formerly incarcerated but very handsome husband at the time, Apollo Nida. Although Phaedra's clientele list included the fashionable and fabulous, she struggled with the transition from behind the scenes to in front of the camera.

Phaedra Parks was just a lawyer with a dream when she joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2010, and that dream was fame. At least, it’s easy to assume that it was fame. Before joining the reality series, she worked with high-profile clients like Bobby Brown. Phaedra’s first appearance on Bravo wasn’t on Real Housewives, but on the series Being Bobby Brown, which followed the family life of singer Bobby Brown while he was still married to Whitney Houston. Phaedra was a part of Bobby’s much-needed legal team at the time of the show, as he was in and out of court during that period. Bobby’s legal cases were highly publicized, which, according to Bobby, was not something that he wanted. In his book Every Little Step, he detailed how Phaedra seemed to enjoy having the cameras around during his trials. He...

In the early 2000s, Phaedra Parks was a lawyer making her name in the legal field. Nearly a decade prior to the show, Phaedra was exposed to the cameras and flashing lights of fame when she joined the legal team of the singer and husband of Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown. Bobby had a host of legal problems and was in and out of court and jail for years. During this time frame, Bobby was also filming his own reality show on Bravo, Being Bobby Brown, which focused on his personal life, from his family to his legal issues. And Bobby had a lot of legal issues. Phaedra reflects on the time fondly, as she once shared, “I always loved Whitney, I’ll always credit her and Bobby for a very important part of my career and for my notoriety. Because a lot of the time when people hear Phaedra Parks,...

Beach Boys singer Mike Love was at the White House to watch Donald Trump sign the Music Modernization Act into law, and when he stepped up to the podium he went way off topic to heap praise onto the president for his supposed effort to help Whitney Houston in her time of need.

“Thank you so much for your support of music historically,” he said. “I remember you tired your best to help get Whitney Houston in some kind of shape. I remember being at Mar-a-Lago with this guy right here.

Chicago – Singer Bobby Brown has been all over the news of late, mostly because of the new memoir he’s authored (with Nick Chiles) called “Every Little Step.” He aims to set the record straight on his tumultuous career, especially regarding his marriage with the late Whitney Houston, which culminated when they split in 2007.

Bobby Brown at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville for His Book ‘Every Little Step’

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Bobby Brown co-founded the boy group New Edition when he was nine years old, and found fame with group with hits like “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” He was only 17 years old when he left the group in 1986, but hit it big with his second solo album, “Don’t Be Cruel” (1988), featuring the monster song “My Perogative.” He has only released three albums since then, the latest being “The Masterpiece” (2012).

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So exactly which of The Soup‘s myriad Clips of the Week was determined epic enough to nab ultimate status in the E! series’ final hurrah?

That distinction goes to video of the late Whitney Houston barking “Kiss my ass” at husband Bobby Brown during their short-lived Bravo reality series Being Bobby Brown.

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The revelation came at the end of The Soup‘s series finale Friday, an hour that found host Joel McHale joined by many of his Community co-stars (including Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong and Jim Rash) and frequent Soup guests (including Rob Riggle...

Bobbi Kristina Brown was under the influence of drugs the morning she was found unresponsive in her bathtub, a source familiar with the details of the situation tells People. The 21-year-old was found face-down and unresponsive in the tub inside her Georgia home on Jan. 31. She was rushed to the hospital and has been on life support in critical condition ever since. Multiple sources who know Brown confirm to People that she regularly used heroin, cocaine and Xanax in recent months. (A rep for the family did not comment when asked about drug use.) She was also a heavy drinker,...

On Thursday, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was Tweeting up a storm about everything from garlic fries and a fishtail braid to more cryptic messages like, "On my own." Less than 48 hours later, the 21-year-old was found unresponsive in the bathtub of her Roswell, Georgia, home and rushed to the hospital. It's been almost three years since her mother was found dead in a bathtub in L.A. on the day before the Grammy Awards, an accidental drowning caused by a combination of drug use and heart disease. Devastated by her mother's death,...

Lifetime is making a Whitney Houston–Bobby Brown TV movie because apparently the entirety of Being Bobby Brown just wasn't depressing enough. Directed by actress Angela Bassett, the film will likely tell the story of Brown and Houston's whirlwind love affair and debilitating drug habit: "Their humanity and bond fascinates us all," Bassett told Deadline. It's scheduled to air in 2015.

If there's anyone who knows how to convey roller coaster (and occasionally drug-addled) romance, it's Angela Bassett. Having plumbed the depths of Tina Turner's tumultuous relationship with Ike in "What's Love Got to Do With It," Bassett is now stepping behind the camera to helm a movie about another seriously messed-up relationship -- the one between the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Fittingly, Lifetime, the network known for digging into the nitty gritty of relationship angst, is set to air "Whitney Houston" in 2015. Though many of us remember a comically off-the-rails couple from the reality series "Being Bobby Brown" (highlight moment: Houston asking her husband to assist her with her constipation), the movie aims to take a more serious angle, following their romance from the time the couple met to their courtship and marriage. Whether the movie will end with their divorce or Houston's death has not been revealed.

Allegedly driving under the influence runs in Bobby Brown's family -- TMZ has learned his older brother Tommy was arrested early this morning for misdemeanor DUI.Brown was busted just after midnight by Cobb County Pd. He was popped for speeding (a misdemeanor) and driving under the influence (also a misdemeanor). He was booked into Cobb County Adult Detention and is being held on $1,650. Brown is still in custody.For his part, Bobby has...

Trouble behind the wheel runs in Bobby Brown's family -- his brother Tommy was arrested this morning for driving on a suspended license ... TMZ has learned.Brown's older brother -- who appeared on "Being Bobby Brown" and "The Houstons: On Our Own" -- was popped by Henry County Pd in McDonough, Ga at 5:20 Am. He's being held on $1,805 bond for the driving on a suspended license charge and one additional charge ... improper passing...

These days, our knowledge of celebrities too often originates with paparazzi images and snarky quotes by anonymous "insiders." After a while, it's easy to forget that stars are real people. We decided to subject Bobby Brown to our #nofilter quick-fire question and answer series. Because how well do you know someone until they've shared their guiltiest pleasures?

Trouble doesn't faze Bobby Brown, the R&B singer, reality show star ("Being Bobby Brown") and former husband of Whitney Houston.

Singing in the boy band New Edition made him a music sensation, and hits like "My Prerogative" and "Every Little Step" during his successful solo career made Brown a household name. But, as of late, the singer's battle with substance abuse, including reports of two DUI arrests this year, has generated bigger headlines than his 2012 album, "The Masterpiece."

So while Brown was headed for the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit to...

Seven years after Being Bobby Brown fascinated and horrified TV audiences, a new reality show about Whitney Houston’s family is coming to cable. Lifetime’s The Houstons: On Our Own follows the late star’s relatives — including her mother, Cissy, her brother, Gary, and her sister-in-law and manager, Pat — as they try to keep their family together in the wake of Whitney’s sudden death.

But show’s main focus is 19-year-old Bobbi Kristina, Whitney’s daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown — who is apparently engaged to Nick Gordon, a 22-year-old who was informally adopted by Houston 10 years ago. And as this preview clip shows,...

Bobby Brown is returning to the world of reality television, presumably because 2005's Being Bobby Brown had such a positive impact on his life and the lives of those around him. Sources tell the L.A. Times that Bet is working on a new reality series with Brown and producer James DuBose (The Michael Vick Project, Monica: Still Standing, Tiny & Toya). This show will be about Brown's "life and business," but there aren't any other specifics like a start date or title just yet. Time to get those Gif-making skills in tip-top form!

I'm sure many of you still have sad memories of the 2005 Bravo reality series Being Bobby Brown. Two out-of-control people making fools of themselves in public and in private. And yet, as the old saying goes, it was like watching the aftermath of a car wreck - you just couldn't turn away. So with that comes news that Bet is currently producing a new Bobby Brown reality TV show for future broadcast. The still untitled series, which reportedly has actually been taping since May, will focus on Brown's "life and businesses". The show will be exec produced by James DuBose who has produced other celebrity reality shows, though currently the airdate and number...

Perhaps we should all agree the term “urban update” should be kept as far away from studio pitches as possible? The descriptor -- besides sounding like a mandatory software patch -- just does not do the film it's touting any favors whatsoever. But, that hasn't stopped the latest remake to be deigned as such from picking up a charismatic leading man in rapper/actor Common, and worthy source material in Francois Truffaut's 1977 film “The Man Who Loved Women.”

Shadow and Act reports that the update, which comes after a pretty dismal Blake Edwards remake starring Burt Reynolds and Julie Andrews, will transplant the original film's Paris location to Buenos Aires, where Marc Guiness (Common) decides to pen a memoir about the myriad relationships throughout his life. First-time feature director J. Kevin Swain, who has 'til now made a name with music videos and, er, “Being Bobby Brown,” will helm the project,...

Houston's ex-husband debuts 'Don't Let Me Die' during a visit to the 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.'

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Bobby Brown appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday

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Since Whitney Houston passed away in February, her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, has only opened up about her death in one interview on the "Today" show, but during a Wednesday night appearance on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno," the R&B singer paid tribute to Houston with a new song.

"Don't Let Me Die" finds Brown musing on mistakes he made during his relationship with Houston. "I didn't realize that every breath I took was from you," he sang, dressed in black, "You were my air."

The new song will be featured on Brown's upcoming album The Masterpiece, set to debut on June 5. It will be his first album since 1997's Forever. "I...

Whitney Houston participated in Bobby Brown's infamous reality show Being Bobby Brown in 2005, and now the late singer's family is following in her footsteps. The Bodyguard star's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, and mother, Cissy Houston, will be featured in a docu-series called The Houston Chronicles, Lifetime announced Friday. The show's focus will be Whitney's brother, Gary Houston, and sister-in-law Pat Houston. According to the network, the show "follows those closest to the pop icon as they try to pick up the pieces after her untimely death." Lifetime added that the show will follow Gary and Pat "as they take on their greatest challenge, supporting and guiding Bobbi...

Bobby Brown sat down with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer on Wednesday, breaking his silence regarding the death of his ex-wife, Whitney Houston.

The 43-year-old singer told Lauer he first learned of Houston's death from a New Edition bandmate who got a text and pulled Brown aside to tell him the tragic news. Brown immediately called his daughter, who was too distraught to speak, and someone else confirmed that his ex-wife had indeed passed. "I just started crying ... You never expect someone close to you to just die. It was really hard," he told Lauer.

Even with Houston's long history of drug abuse, Brown maintains there was no part of him that feared drugs would be the end of her. "No, I didn't think that way, because I know how hard the struggle is to maintain sobriety. But she was doing wonderful, everything about her was going on the upward,...

Three months after Whitney Houston's passing her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, is opening up for the first time about their life together, her death and the impression that their marriage led to her downward spiral.

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Much of the Today show interviewed focused on Houston's drug use (which contributed to her death on February 11 according to the corner's report), but Brown was adamant that her addictions were present long before they met. "I didn't get high before I met Whitney," Brown told Matt Lauer.

"I smoked weed, I drank beer, but I wasn't the one that got Whitney on drugs. [It was a part of her life] way before we met. I worried about it when we first got together ... then I tried it. And for some reason I have an addictive personality. I wasn't the one who got her addicted to drugs. I'm not the reason she's gone."

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Sometime bad boy Bobby Brown is hurt by the accusations that he led Whitney Houston down the wayward path of drug use. Brown sat down with Today’s Matt Lauer for his first interview since Whitney’s death, airing in two parts beginning on Wednesday (April 2). For seven years, Brown says he has been clean of any narcotics (good for you, B!), and he hoped his ex-wife of 15 years was on a similar path of sobriety. He tells Lauer that when he saw his Houston a week before she passed, “[She] had this glow about her that was just, you know, incredible. I’m saying to myself, you know, ‘She must be … she must be doing really well,’ because she looked really well,” reports TodayEntertainment. When the 43-year-old R&B singer was asked about how he feels about all the people who blame him for Houston’s addiction, he said, “It makes me feel terrible.

Rosie O'Donnell spoke out about the onslaught of criticism lodged at her following remarks she made about Lindsay Lohan during a "Today" show appearance earlier this week.

On Tuesday's "Today" show, host Matt Lauer asked O'Donnell to share her thoughts on Lohan playing Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie. O'Donnell said that she felt "very sorry" for Lohan and that she "needs a lot of help." O'Donnell added that "she's had a lot of trouble doing every single movie" and "is not in a place to work."

O'Donnell's comments created a firestorm online. Lohan responded to O'Donnell's remarks later that day. She said O'Donnell's comments were "so intrusive" and suggested the former talk show host form her opinions when "she meets someone face to face."

On Wednesday, O'Donnell responded to Lohan's statement and said that she has met her. "I did meet her when she was young and doing 'The Parent Trap,...

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After Rosie O’Donnell said she felt “very sorry for” Lindsay Lohan and criticized the decision to cast the actress as Elizabeth Taylor, O’Donnell appeared on the Today Show again this morning to explain her words.

O’Donnell said that she was surprised by the strong reaction to her comments on the show on Tuesday. She said she met Lohan when the young actress was in “The Parent Trap,” and called her a “beautiful,...

Rosie O'Donnell spoke out about the onslaught of criticism lodged at her following remarks she made about Lindsay Lohan during a "Today" show appearance earlier this week.

On Tuesday's "Today" show, host Matt Lauer asked O'Donnell to share her thoughts on Lohan playing Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie. O'Donnell said that she felt "very sorry" for Lohan and that she "needs a lot of help." O'Donnell added that "she's had a lot of trouble doing every single movie" and "is not in a place to work."

O'Donnell's comments created a firestorm online. Lohan responded to O'Donnell's remarks later that day. She said O'Donnell's comments were "so intrusive" and suggested the former talk show host form her opinions when "she meets someone face to face."

On Wednesday, O'Donnell responded to Lohan's statement and said that she has met her. "I did meet her when she was young and doing 'The Parent Trap,...

Did a mad scientist send pop culture back to 2006? It feels that way, with Lindsay Lohan and Rosie O’Donnell garnering so many headlines lately. This morning, the former Queen of Nice paid another visit to the Today show, and though O’Donnell was there to serve on a “Professionals” panel, she also defended comments she made about Lohan on Tuesday.

To recap: Two days ago, O’Donnell told Matt Lauer she thinks Lohan needs “a lot of help.” More specifically, she continued, “She’s had a lot of trouble doing every single movie, including SNL. I think she’s...

Rosie O'Donnell believes ... if Lindsay Lohan doesn't change her life ... she will end up just like Whitney Houston ... dead. Rosie went back on the "Today" show this morning to expand on why she doesn't believe Lindsay should have been cast as Liz Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie ... or Any role for that matter. Ro suggested Lindsay is heading down a similar path as Whitney ... and believes the only way she can be saved is...

The McKinley High class of 2012 is coming up on graduation, fast. We have no idea how the rest of the student body is handling that, but the Glee Club kids are, of course, singing about it, in the form of a Whitney Houston tribute episode.

I actually didn't realize how thin "Dance With Somebody" was on plot until I went to recap it, because I was distracted by all the shiny Klaine angst and Brittana dancing, and also the gay hugging. (Hugging is what same-sex couples do when hetero couples would be kissing. We only kiss during Very Special Episodes.)

Possibly as part of this plot-lite approach, Glee apparently no longer feels the slightest need to set up their opening musical numbers in terms of context.

Just like last week, when Blaine, Mike, and Brittany went right into "Saturday Night GLEEver's" first song, we're launched directly into Mercedes, Santana, Kurt,...

Being Bobby Brown, what hath you wrought? According to RadarOnline, Whitney Houston‘s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has reached a verbal agreement to star in a reality show, a choice that, if true, seems like a truly questionable decision for a lot of reasons. For example, in addition to unexpectedly losing her mother just a few short months ago, Bobbi is also allegedly embroiled in romantic relationship with her “adopted” sibling Nick Gordon as well as allegedly dealing with continued drug and alcohol abuse that has her extended family “worried sick.” All of which would make for great TV…if it was written for a fictional show. That would probably have to be aired on HBO. As if that wasn’t enough to think about, you know dad Bobby Brown is going to want in on this after starring in his own reality show in 2005, and he is less than...

Tyler Perry, longtime a friend of Whitney Houston, has taken her daughter under his wing. Which, in Hollywood, apparently translates into giving her a plum role on his latest sitcom! A rep for the Houston family confirms that Bobbi Kristina Brown is working with the prolific TV and film producer. So, what's on tap for the 19-year-old? Radar first reported that Bobbi Kristina, whose previous TV experience is limited to interviews and Being Bobby Brown, would play the daughter of one of the stylists at the salon run by Tasha Smith's Angela. No word yet on when she'll first appear, but there will be plenty of opportunities—the first of 35 new episodes that TBS has ordered...

Whitney Houston's ex-husband attended her funeral on Feb. 18 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ., and his daughter Bobbi Kristina, was by his side. Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown showed up to the funeral despite reports that he was banned. The New Edition frontman kissed Whitney's coffin, and for a moment everyone forgot their bad times together. Whitney and Bobby had a tumultuous marriage and a lot of it was featured on their reality show Being Bobby Brown. Their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina has reportedly tried to take her own life since her mother passed away on Feb. 11, so we're happy to see him by her side. Many celebrities are in attendance at Whitney's funeral. Tyler Perry spoke and Dionne Warwick, Whitney's cousin is leading the memorial service along with the pastor. — Chloe Melas More Whitney: Bobbi Kristina Brown Arrives At Whitney Houston’s Private Wake Whitney Houston...

The New Jersey mansion that Whitney Houston shared with ex-husband Bobby Brown for 15 years is currently sitting empty and in disrepair.

Houston placed the 12,561 square foot estate up for sale at $2.5 million in 2009, and slashed the price to $1.97 million before taking it off the market at the end of 2011, reports RadarOnline.com.

The home is currently for sale on a private listing, but take a look at the home in its heyday, courtesy of Trulia.

Whitney Houston's time on "Being Bobby Brown" was not something friend and longtime mentor Clive Davis wanted for the late singer.

Despite reports that the music mogul encouraged the singer to appear on the 2005 Bravo reality series, a source close to Clive tells Access Hollywood otherwise.

"Clive never spoke to Whitney about 'Being Bobby Brown,'" the source said.

In fact, Clive was opposed to music superstar appearing on the series, where she popularized the phrase, "Hell to the no."

"Personally, he was very against it," the source explained.

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It was Saturday afternoon, and I was late. Behind the wheel of my Mercury Milan, stuck in traffic with two friends in the backseat Driving Miss Daisy style, I tried my best to dodge and weave cars while heading over to pick up one last gal before driving south for an hour to have dinner. Not just anywhere, but a magical place I had never before been to, a place where the word “silverware” wasn’t invented yet and where most of the waiters had ponytails that rivaled my own in both silkiness and length. That’s right: We were going to Medieval Times. We were dressed up! Real dressed. (For Medieval Times standards, where, judging by the garb of the other diners, told me that medieval folk wore a lot of denim shorts and pool shoes.) And I had the drive all planned out: A little Sirius Satellite Radio...

Los Angeles -- Whitney Houston's career is getting a post-mortem boost, but it isn't likely to be as big as the one that enriched the King of Pop's estate after his death.

Like the late Michael Jackson, Houston was in the midst of an attempted career revival. She was found dead at age 48 on Saturday in her Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys, a stage she once ruled.

It could be weeks before the coroner's office completes toxicology tests that could establish the cause of death.

In an outpouring of grief – and a desire to remember her soaring voice and upbeat personality – Houston's fans have propelled her decades-old recordings to the top of sales charts on iTunes and Amazon.com. Twitter recorded more than 2.5 million Tweets about her within two hours of her death.

Not unlike Jackson's posthumous star turn in the movie "This Is It,...

Whitney Houston‘s untimely death in a Beverly Hills hotel suite last weekend has raised a huge question in the Saturday Night Live writers’ room: Whether or not to build a sketch around the late pop star when Maya Rudolph, who is known for her legendary Houston impersonation, makes her hosting debut this coming Saturday.

TVLine has learned that SNL is indeed considering such a skit, although an NBC spokesperson declined to confirm the information. “As you know, the show never comments on potential show content,” said the rep. “As Maya impersonated Whitney, it’s a natural question, but one...

Bravo has said that there are no plans to re-release Being Bobby Brown. Being Bobby Brown was a 2005 reality series starring the New Edition singer and then-wife Whitney Houston which followed their turbulent relationship. While the program drew high ratings, Houston later refused to grant permission for a DVD release. According to The Huffington Post, Houston's friends, family and business associates were said to be "terrified" that Bravo may decide to repurpose the footage following the singer's death on Saturday. "These tapes terrify her family and managers," a friend of Houston's told the website. "They want to preserve her image as (more)...

It would be an understatement to say I was heartbroken this weekend when I learned that Whitney Houston, The Voice as she was known, passed away in Los Angeles at only 48 years old. And of the many variations of Whitney that we all witnessed, there was Whitney the wife and mother. Yes, her marriage to Bobby Brown ended in divorce in 2007 after 14 years, a part of which we were witness to on the brilliant Bravo reality show Being Bobby Brown. The two created a gorgeous daughter, Bobby Kristina (my heart breaks for the girl right now), and despite their very obvious dysfunctions and years of mutual abuse issues, still had a love that is hard to deny. Looking at old photos, it was obvious that theirs was a great love. Here are the 25 Happiest Photos Of Whitney Houston And Bobby Brown. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2.

I was fortunate enough to meet Whitney Houston at her career peak. It was late 1996, and she was promoting her forthcoming movie, "The Preacher's Wife." No one knew at the time that she was at her zenith, that her first tastes of failure were soon to follow, and that she was at the end of her glory years and at the beginning of a long, slow, sad decline from which she would never fully recover. When I interviewed her, there were only a few hints of the downward spiral she had already embarked upon. Years later, we would learn that she was already using drugs daily at this time, but I saw no sign of her dependency. The Houston I met lived up to her image as pop's serene, supreme majesty. She was regal and elegant. She sported a diamond ring the size of an ice rink. She hinted at...

There is no doubt that Whitney Houston's legacy resides in the music she has left behind. But along with her carefully produced records, concerts and music videos, there exist hours and hours of footage of the singer from her ex-husband's reality show, "Being Bobby Brown."

"These tapes terrify her family and managers," a friend of Whitney's told me. "They want to preserve her image as the greatest singer of our generation, not as the troubled wife of Bobby Brown, who turned her from an icon into a joke."

When Michael Jackson died, the lack of personal footage made it easy for fans and the media to focus on his professional career rather than his decidedly eccentric private life. The same cannot be said for Whitney, but it appears that Bravo, which owns the "Being Bobby Brown" archives, intends to keep them under wraps.

Asked if the network would repurpose any of its footage,...

Whitney Houston is dead at 48 years old.

The superstar singer and actress's publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston's passing to the AP. She was found and pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday afternoon; thus far, no cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse.

Her self-titled debut album, released in 1985, sold 25 million copies worldwide. In total, she released seven albums and three film soundtracks; a winner of six Grammys, Houston sold over 200 million albums and singles worldwide. She earned 30 Billboard Awards, 22 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.

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"I am absolutely heartbroken at the news of Whitney's passing," music producer Quincy Jones said in a written statement. "I always regretted not having had the opportunity to work with her. She was a true original and a talent beyond compare. I will miss her terribly."

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Pop, Soul, and R&B icon Whitney Houston has passed away at the age of 48. Time, location, and cause of death are currently unknown, according to the singer's publicist Kristen Foster.

News of the singer's passing comes on the eve of music's biggest night with The Grammy Awards. It is not known at this time how the singer, who once reigned as Grammy queen, will be honored at the impending ceremony tomorrow night.

From the mid-1980s into the late 1990s, Whitney Houston was one of the world's best selling musical artists. She also parlayed those talents into numerous film roles, and served as an influence to a whole generation of upcoming singers ranging from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, and many in the spectrum in-between.

Houston dropped her debut album in 1985 with the self titled "Whitney Houston", which sold millions across the globe and brought her Grammy number one...

Pop icon and Being Bobby Brown cast member Whitney Houston is dead, according to her publicist, less than a day after a report said she was offered a job judging Fox's The X Factor. She was 48. Late Friday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that she was "approached to join the Fox talent series, according to a source close to the show," and "was spotted at a pre-Grammy party on Thursday, hosted by singer Kelly Price at TRU Hollywood. The 48-year-old diva also is expected to appear at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party on Saturday.” The AP reports that “Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unclear.” Her drug use was as well-documented as her incredible voice and successes in music and film.

Whitney Houston is dead at 48 years old.

The superstar singer and actress's publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston's passing to the AP. She was found and pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday afternoon; thus far, no cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse.

Her self-titled debut album, released in 1985, sold 25 million copies worldwide. In total, she released seven albums and three film soundtracks; a winner of six Grammys, Houston sold over 200 million albums and singles worldwide. She earned 30 Billboard Awards, 22 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.

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"I am absolutely heartbroken at the news of Whitney's passing," music producer Quincy Jones said in a written statement. "I always regretted not having had the opportunity to work with her. She was a true original and a talent beyond compare. I will miss her terribly."

At her peak,...

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.News of Houston's death came on the eve of music's biggest night . the Grammy Awards. It's a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to case a heavy pall on Sunday's ceremony. Houston's longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday; it was unclear if it was going to go forward.At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless...

Our condolences go out to Bobby Brown and his family right now. Bobby’s father, Herbert Brown, passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 82 years old and had been ill for a while. If anyone of you watched Being Bobby Brown, Herbert, whom Bobby called “Pop,” was on the show quite regularly. R.I.P., Pop.

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Can you guess the best show on Oprah’s TV network, Own? Sure, The Gayle King Show is fun. And Our America With Lisa Ling is fascinating, as is Master Class. But the best show on the flailing channel is easily Oprah 25: Behind The Scenes, an incredibly rewarding peek into Oprah’s life at her production company and what went into the final season of Oprah’s talk show. Even though it’s a reality show, it doesn’t possess that layer of filth that accompanies most “documentary-style” garbage since there’s really no one to hate. It’s pretty fun. Plus, Oprah’s dog is gorgeous. Meanwhile, the network boasts other reality shows that focus on The Judds, Sarah Ferguson, and Ryan and Tatum O’Neal. So, basically, everyone has a reality show now. You will have a reality show, and it will be about how you — like Sinbad,...

After the trainwreck that was Being Bobby Brown, now the crazy ex-couple's 18-year-old daughter is pulling into the station. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the offspring of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has taken to Twitter to say she may be following her parents into a career on reality television. "Ps Everyone! Guess what?!" she wrote Thursday. "We are currently in the process of meetings about starting my very Own! Realityshow!!" Um, yay? Apparently, Bobbi Kris (as Whitney calls her) wants to do the show so that the world will understand the real her. We initially thought the "Own" remark was a reference to Oprah's new network, but we called over there and a...

It's that very special week of the year, when we collectively realize that "American Idol" contestants were born the same year we saw "Uncle Buck" at the Westbury Drive-In. It's the dreaded "Songs From the Year the Contestants Were Born" theme, or as I like to call it, "Producers Force Thia Megia to Sing a Song That Wasn't Written 100 Years Ago."

But this week "Idol" is also giving back. Portions of the proceeds from the studio recordings will go to helping the relief efforts in Japan. But really, the entire world benefits from watching Steven Tyler sing, "There's something wrong with the world today ... Oh, hi there. Let's talk natural disasters."

Before I point out that 75 percent of the season 10 contestants were born after "Mannequin" hit theaters, and 25 percent of them after "Mannequin 2: On the Move," let's rip right into the top 12's performances.

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Guys, it’s official. Tonight, I’m making myself some chicken tetrazzini. Why? Because EW has confirmed that guilty pleasure TV’s hero, Joel McHale, has signed on for two more years of The Soup. (Deadline first reported the news.) That means two more years of spaghetti cat, two more years of ribbing Mike Hawk, and two more years of good-natured, and well-deserved, mockery of television’s most ridiculous moments. Oh, here go hell come, TV!

Of course, McHale will continue to split his time between The Soup duties and NBC’s Thursday comedy Community, making him just one step...