Whitney Houston's much-publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey couldn't have had more peculiar timing. Her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, who seemed to be the main topic of the "candid" tête-à-tête with the billionaire media maven – is talking, too.
In promotion of his forthcoming 'Behind the Music' special, the 'My Prerogative' crooner recently opened up to 'The Insider' about his rocky relationship with Houston.
"I think we corrupted each other," Brown disclosed. "I don't think she hurt me or I hurt her in any way. I just think we had a 14-year marriage that had its ups and downs, and not many people understood it."
Houston confirmed Brown's statement by revealing that the two were inseparable during their marriage.
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Arista Records head Clive Davis, left, kicks off Grammy week with his 10th annual pre-Grammy party with, from left, Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, and Bobby Brown in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1996. HO/AP Photo
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Whitney Houston (R) poses with husband, singer Bobby Brown (L) 15 March at Eighth Annual Soul Train Music Awards. Houston received the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for entertainer of the year. Photo by VINCE BUCCI, AFP/Getty Images.
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Whitney Houston, center, her husband Bobby Brown, second right, and other members of her entourage pose for a photo near Jerusalem's Old City walls Wednesday May 28, 2003. Houston is in Israel to visit the Black Hebrews, an African-American community that moved to Israel in 1969 and settled in the southern town of Dimona. Photo by Zoom 77, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston waves as she walks down the street with her husband Bobby Brown after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Photo by Brian Hendler, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston, right, and her husband, Bobby Brown, perform during the "VH1 Divas" duets show in this May 22, 2003 file photo, in Las Vegas. After a tumultuous 14-year marriage marked by drug arrests and stints in rehab, Houston is divorcing Bobby Brown. The pop singer filed divorce papers in Orange County Superior Court this week, a month after filing for legal separation from Brown, Houston's publicist Nancy Seltzer said Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006. Photo by Joe Cavaretta, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston, left, smiles at her husband, singer Bobby Brown, during a court hearing on Nov. 25, 2002, in Dekalb County State Court in Decatur, Ga. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sept 13, 2006. Photo by Erik S. Lesser, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston smiles next to her husband Bobby Brown during a visit to Jerusalem, on May 27, 2003. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006. Photo by Pier Paolo Cito, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston on the arm of her husband Bobby Brown arrive at the Atista Records pre-Grammy party Tuesday evening in beverly Hills, Calif. Houston is up for several awards at this years 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Wednesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Jill Connelly, AP Photo.
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Bobby Brown and his wife Whitney Houston arrive at Vanity Fair's Oscar party at Morton's in Hollywood on Sunday, March 25, 2001. "I have not seen or spoken to my daughter since early June and I have no prospect of speaking to her anytime soon due to Whitney's actions," Brown declared in Orange County Superior Court documents filed Friday Aug. 24, 2007. Brown has been trying to overturn a judge's default judgment to nullify the couple's marriage and grant Houston sole custody of 14-year-old Bobbi Kristina. During their 14-year marriage, Brown was arrested for drugs and alcohol, and Houston twice entered drug rehab programs. Photo by Laura Rauch, AP Photo.
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Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, 2/23/00. Photo by Frank Micelotta, Getty Images.
"He was my drug," Houston confessed yesterday on the season premiere of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' "I didn't do anything without him. I wasn't getting high by myself. It was me and him together, and we were partners, and that's what my high was
-- him. He and I being together, and whatever we did, we did it together. No matter what, we did it together."Brown divulged what he says was the real reason for why he began abusing cocaine. "It's a powerful drug," he said, adding that he also turned to drugs because of the lack of enthusiasm in his marriage.
"I just think I was bored. I had just gotten married, and things [weren't] right, and I turned to alcohol and drugs."
Is that so, Bobby?
It appears marriage and boredom weren't the only thing that may have gotten the former New Edition member down in a slump. According to his 'Being Bobby Brown' autobiography, (which was later labeled "unauthorized" due to conflicts of interests between him and author Derrick Handspike), the Grammy Award-winning Boston native recalled drinking heavily when he separated from a famous former girlfriend .
"Before I met Janet [Jackson], I would never drink hard liquor. I only drank beer," he revealed. "But after our breakup, 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," he added. "I was only about 19 or 20 years old. Young love is no joke!"As for his thoughts on seeing his ex-wife on Winfrey's show, Brown doesn't seem too fazed by her appearance. "If there's something that she says that is untrue or disrespectful then...I'll deal with that with her."
Uh oh.
'Behind the Music: Bobby Brown' premieres on Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. ET on VH1.
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By: tifany on 9/15/2009 3:05PM
Way to go Bobby! your maintaining your composure and possibly growing up. I know they expected you to clown but you showed them.
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By: Anita Price on 9/16/2009 3:18PM
Who would burn the hand that feeds you?
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By: carla byrd on 9/28/2009 4:32PM
Bobby I wistnessed you and Whitney at Red L...... some time ago off Roswell rd. That particle day you were sane and she was absolutely DRUNK!!!! She said to couple setting across from you what the hell you looking at my B for. She was calling you B aloud and just a mess so I'm convinced that it was her paragative. Weed might have just been you, but cocaine was her and the two together became lace joints. Bobby I love you just as much as Whintney so keep a cool head and just stay out the news. BOOBBBBYYYYYY GET YOUR DANCE ON AND LET HER GET SANG ON WE LOVE YOU BOTH
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By: fefe on 9/15/2009 3:32PM
"If there's something that she says that is untrue or disrespectful then...I'll deal with that with her." I have to admit I expected him to react differently. But it made me happy to read that he acted grown up about the situation. Happy to hear; glad to see somethings can be handle privately.
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By: OnePen1 on 9/18/2009 7:30AM
I think Bobby like so many of us men, realize that he had a good woman, but she was bad for him, they were good and bad for each other, they obviously felt a connection that the world could not understand( which is how a marriage is supposed to be) but once they started getting high together as husband and wife, that high became the feeling of their marriage, which is why they were always high. I thank GOD for both of them, realizing that the situation was just too bad to continue! I hate seeing marriages end, but, look at the both of them now, clean, coherant, working, actually being very respectful of one another. I thought Bobby would crash and burn after the divorce, but I guess he is a man after all......I really hope the best for the both of them.
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By: Sheryl on 9/19/2009 6:08PM
Private can be cool, and even benefical to both parties; if communications go both ways and they agree to disagree.
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By: Ms. Shelly on 9/15/2009 5:17PM
Bobby answered that question with maturity and handled it well. People can change and maybe he has? I liked the Ophra Part II today but missed Part I yesterday. She sounded ok and even if she doesn't have her old voice back, she has the spirit to sing from her heart. Her interview was sincere. Her daughter Bobbi in the audience has grown up to be a beautiful young woman. Whatever Bobbi's plans in music, Whitney will stand by her daughter all the way!
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By: Ann on 9/15/2009 8:45PM
I watched both yesterday and today. I wasn't sure how I would react to seeing Whitney so I watched with "no" expectations. Whitney is on a come back folks!! Thanks to her Faith in God and the Angels who surrounded her through all of her times, good, bad and whatever. Thanks to her MOTHER.
I liked her answer when Oprah asked her about ever falling again, her response was "take one day at a time." GOOD ANSWER. My philosopy is take life in 5 minute intervals, anything longer than that creates confusion and anxiety and take our minds off of not only doing the right thing but off of God--Our Savior. Thank you both Whitney and Oprah, I felt both of you as if I were sitting in the audience (wishing I could have been), but HD does a great job. Blessing to you Whitney and Miss Bobbie.
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By: Lisa on 9/15/2009 9:41PM
What Bobby and Whitney had that was positive is their undying love for each other. How many people really love each other enough to endure through good times and bad? Its just sad that she and him allowed the drugs or anything else come between their marriage.
But there love for each other will always be there but being apart maybe what is best.
I love them both and pray God will bless them as they co-raise their daughter.
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By: Cheryl on 9/15/2009 10:29PM
Much Love and Respect to both Bobby and Whitney...I think they BOTH have mature in two great people in their own right....MEDIA LET IT GO!!!!!!
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