Bobby broke a promise. Badass Bobby Brown broke a promise, causing him to leave his ex-wife’s funeral, kiss the casket and walk out the door. Well I say, that game was fixed.
If you don’t know, Bobby was only allowed to attend Whitney Houston’s funeral if he could abide by some simple rules: don’t sit with his children from another woman and don’t try to contact his daughter with Whitney, Bobbi Kristina.
Allegedly, his lawyer agreed to these stipulations and Bobby was allowed to attend the memorial service. Pardon my French, but that’s some bullsh*t. I get it, the funeral was not about Bobby Brown, but by placing these ridiculous rules on him, they made it about Bobby Brown.
Bobby was married to Whitney Houston for 15 years, she was the stepmother to his other children. So to treat them like stepchildren, call them an entourage and ask them to sit separate from their father, that’s foul.
New Edition founder Mike Bivins points out that Whitney chose Bobby when they first met at the 1989 Soul Train Awards.
“Remember, she had Randall Cunningham from the Eagles, she had Eddie Murphy… even Robert De Niro – so she had the ‘A’ list stars. But she picked the guy that she wanted. She invited him to her party and he came in, they cut up on the dance floor and she found the love of her life. I think everyone has to look at it like she chose him; he didn’t choose her.”
Let’s not forget, Bobby Brown was one of the biggest things in music at the height of his career. His album Don’t Be Cruel produced 5 top 10 hits and sold over 8 million albums. So it’s safe to say they fell as a couple!
So I’ll repeat: the memorial service wasn’t about Bobby Brown but these unfair rules made it about him. Rules that never took his feelings into consideration. His kids were his connection to Whitney, Bobbi Kristina is his legacy with Whitney. Denying him access to that at that moment was cruel. All he could do was kiss the casket and leave.
We should be lucky because the Bobby Brown Whitney fell in love with would have torn the place up with his badass ways.
Because if you ever questioned what Whitney Houston loved about Bobby, it’s all explained in this video below. When the reporter calls Bobby Brown’s mother a few names the interview doesn’t continue much longer.
Luckily for us, that is not the Bobby we saw this weekend. He showed restraint, and humbly walked out. Bobby and Whitney lived without rules, even when they needed some.
In and life and in death, they will always be linked – the world will just have to deal with it. Let’s just hope everyone can all get closure.
Xilla is the Sr. Entertainment Editor for GlobalGrind.com as well as CEO of the number 1 relationship blog BlogXilla.com/M2TB.com. He has been featured in XXL, The Source, Essence, LA Times and is considered one of the premiere bloggers in the industry. Follow him on twitter @BlogXilla
