'They say I'm crazy, I really don't care!' Bobby Brown sang in the first verse of his 1988 hit single 'My Prerogative' ... and boy did he ever live up to the that.Whether it was his highly-rated reality series 'Being Bobby Brown,' or his longtime position as a staple in celebrity gossip circles, the public has maintained an infatuating love affair with the 39-year-old trouble-prone R&B crooner.
And believe it or not, there's plenty more to explore.
With his latest endeavor, the forthcoming memoir 'Being Bobby Brown: The Truth and Nothing But ...,' Brown let's loose on an array of controversial subjects, dishes dirt on fellow celebs and make startling self revelations.
BlackVoices.com has exclusively obtained an advance copy of the tome, which was written with biographer/publisher Derrick Handspike and will be independently published via Down South Books this spring.
In the scorching page-turner, the former New Edition front-man doesn't only pontificate on his 14-year marriage to Whitney Houston (as all of the mainstream media seem to be harping on) today, he also spoke candidly about his affairs with Janet Jackson and former video vixen Karrine Steffans.
About Jackson, Brown says he never abused alcohol as much as he has until his relationship with the 'Rhythm Nation' singer hit the skids: "I can recall that I started drinking heavily when Janet Jackson and I broke up," he writes. "Before I met Janet I would never drink hard liquor, I only drank beer. But after our break up, I started drinking hard liquor abundantly. I took the way our relationship ended very hard. Not to say we were head over heels in love, but she was someone I had a lot of feelings for. Besides, we were young and naive. I was only about 19 or 20 years old. Young love is no joke!"On Steffans, who is also known as "Superhead" for her admitted sexual acts, Brown was less diplomatic: "Yes, she was a friend of mine. Yes, I've slept with her. Yes, I've spent several nights at her house," he stated point blank, adding, "but she was only good for what her nickname stood for and nothing else ... she is a terrible mother ...If there is one thing I can't stand, that's a woman who is not a mother to her children. That's a big turn-off to me!"
Ewww.
Steffans, who blew the bed-sheets off of the hip-hop industry exposing her sexual exploits with some of the
biggest names in Black Hollywood via two 'New York Times' best-selling memoirs, has spoken on record about her love for Brown ; her latest book, 'The Vixen Diaries,' has a chapter titled "How To Save a Life, Part Two" where she writes "While the rest of the world continued guessing the nature of my relationship with Bobby, I was working hard to help him be happy, healthy and sane."The 'I Need A Girlfriend' singer thinks otherwise: "To be totally honest, I feel this woman isn't even worth acknowledging," he writes. "I think she is trying to make a quick buck. I also think she needs some psychological help. She has been mentally and emotionally scarred. She needs a hug!"
Wow wee.
That leads to his former wife, whom he does, indeed, admit that she may have married him to dodge rampant rumors of her longtime lesbian relationship with gal pal Robin Crawford.
There are less than six degrees between Steffans and Houston; they both have had tumultuous, tabloid-ready relationships with Brown, and also are or were romantically associated with young R&B stud Ray-J (who Brown refers to as "the little guy" throughout 'Truth').


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By: sameOldstuff on 4/23/2008 3:23PM
BOBBY BROWN isn't doing nothing that everyone else in the good old USA has done......WRITE A BOOK...and ofcourse its all for money, what else
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By: JoyRide on 4/23/2008 5:13PM
BOBBY, GO FOR IT. You are not broke, people don't understand community property and how your finances were impacted by joint property laws (bills can't be paid if one party in a marriage freezes the capital).
Think about it--Everyone thought Whitney was broke during the divorce, too. It's called "hide the money." Remember Michael Jackson's seemingly broke situation during the trail--all is well now though!?!
Besides, I saw "Being Bobby Brown." Ms. Whitney is off the hook with no manners or class, except in a formal dress.
Make your money and put the past behind you. Come on back Bobby as beautiful as you were before Whitney.
What people don't realize is that Whitney had a criminal record before you did, it was hush-hush.
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By: ernestine smith on 4/23/2008 6:16PM
BOBBY PLEASE DON,T HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAINGING FOR ME TO SPEND ONE DIME ON YOUR BOOK GRANDMA2 CALUMET CITY , IL
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By: Victoria on 4/23/2008 6:41PM
Only somebody on crack would sleep with a low-life skank like Bobby Brown. He is ugly, talentless and nasty. I wouldn't let him kiss my toes much less any other part of me. He is NASTY!!!!!
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By: u2 on 4/24/2008 9:00AM
bobby brown is broke and now he needs the cash to pay his bills including his child support. therefore, he is prone to do a tell all book.
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By: Dramalady on 5/03/2008 11:06PM
BOBBY BROWN IS BROKE!THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE! He has to get some money from somewhere. I'll probably buy the book for curiosity. If I can buy Superhead's book which talked about all the men she screwed or did a professional to, I can get Bobby Brown's with his cute twisted mouth self. :-)
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By: Toria on 12/12/2008 10:59AM
If Bobbie Brown dropped dead, how many people would really actually care? I wonder. He is and always will be a NOBODY. He's ugly and had only minimal talent. He's mentally unstable and a drug user. In other words, a total LOSER. Whitney was stupid to marry him and the smartest move she ever made in her life was getting rid of him. I wouldn't buy his book if it was at the Dollar Store for 50% off! Only ignorant people would want to read what he has to say.
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