Bobby Brown Friend Steve Sealey (2024)

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Who was Bobby Brown's friend Steve? ›

In 1995, Brown was with Steven Sealy when Sealy was targeted in a drive-by shooting. Sealy, Brown's sister's boyfriend, was killed and Brown was unharmed. The shooter, John Tibbs, took a plea agreement in 2001. Brown's parents, Carole and Herbert Brown, died within a year of each other.

The accidental death of Bobby's friend Jimmy Flint did happen in Bobby's presence. During 'The New Edition Story' timeline the Jimmy Flint death happens during the 'Holding On' montage where New Edition performs as a quartet for multiple talent shows.

When 48-year-old Houston was found unresponsive in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on Feb. 11, 2012, having drowned with a mix of drugs in her system, the horrible news came as a surprise to Brown. "I thought she was getting herself together," he tells PEOPLE, "I didn't think she would turn back."

On a trip back to Boston in 1995, another friend, Steven Sealy, who was also engaged to his sister Carol at the time, was fatally shot while he was sitting in Bobby's Bentley—bullets that he believed were meant for him, Bobby shared in his book.

Singer Bobby Brown in a documentary said that though Whitney Houston was the love of his life, Janet Jackson was the biggest crush of his life.

Here's the original footage of Whitney singing at Bobby's mother's funeral.

Bobby Jr. died of an overdose of alcohol, cocaine and the opioid fentanyl, according to a coroner's report received by BBC.

She first met Brown before he even knew Whitney Houston

"We met many years ago, many years ago," Brown told Access Hollywood in 2012. "I believe I was about 18, and we were at a dance place, where people just go and work out their new moves … I met her there, and we became friends, we all hung out."

After Whitney's funeral, at the repast, Whitney's nephew pulled Robyn aside to a quiet hallway. Gary Michael, who is also Robyn's godson, said, "Goddie, Goddie, I gotta tell you. It was like she knew. I was on the road with her for the Nothing but Love Tour (her final tour) doing what my father used to do.

Brown's estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Gordon last year, alleging he beat her up after a “cocaine and drinking binge.” The estate also claimed that Gordon gave Brown a “toxic co*cktail” that caused her to pass out.

Did Nick Gordon attend Bobbi Kristina's funeral? ›

Gordon was not allowed to attend Bobbi Kristina Brown's memorial service or burial. Gordon did a stint in rehab in March 2015 after behaving erratically on an episode of “Dr.

Max Lomas, who found Bobbi Kristina Brown in tub, dies from possible overdose, reports say. The man who found Bobbi Kristina Brown unconscious in a bathtub three years ago has died of a possible drug overdose, reports say. TMZ first reported that Max Lomas, 29, was found dead in Mississippi on Wednesday.

Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum, Westfield, NJ

Whitney Houston / Place of burial

Whitney's assistant Mary Jones later told investigators she suggested the singer take a bath while she ran an errand at Neiman Marcus, and left the room at around 3 p.m. She returned at 3:35 p.m. and found the 48-year-old singer face-down in the tub, submerged in a foot of water.

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Whitney Houston / Daughter

Although initial reports stated Brown had a seizure after extreme heat exposure and an intense recording schedule, it was later revealed the artist suffered a stroke caused by illegal drug use.