
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.
Whitney and Bobby
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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: Fastt Eddie on 9/16/2009 8:14PM
Still will not invest a dime towards her future drug habit. Me & Bobby Brown set black people back,back,back... just fed into the stero type give them a little money and they will find away to mess it up. Like she said so much money, well not my money anymore.
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By: Greg on 9/16/2009 9:04PM
I'm glad to hear Bobby respond in a calm manner. I watched the interview. Whitney and Oprah were playing the blame game. Whitney, in no way, accepted responsibilty for her actions. She totally blamed Bobby for everything. I love her but she is fake as hell. And Oprah is a punk for not drilling her like she would have drilled a man... A total punk!!
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By: Dark Gable on 9/16/2009 9:46PM
I know !I thought when they invented "ENZYTE" white men would relax and drop all the hate!
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By: dmickeyd on 9/16/2009 9:56PM
Go DeeJaye!!!! You told it!!!!
They are such haters!!! Yet they LOVE to be LIKE us!! For example, hair, music, dance.
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By: Bahz on 9/17/2009 10:20AM
I wish the best for Whitney but I still feel she was not totally honest about her drug use. The FIRST step to sobriety is being honest about your addiction and she denies the crack issue. You can NOT smoke cocaine (a powder)in a pipe unless you cook it ie... crack. That is why she harped so much about using the cocaine in the marijuana because that you can do. The whole crack is whack ordeal has her scared to being totally honest. She would not only be a drug addict but a big liar too. It's too much for her to bear..... JUST MY OPINION.
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By: MrBumpcap on 9/18/2009 1:51PM
Remeber she dated Darryl Strayberry first.
Bobby i belive you.. she still a crack head.
ask her Dealer..:)
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By: stjr on 9/18/2009 5:09PM
Sheriff's Department Threatened Bobby Not To Move
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/oprah_winfrey_interviews_whitney_houston.htm
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By: stjr on 9/18/2009 5:10PM
Whitney Houston's Daughter A Solo Singer
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/whitney_houston_daughter_a_solo_singer.htm
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By: midbluehungry on 9/18/2009 5:15PM
BBrown, wassup, c'mon man. Treadmill, walk three miles a day on the treadmill, thats all it takes to get back baby. Drink your water. Read Proverbs, its all there. You can do it. Its not over.
Get a nice white girl. You can do it. It your prerogative. PEACE
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By: Gayle on 9/18/2009 8:23PM
Aquarius (Bobby) and Leo (Whitney). Attraction but disasterous.
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