Bobby Brown pictured with his father "Pop Brown" in December 2005 at the VH1 "Big in 05" Awards.

Bobby Brown‘s dad passed away today after a long bout with cancer … sources close to the family tell TMZ.

According to a family source, Herbert Brown — known affectionately as Pop — had been ill of quite a while. He was 82.

Pop was seen often on the reality show “Being Bobby Brown.”

[TMZ]

Is Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown‘s 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina working on launching a music career?

The teen (who has been attacked by the media over the past year or so for her alleged wild child antics … like sniffing cocaine and partying it up with Newports and 4 locos) recently posted a video on YouTube of her covering Adele‘s “Someone Like You.”

She definitely inherited her parents’ ability to party, and party hard … but did she inherit their Whitney’s pre-crack voice too? Find out when you peep the footage above!

Bobby Brown almost caused a scene at DJ Cassidy’s birthday party in New York Wednesday night (Jul 6) after he pulled a waitress by her pony tail when she walked away from him when he was talking to her.

The R&B bad boy got into the altercation with the catering staffer just before hitting the stage with his 80′s group New Edition at DJ Cassidy’s celebrity-filled 30th birthday celebration onboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier.

“During the band’s sound check earlier that evening, Bobby was talking to one of the waitresses, but she walked away from the conversation before he was finished talking. Then Bobby pulled her ponytail. She complained to her bosses, and Intrepid security called event organizers,” a source told the NY Post’s gossip column Page Six.

When Bobby B and his crew finished performing and returned to continue partying for the event, “security spoke to Bobby’s management and the situation was resolved,” the source said.

Reps for Brown confirmed the incident, saying it was all a misunderstanding. “It wasn’t anything detrimental or anything,” a rep said. “He did it in a playful way and it was fine. It was a misunderstanding. Everything was fine; no one had any issues.”

Other celebs in the building included rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony, male model Tyson Beckford, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and more.

Check out 10+ pics from the party below:

The 2011 BET Awards aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 26) … and the best part of the entire show (in our opinion) was host Kevin Hart‘s extra funny “Real Husbands of Hollywood” comedy sketch!

The multi-part sketch, which along with Hart, also starred Bobby Brown, Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Nick Cannon and Anthony Anderson parodied Bravo’s “Real Housewives” as well as VH1′s “Basketball Wives,” making fun of the some of the most hilarious moments on the reality shows.

Check out Parts 1 – 3 of the HILARIOUS sketch below:

R&B star Bobby Brown has had his fair shares of ups and downs during his career and knows all too well what it’s like to get a chance or two to redeem himself. That’s why it’s no surprise that he feels Chris Brown deserves a break and a chance to get back on his feet and redeem himself.

In a recent interview with Street Disciplez Radio, Bobby said of Chris:

“Chris Brown just give that brother a break, because we don’t know what happened between them in that relationship. We don’t know what went on between them, too. I think Chris Brown is a talented artist. I think Chris Brown deserves a second chance, no matter what. Because he’s young and he’s talented.

“Rihanna is doing her thing, Rihanna moved on and people need to move on with what happened between their relationship. And, I think Chris Brown deserves a second chance.

“Compared to things I’ve been convicted of, Chris Brown is a baby. Chris Brown is a good brother and I wish him the best. We need an artist like him. Kids need an artist like him.”

Bobby Brown does have a point. Chris Brown deserves a second chance, especially when you’ve got loons like Charlie Sheen running around still scoring gigs!

What are your thoughts?

Oops! Sister 2 Sister Magazine had the Internet buzzing over the weekend with reports that R&B singer Bobby Brown was expecting his 6th child with his fiancee Alicia Etheridge. However … it turns out the reports are NOT true, and the magazine has apologized for their error.

Shortly after reporting the story, S2S released a retraction explaining how a “transcription error” made them mistakenly report that Bobby and Alicia were expecting their second child together.

Due to a transcription error, S2S mistakingly reported that Bobby Brown’s fiancée, Alicia Etheredge, is expecting a second child.

However, Alicia has recently verified that she and Bobby are not expecting and are too busy chasing around little Cassius to even think of expanding their family right now.

As much as Sister 2 Sister loves the Brown family and wants it to grow and flourish, we just can’t make it happen on our time.

So, while we’re wishing and waiting on Baby #2 (hint, hint) we regret the misinformation and hope to always uphold our commitment to factual, accurate and timely news.

Source

Good to know. Bobby Brown doesn’t need anymore children right now. He already has 5 with 4 women (including his fiancee Alicia).

Landon (born:1986 with Melika Williams), LaPrincia and Bobby Brown Jr. (born: 1990 & 1991 with Kim Ward); Bobbi Kristina (born: 1993 with his ex-wife Whitney Houston), and Cassius Brown (born: 2009 with Alicia Etheridge).

See. His family is big enough.

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are said to be teaming up for an intervention to save their out of control daughter Bobbi Kristina, who just turned 18 earlier this month and has been the subject of recent media attention regarding her alleged drug abuse.

In the days leading up to her 18th birthday on March 4th, the National Enquirer published photos of the teenage celebuspawn allegedly snorting cocaine. Now, just weeks later, a source tells the Enquirer that Whitney took away the brand new Lexus she bought her for her birthday, and she and Bobby are sending little Bobbi to an unnamed rehab facility.

Peep the full details below:

Crushed by our report that her daughter – known to friends as “Krissi” – is hopelessly addicted to cocaine and alcohol, Whitney begged her: “Don’t let drugs ruin your life the way they ruined mine,” sources say. The Grammy-winning diva and her ex-husband, Krissi’s father Bobby Brown, are blaming each other for their only child’s problems, according to insiders.

“Whitney was devastated over the photos showing Krissi using cocaine, and The ENQUIRER story that quoted her telling friends, ‘I’m just like my mother,’” a friend divulged. “She called a family meeting and sobbed as she told Krissi, ‘I don’t want to lose you.’”

The singer, 47, also canceled plans to celebrate Krissi’s 18th birthday on March 4 in Atlantis, the luxury resort in the Bahamas, the source revealed. “Whitney called Bobby, and they agreed that Krissi needs rehab,” the friend said. “They also agreed on a tough-love move to shake Krissi up, and Whitney returned a Lexus convertible that she’d bought for Krissi’s birthday.”

Despite her parents’ decision, Krissi is fighting the idea of rehab, said the source. “Krissi is denying that she has a problem. She says that she does cocaine for fun and isn’t addicted,” said the source.

Meanwhile, Whitney and Bobby – who have both battled serious drug habits – are blaming each other for Krissi’s problems, sources say. “Bobby reminded Whitney that she used to have drugs all over their house,” a friend divulged.
“He also accused her of being ‘coked up’ in public, looking like a mess and setting a bad example all along to their daughter,” the friend said.

But “The Bodyguard” star was quick to snap back at her bad boy ex, said the source. “Whitney told Bobby that he did drugs too and got into more legal trouble than she ever did,” the friend said.

Bobby, 42, has been arrested for DUI, possession of marijuana, driving without a license, probation violations and misdemeanor battery for slapping Whitney. The former “New Edition” singer, who has five children with four different women, has also been dragged into court numerous times for failure to pay child support.

“Bobby and Whitney are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is that they’re both responsible. Krissi has been around while her parents and their friends were drinking and drugging ever since she was a little girl,” said another pal. Krissi was only 12 when she was photographed drinking from a wine glass as her parents looked on.

In 2008 she was admitted to a psychiatric ward after attempting to slash her wrists with a razor blade. As The ENQUIRER reported, Krissi’s suicide bid came after she tried to stab her mother during a heated argument. And she was just 17 when a former boyfriend – who dated her for 2 1/2 years – snapped the coke-snorting photos that appeared in The ENQUIRER. He also claimed that he saw Krissi smoke pot and guzzle beer and the potent grain alcohol Everclear.

After The ENQUIRER’s explosive story hit newsstands, Krissi took to her Twitter account to blast her ex-boyfriend. But she admitted that it was her in the photos, and said her mother “comforted me to the max.”

Now with Bobby’s blessing, Whitney is planning to send Krissi to an outpatient rehab program, said the source.

Pure craziness. Just pure … craziness!

Bobby V and Bobby Brown joined forces last night on “Lopez Tonight”. The two performed a remake to Brown’s classic hit “Rock Wit’Cha.”

Check out the footage below:

What are your thoughts???

Earlier this week, the National Enquirer quoted sources that claimed that following the release of a set of scandalous pictures showing the 17-year-old celebuspawn smoking Newports and drinking Four Lokos, Bobbi K’s mom and dad (Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown) were stepping in to stop their teenage daughter from going into a downward spiral.

However, a rep for Bobby Brown tells E! News:

“There is no truth to the reports about Bobby and Whitney staging an intervention with their daughter.”

So we guess that clears all that up!

But what about those pictures? 17-year-olds should definitely not be smoking cigarettes and should MOST DEFINITELY not be drinking suicide in a can aka Four Lokos! SMH…

Thoughts?

They say the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree….and apparently, in little Bobbi Kristina Brown‘s case, that saying is VERY true!

The word on the street is that the 17-year-old, whose parents are R&B singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, is developing drug and alcohol addiction issues……just like her mom and dad.

After photos of Bobbi Kristina getting drunk off Four Loko, smoking cigarettes and making out with a girl at an unsupervised party were posted online last month, insiders say her parents (who have both dealt with substance abuse issues) are really worried about her well being, and are stepping in to stop her from going into a downward spiral!

Details (and PICS) are below:

“Whitney and Bobby sat Bobbi Kristina down and read her the riot act,” a family friend told the National Enquirer.  “They brought in counselors and they’re trying to drum into her that because of their problems she’s genetically predisposed to alcoholism and drug addiction. They’ll do anything to spare Bobbi Kristina from the substance abuse hell they’ve both experienced.”

Insiders say that both Bobby and Whitney flipped when pictures surfaced of their daughter downing “blackout in a can” and was seen making out with a young woman at a party. It’s not the first time Bobbi Kristina’s behavior has raised red flags. She tried to stab her mother in 2008 during a confrontation and spent days in a psych hospital after slashing both wrists.

Wow!!! Whitney and Bobby better get a hold of their wild child before it’s too late and she ends up like Lindsay Lohan (x 10)!!

Your thoughts?

The 2010 Hennessy Artistry Concert Series went down this past Thursday night (Oct 14) in New York City, and featured performances from Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Eve, Ron Isley and others. (Bobby Brown even hit the stage!)

Other celebs at the event were Trina, Melanie Fiona, Selita Ebanks, Anthony Mackie and more. Check out 15+ pics of everyone below (and when you continue reading)!!

The 2010 ESPY Awards were held yesterday (Wed. Jul 14) in Los Angeles, CA. And celebs like Amber Rose, Mario (who brought along his new girlfriend Dez), Terrell Owens, Chris Bosh, Kenyon Martin, Hank Baskett & Kendra Wilkinson, Zac Efron and more all walked the red carpet before making their way into the Nokia Theater L.A. Live for the ESPYs, which, hosted by sports network ESPN, honors the best athletes and teams in the world of sports. Reggie Bush also attended the Espys Wednesday evening, but chose not to arrive to the show with his rumored new girlfriend Amber Rose, who made her presence known on the red carpet with a bright yellow dress.

The 2010 Espys also featured a performance from singer Janelle Monae, who also participated in a funny skit with actor/comedian Will Ferrell (equipped with one of those loud, annoying vuvuzelas). Check out 20+ pictures from the 2010 Espy Awards in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live below and when you continue reading…

Here’s some news that may (or may not) shock you: old school R&B singer Bobby Brown proposed to his girlfriend of 3 years live on stage at a concert in Florida over the weekend! After he and his New Edition group members performed their set at Tom Joyner’s Funk Fest concert event in Jacksonville, the 41-year-old singer called up his girlfriend/manager Alicia Etheridge and their 11 month old son Cassius to the stage and asked her to marry him in front of over 10,000 people!

Brown’s last big relationship was with legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston, but the couple divorced after 15 years of marriage. They have a 17-year-old daughter together (Bobbi Kristina). Bobby B. also has three other children from previous relationships.

PIC SPOTTED @ YBF

A nasty rumor made its way around this week saying that R&B singer Bobby Brown had died from lung cancer. And now the former New Edition font-man is personally putting the rumors to rest, confirming that he is indeed alive and well, contrary to what people had been saying earlier this week.

Bobby made a surprise call into Atlanta’s V103 radio station to clear up the rumor. “I’m not dead,” he said. “I couldn’t tell you [where the story started]. I heard about it yesterday and you know, I brushed it off.” According to reports Brown succumbed to lung cancer earlier this week. Once the news hit Twitter, it all but exploded causing Brown to speak out. “I think that Twitter’s getting out of hand. If they kill me off that soon. I don’t even Twitter but, at the same time, I’m alive, period.”

“People started calling my phone. People started calling me and asking me am I okay,” Brown explained. “If you don’t see me or hear from me, it doesn’t mean I’m dead. I’m just thankful, man. I got everyday to look for.”

THE BOOM BOX

Word on the sidewalk is that Bobby Brown is taking Kim Ward, the mother of two of his children, to court on June 24th in an attempt to get a judge to lower his child support payments.

Brown claims he has no source of income right now, and can not afford a $5,500 per month child support payment. But what makes Bobby B’s case so bad is that back in early 2007 he was sent to jail for failing to pay Ms. Ward $22,000 in back child support.

Bobby Brown and Kim Ward have teenage children together.

Bobby Brown, his girlfriend Alicia Etheridge and their 6-month-old son Cassius were spotted eating lunch Monday afternoon (Nov 16) at a restaurant in Los Angeles.

Bobby and Alicia met shortly after he and Whitney Houston finalized their divorce back in 2007. Cassius was born in May 2009 making him the couple’s first child together and Brown’s fifth. The “My Prerogative” singer has a total of 5 children, including Cassius, his oldest son Lando (23) and his daughter with Whitney, 16-year-old Bobbi Kristina.

Continue reading for more pics of the happy family!

In Bobby Brown’s new tell-all book, he claims his whole relationship with R&B legend Whitney Houston was a hoax! Bobby wrote that the only reason Whitney married him was because she wanted to protect her “good girl” image. He says she was also in a “bisexual relationship” at the time, and she knew that being gay wouldn’t look good for her career.

“(The marriage) was doomed from the very beginning,” Brown writes in ‘Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But…’ “I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married… I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children.

“The media was accusing her of having a bisexual relationship with her assistant, Robin Crawford. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn’t go too well with her image… In Whitney’s situation, the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation, whether it was true or not.”

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston filed for divorce back in 2007 after spending 14 years together as husband and wife. They have one daughter together, 16 year old Bobbi Kristina Brown. And Whitney Houston is currently busy promoting her new album, I Look To You.

VH1 reps have revealed that their “Behind the Music” series will return in September 2009 and will feature profiles on rappers Lil Wayne, T.I. and 50 Cent, along with R&B singer and former New Edition member Bobby Brown.

BTM will follow Wayne from his early days as a New Orleans “Hot Boy” all the way to being the “best rapper alive” in 2009. His episode will kick off the return of the series on September 10th. A couple of weeks later on September 28th, Bobby Brown will be featured on the show and they’ll talk about his days as a member of New Edition, his struggles with drugs, his divorce from Whitney Houston and everything in between.

A week and a few days later on October 8th will be T.I.’s episode, where his life as a drug dealer on the streets of Atlanta, the murder of his close friend Philant Johnson and his current stint in federal prison will be highlighted. And less than a week later on October 13th, the show will document 50 Cent’s life, form his near-death experience in May 2000 all the way up until today, where he is now one of the biggest rappers in hip-hop.

All shows will air at 10 PM (EST) with the exception of 50 Cent’s episode, which will air at 8 PM (EST).

Singer Bobby Brown and his baby mama/girlfriend Alicia Etheridge were spotted maxin’ and relaxin’ on the beach in sunny Malibu, California Saturday afternoon. Peep Alicia reading the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which features Michael Jackson on the cover.

We also have new candid shots of Beyonce, Usher, Kim Kardashian and more! Continue reading to check them out.

PHOTOS: WENN / GETTY IMAGES / FILM MAGIC

R&B group Day 26, recipients of the award for “Best Group” posed for photos in the press/media room with their trophy during the 2009 BET Awards, which were held Sunday night (Jun 28) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other celebs who rolled through the press/media room were Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Drake and more. Continue reading for all of the pics.

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

Bobby Brown and his pouty-faced girlfriend/manager/baby mama Alicia Etheridge were spotted outside of a medical center on Bedford Drive Tuesday (Jun 9) in Beverly Hills. The two welcomed a baby boy into the world a couple of weeks ago. And yes, we did say “Bedford Drive” … so you already know who wasn’t too far behind. Continue reading for more!

That Quween lady sure does know how to make herself known! Is she REALLY homeless though? Most of the homeless people we know rock the same outfit every day. This lady seems to have a problem with wearing the same outfit twice like her celebrity “friends.” Does the “once you’ve been photographed in an outfit you can’t wear it again” apply to her too? Things that make you go hmm…

PHOTOS: WENN

Not to be outdone with news of his ex-wife Whitney Houston making a comeback to the music scene, Bobby Brown recently made a pretty big announcement at a Vegas nightclub.

While performing at Rok nightclub at the New York New York in Las Vegas, NV last Wednesday (Jun 3) he announced that he has another kid! His girlfriend/manager Alicia Etheridge gave birth to a baby boy, whom they named Cassius the previous weekend. This makes kid #4 (and baby mama #3) for Bobby. Yay for him. :)

Angela Simmons, one half of the dynamic Simmons sister duo, was spotted without her other half as she left a tanning salon in Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles Monday afternoon.

Actor/comedian Chris Rock was spotted by the boys with the flashing lights as he left The Ivy in West Hollywood Monday afternoon.

Bobby Brown and his daughter Bobbi Kristina were spotted out shopping together in Los Angeles on Saturday. Big Bobbi looks happy to see the paps, but big Bobby looks like he’s ready to punch a mutha… in the face. Lighten up, big Bobby!

Your boy 50 Cent touched down in Los Angeles via LAX airport last Wednesday and served the paparazzi up with some fake jabs and punches. We can only imagine what it felt like seeing a guy of sh*tty cent’s stature coming at us in that way (joking or not).

Actress Vanessa Williams, who recently celebrated her 46th birthday last Wednesday (Mar. 18th), was spotted filming scenes for the popular ABC series Ugly Betty last Thursday in Manhattan, New York’s Lower East Side. They say Black don’t crack and Ms. Williams is living proof seeing as she doesn’t look a day over 30.

PHOTOS: WENN / BAUER GRIFFIN ONLINE

This past Friday, legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston and her publicist put out a statement denying any allegations that she has plans to get back together with ex-husband Bobby Brown. According Houston’s publicist, Nancy Seltzer, the rumors, which originaly came from The Chicago Sun Times are “a complete fabrication.”

The official word from Camp Houston sticks to the old line about the divorced couple remaining separate, ‘but good friends whose primary interest is the well-being of their daughter.’ Yet, several Georgia sightings of Houston and Brown in recent days — clearly looking very romantic while dining together — seem to boost the reliability of what I’m hearing. I’m also hearing that the divorced couple’s daughter Bobbi Kristina is eager for her parents to remarry.

Rapper Ludacris was spotted at a party for La Senza (lingerie company in Canada) enjoying some hors d’oeuvres and wine in Toronto over the weekend. Pretty random, I’d say!

Follow the break for candids of Nelly, Snoop, David Banner, and more!

Actress Eva Longoria-Parker enjoyed her courtside view at Sunday’s Lakers Game (Apr. 13th) in LA. Is it me, or does the Desperate Housewife star look like she’s just doing a lot of cheering and hollering without really knowing what’s going on? I don’t know, she just looks like the type to do something like that a sporting event, lol.

Rapper Nelly hit up MTV’S TRL today (Apr. 14th) to premiere his new video with Fergie, Party People. His album Brass Knuckles is still set for a June 24th release.

Singer Rihanna was photographed rocking this number (a floral jumpsuit) the other day in Los Angeles, where she visited a middle school.

Rapper Snoop Dogg hit up the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, TN today (Apr. 14th) and took some photos in the press room. What an interesting get up, to say the least.

Bobby Brown was there looking like a fool too…

David Banner celebrated his 35th birthday Saturday night (Apr. 12th) at San Francisco’s club Mezzanine. The party looked very … interesting.

Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart was spotted as she left a taping of Live with Regis and Kelly.

{ PHOTO CREDITS: Getty Images / INF / Wenn / Wire Image }

• KANYE WEST LAUNCHES TRAVEL AGENCY » THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER
• ALTER EGO BY DEREK BLANKS: NEW MONICA PHOTOSHOOT » SANDRA ROSE
• BOBBY BROWN BLAMES WHITNEY FOR DRUG USE » NECOLE BITCHIE
• GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF KANYE’S NEW TOUR » KANYE WEST BLOG
• OH, SO POLOW DA DON USES GARAGE BAND TOO? » THE FURY
• AKON IS GOING COUNTRY » THE RUNDOWN
• SOUTH PARK REMIXES SAMWELL’S “WHAT WHAT (IN THE BUTT)” » CRUNK & DISORDERLY

JAMIE FOXX TO PORTRAY MIKE TYSON IN NEW MOVIE » Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson has chosen actor/comedian Jamie Foxx to portray him in a new movie based on the former boxer’s life story.

“Jamie Foxx and I will be working together,” Tyson told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “He will play me in the film about my life. We already talked about it several times.”

Tyson, who has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse in the past, claims his biopic will serve as a warning to the youth.

“Even when I was training for a fight, there were no drugs, but I would drink,” he said. “I had never been clean and sober my whole life. This is the first time. I’m tired of losing. I lost the trust of my family, my five kids. I didn’t like that way of life and decided to change. I saw the devil and didn”t want that.”

If writing for this biopic actually happens, the movie won’t begin filming until 2009 or 2010.

PHOTO: WIRE IMAGE

BOBBY BROWN TO MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE » A Brockton, Massachusetts judge has given Bobby Brown community service, instead of making him face criminal charges, in a cocaine possession case stemming from December of last year. The judge has recommended that he volunteer to mentor area youth.

On December 1, 2007, police say they were responding to a disturbance call at the Brockton hotel, and found the former R&B singer sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot with some cocaine on his person. Brown has agreed to a 1-year community service sentence and his attorney said that if no other issues come up over the next year or so, the matter will be struck from the docket.

MICHAEL JACKSON WILL BE SELLING NEVERLAND RANCH » Word on the asphalt is that Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch will be put up for public auction if he doesn’t come up with $24 million by March 2008. According to a court filing, Financial Title Co. told MJ on Monday that if he can’t pay off the loan he has with them, an auction to sell the ranch to the highest bidder will take place March 19th 2008 at the Santa Barbara County courthouse.

Bobbi Kristina, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was photographed (see above) smoking with a friend. Well, I’ll tell you one thing. Judging by the candid snapshot above, she ain’t so “little” anymore! Guess how old she is! 18? Nah. 17? Lower. 16? Guess again. 15? Almost there. 14? Yes! Bobbi Kristina is only 14 years old and photos of her and a friend smoking weed are making their rounds across the ‘net. Monkey see, monkey do … right? Well apparently this monkey needs a belt to that ass! Nippy, get your child…

EDIT: A lot of people are saying that she’s smoking “Hookah,” and not marijuana like I originally stated. Nevertheless, she’s too young to be doing ANY type of smoking.

Yesterday TMZ put out a story saying that Bobby Brown had a HEART ATTACK SCARE and recorded a “death bed video” and err-thang! . . . Well according to Bobby-B himself, that’s totally not the case. The “King of R&B” (according to Whitney Houston) spoke with Lee Bailey of Eurweb exclusively about the “incident.” Apparently he was just in for a pre-tour checkup. Way to go TMZ!

A healthy-sounding Bobby Brown spoke exclusively with EUR’s Lee Bailey Wednesday to deny published reports that he was taken to two Los Angeles hospitals Tuesday night with severe chest pains that were later diagnosed as a mild heart attack. “I heard that I had a heart attack earlier, but I didn’t,” Brown told Bailey during a phone call Wednesday afternoon. Reports on TMZ.com, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press cited confirmation from Brown’s Atlanta-based lawyer, Phaedra Parks, who said Wednesday: “This morning they did diagnose him as suffering from a mild heart attack … they attributed (it) to stress and diet.”

However, the 38-year-old singer said he went to the hospital for a simple pre-tour check-up – “I gotta make sure my vitals and everything is straight” – and next thing he knew, folks were reporting that he had suffered a heart attack. “That’s what happens when you’re Bobby Brown,” he joked. “I just had some procedures done. The doc cleared me and said, you know, [go] do what I do.” As for his lawyer Parks’ confirmation to various outlets regarding the supposed heart attack, Brown says: “She got bad information from somewhere else, and that just goes to show that people need to talk to each other more often in order to make things right.”

“But everything’s all right with me. I got a clean bill of health and everything’s fine,” he says. “I’m ready to get on this road and do these shows and take care of what I gotta take care of.” Brown said he was concerned that the heart attack rumors would have a negative affect on his children. He said: “It bothers me a lot because my kids are hearing it and they’re calling me crying and stuff, so I just had to let everybody know that I am okay, and it’s good that I have someone who I can tell that I’m okay, and you can pass the word on to everybody else.”

Brown says he hadn’t even heard about TMZ.com’s report of him filming a death bed video message for his family. “Just in case I didn’t make it huh? That’s something new to me,” Brown laughed. “I gotta find out about that one.” Meanwhile, Brown says he will be part of a New Jack Swing tour featuring Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, Tony! Toni! Tone!, K-Ci and Jo-Jo and others. “It’s a nice little tour that we’re gonna do to give respect to our sound,” said Brown. “I’m just looking forward to getting out on that stage and giving my all, and doing what I do best, which is perform.”

YAY, FOR WHOOPI! » I can’t say that I watch “The View” on a regular basis. I only catch snippets on youtube when something crazy goes down. It’s something about middle-aged women fighting and arguing that just gets my gears a-moving! Anyhow, Whoopi Goldberg officially got the spot on The View everybody and their mama has been trying to get for months! Good for her. They need a cool and non-chalant voice like hers to calm the tone down a bit. She’s supposed to start the show in September, the day after Labor Day to be exact.

BOBBY, OSAMA AIN’T WORRIED ABOUT YOU! » Bobby Brown still thinks Osama Bin Laden is after him. He apparently beefed up his security two weeks ago in Australia, where he’s been on tour – the reason behind said “tour” is pending investigation. Brown said in Melbourne: “I figure if Bin Laden wants me, and everybody is looking for him, it probably won’t happen. But if he wants to try and find me for something so stupid, he can do what he wants. I have to leave it in the hands of my higher power. Come on, if anybody [else was] threatened by Al Qaeda, they’d take it seriously.” All 8 of the people who showed up for the “concert” didn’t take it seriously and showed up, but they didn’t take Brown seriously, either. The singer took off his shirt at one point “unveiling his sweaty, abdominally challenged torso [and mysteriously wet crotch]“ and the audience screamed with laughter, but were dead silent when he tried to get them to do a “call and response,” wrote one reviewer in the Herald Sun. Brown’s been worried about Bin Laden ever since writer Kola Boof and an alleged Bin Laden mistress said the terrorist wanted Brown killed so that he could make Whitney Houston one of his wives. But Brown and Houston divorced last year. Funny shit!

YO R. KELLY, REALITY’S A BITCH AIN’T IT! » It’s been so long since that child pornography case has been opened, I forgot home boy was a child molester for a minute. Okay, not really .. but you can’t deny that it’s been a while! Oh yeah, if you didn’t know already, IFC IS SPONSORING HIS “TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET” SERIES FOR TEN MORE EPISODES! But back to the subject at hand. After years and years of being put off because of this, and because of that, R. Kelly’s child pornography case is finally going to trial. Kelly was charged with 21 counts of child pornography and having sex with an underage girl in 2002 after a tape surfaced showing a man who appeared to be Kelly making time with a 14-year-old girl. The seven counts of having sex with a minor were later dropped because the video failed to show actual sexual intercourse. Kelly, who claims he is not the man in the video, faces a 15-year jail sentence plus a fine to the tune of $100,000 if he’s found guilty.

At a hearing held yesterday in Chicago, Judge Vincent Gaughan announced that Kelly’s trial will begin September 17 – a decision the singer’s reps are spinning as great news. “As Robert [Kelly] said many times, he believes in our system of justice,” a spokesperson for the star said. “He’s confident that when all the facts come out, it will be clear he’s not guilty of any crime. He is looking forward to finally having his day in court.” — Riiiiiiigggghhttt! Might I remind you Kellz, this is NOT an episode of the BOONDOCKS!