Bobby Brown

Almost a year after her daughter Whitney Houston's death, Cissy Houston is opening up about that horrible day and its repercussions. The gospel singer, whose family called the superstar "Nippy," has written a memoir, "Remembering Whitney," and done an interview with Oprah Winfrey set to air Monday on the OWN network. "My son called me and he was screaming, 'Mom, Mommy,' Cissy told Oprah in a snippet hosted by E! News, describing how she found out her daughter had passed on Feb. 11 of last year, the night before the Grammy Awards.

Bobby Brown has taken the turnstile approach to jail, serving his 55-day sentence with only eight hours behind bars Wednesday. Just when he thought he was in, they pulled him back out again - or something like that? The R&B singer will now spend eight days wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, according to L.A. Now , which reported that county probation officials decided to go the monitoring route. Prior to that, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had said Brown was likely to serve only nine days max because of overcrowding and time off for good behavior and the like.

Get ready for Bobby Brown, the sequel. The controversial R&B singer is returning to the reality TV arena. BET is preparing a new project with Brown, whose stormy marriage with late singer Whitney Houston was chronicled in his 2005 Bravo reality series "Being Bobby Brown. " Sources said the new series would revolve around Brown's "life and businesses. " The project with Brown, who is currently touring with the reunited New Edition, will be executive produced by James DuBose, who has developed several other celebrity-based reality shows for BET. One of his most high-profile series centered on Philadelphia Eagles star Michael Vick, who staged a comeback after being imprisoned for his involvement in a dogfighting ring.

Bobby Brown reported to court Wednesday and headed off to county jail, where he'll be serving a 55-day sentence after pleading no contest in February to DUI and driving with a suspended license. The October DUI arrest occurred when the R&B singer was already on probation for the same offense earlier in 2012. He got 10 days for drunk driving, another 10 days for driving on a suspended license and 35 days for violating his probation. Nonetheless, in L.A. County, "55 days" is code for "less than two weeks.

Bobby Brown could hear his mother in the background when he called to tell his family the news. "Oh my God!" Regina Brown said excitedly. "My baby's coming home!" Nearly three years after leaving Los Angeles to embark on a professional basketball career that has made stops in Berlin and three NBA cities, the point guard is returning to Southern California with the Clippers. The former Westchester High and Cal State Fullerton standout hopes he's home for good. "My dad's happy, my girlfriend," Brown said today, a day after the Clippers acquired him from the New Orleans Hornets for a conditional draft choice.

Bobby Brown has checked himself into rehab, his rep said Thursday, as part of the plea deal that made his March DUI arrest go away. The R&B singer, 43, checked into a "confidential rehabilitation center” last week, Brown's spokesman said in an email to the Associated Press on Thursday. The plea agreement required 90 days of alcohol treatment, his rep said.  "Mr. Brown takes his agreement very seriously and admitted himself three weeks after concluding his honeymoon in Mexico during a break from the New Edition tour," spokesman Christopher Brown told CNN , adding that the singer was "doing well.

Bobby Brown has taken the turnstile approach to jail, serving his 55-day sentence with only eight hours behind bars Wednesday. Just when he thought he was in, they pulled him back out again - or something like that? The R&B singer will now spend eight days wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, according to L.A. Now , which reported that county probation officials decided to go the monitoring route. Prior to that, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had said Brown was likely to serve only nine days max because of overcrowding and time off for good behavior and the like.

Bobby Brown, who left New Edition in the 1980s for a solo career, reunited with the band Sunday night for two songs at the Essence Music Festival in Houston. As the other five members moved to slick choreography, Brown ran around the stage wildly and performed raunchy dance moves. Brown then left the stage, and the remainder of the group -- original members Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, plus Johnny Gill, who replaced Brown -- performed several ballads.

Concert promoters are miffed at pop star Bobby Brown, who recently canceled the final 20 dates on his long-running U.S. tour--including one planned for Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on Aug. 11. Maynard Potter, general manager of the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, which had booked Brown for Aug. 13, issued a terse statement announcing the cancellation and adding: "The reasons are very nebulous . . .

Whitney Houston's will and estate leave no room for confusion. Everything goes to a single heir: Bobbi Kristina Brown, 19, the late singer's one and only child. And ex-husband Bobby Brown gets nothing. That's what attorney Kenny Meisalas, who represents Houston, told the Associated Press this week. Unlike other celebrity estates that may be subject to disputes and dueling survivors trying to get their hands on the riches, Houston's estate was apparently well-managed and organized.

Bobby Brown was sentenced Tuesday to 55 days in jail and four years' informal probation after pleading no contest to a DUI charge - one of two such arrests he had last year. Call it the "fool us once" sentence? Brown also pleaded no contest to driving with a suspended license. He'll be required to complete an 18-month alcohol-treatment program, and has been ordered to hit three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week. He got 10 days for drunk driving, another 10 days for driving on a suspended license and 35 days for violating his probation on his prior 2012 DUI, L.A. Now reported . Brown will also get an ignition interlock device on his vehicle - one of those things that tests blood-alcohol level before allowing the ignition to turn over.  PHOTOS: Celebrity mug shots The New Edition singer had been sentenced to a day in jail and three years' probation for the March 26 arrest, which happened in the early afternoon after he was first pulled over in the Valley for talking on his cellphone while driving.

Bobbi Kristina Brown has slammed her grandmother's new book, "Remembering Whitney," about the late Whitney Houston, Krissy's mom.  "ANYTHING concerning my grandmothers Book I & @nickdgordon OF COURSE personally have NOTHING 2 do with I ask you pls RESPECT tht Haven't read & won't," she said on Twitter last week, several days after Cissy Houston's interview with Oprah Winfrey had aired. "I find it 2B Disrespect 2 MY MOTHER & me being HER DAUGHTER won't tolerate it. I LOVE YOU ALL for your support though & I thank you immensely••xO!"

Almost a year after her daughter Whitney Houston's death, Cissy Houston is opening up about that horrible day and its repercussions. The gospel singer, whose family called the superstar "Nippy," has written a memoir, "Remembering Whitney," and done an interview with Oprah Winfrey set to air Monday on the OWN network. "My son called me and he was screaming, 'Mom, Mommy,' Cissy told Oprah in a snippet hosted by E! News, describing how she found out her daughter had passed on Feb. 11 of last year, the night before the Grammy Awards.

"Project Runway's" Heidi Klum is on the February cover of Marie Claire and inside she talks about her divorce from Seal ("It's not what I wanted...but it's not a real problem"), marrying again ("I don't think so") and younger lovers (“I can understand why a woman finds a young man attractive, because the truth is that when men get older, their shape changes. Younger men train more, and when the clothes come off, it is nice to look at a sexy, ripped body. But I am realistic. I'm turning 40 next year; I don't think I could deal with waking up next to a 25-year-old.” The magazine is out Jan. 15, and "Project Runway" returns for an 11th season on Jan. 24. [Marie Claire]

Seems Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston, walked away from a single-car wreck Wednesday in Georgia without injury to anything but her driving record - and her once-shiny Chevy Camaro.  Brown appeared to have lost control of the car while making a left turn out of her apartment complex, the Alpharetta, Ga., police department told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor, police said....

Singer Bobby Brown was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of DUI, his second such arrest this year. Brown was pulled over just before 1 a.m. near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue in Tarzana and "when they approached him, they smelled the alcohol," L.A. Now reported. The 43-year-old was booked and released, LAPD Officer Venus Hall said. L.A. County Sheriff's Department records show bail set at $25,000, with Brown leaving before 8 a.m. PHOTOS: Celebrity mug shots The New Edition singer earned three years' informal probation and a day in jail after his March 26 arrest for DUI, which happened around midday in Reseda.

Singer Bobby Brown was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of DUI, his second such arrest this year. Brown was pulled over just before 1 a.m. near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue in Tarzana and "when they approached him, they smelled the alcohol," L.A. Now reported. The 43-year-old was booked and released, LAPD Officer Venus Hall said. L.A. County Sheriff's Department records show bail set at $25,000, with Brown leaving before 8 a.m. PHOTOS: Celebrity mug shots The New Edition singer earned three years' informal probation and a day in jail after his March 26 arrest for DUI, which happened around midday in Reseda.

video platform video management video solutions video player Bobbi Kristina Brown is engaged - or not. Or was, but isn't now. Or something like that. Whatever it is, it's quite the teaser for "The Houstons: On Our Own," which premieres later this month on Lifetime. The reality show features some of those closest to the late Whitney Houston, including brother and sister-in-law Gary and Patricia Houston, plus Bobbi Kristina, the singer's daughter with Bobby Brown, and Whitney's informally adopted "son," Nick Gordon.

If anything, Katie Holmes is busier than ever since her split with Tom Cruise. She just signed up to be the first celebrity face of Bobbi Brown cosmetics, and she will also collaborate on a capsule collection for the brand. [WWD] The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Christian Louboutin -- and against YSL -- on Wednesday, saying the shoemaker can keep others from copying the signature Louboutin lacquered red soles.  [Los Angeles Times] There were a few shows Wednesday, but New York Fashion Week officially kicks off Thursday, highlighting designers' ready-to-wear collections for spring-summer 2013.  Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore and reporter Adam Tschorn are there and will bring you continuing reports about the goings-on on our All the Rage blog.