Seriously? OMG! WTF?

The news that Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from Bobby Brown isn’t so simple, of course. Her friends and family are in battle mode now, prepared to protect her, they tell me, during this fragile time. Houston has filed for a separation using a Southern California address — and that’s key to what’s going on here. She really lives in both Georgia and New Jersey, where she owns expensive homes. But her divorce filing indicates that she’s lived in California since April. The state requires six-month residency for a divorce, so Whitney will file for the permanent parting next month. Sources tell me that she has indeed been in California since April, undergoing a total rehab for all her vices and illnesses. “It’s not a regular treatment facility,” says a source who cautions that everyone is concerned about Whitney suddenly being overwhelmed by media. Still, eagle-eyed readers who’ve examined the divorce filing can see that Houston lists Laguna Hills, Calif., as her address. There are only a couple of facilities that could handle her situation. But in that spirit, all that this column can do is beg paparazzi and tabloid snoops to stay away. It’s in their best interests anyway: a healthy, long-living Whitney will only provide much future fodder for you. It will be much more exciting to tell the tale of Whitney Houston’s comeback than her demise. Houston’s insiders are mostly worried that Brown will interfere with her plans or her progress. It’s a reasonable fear. And then there’s Houston’s choice of divorce venue. Georgia might actually be a better state for her, since there are 13 different ways to claim a divorce. California, on the other hand, is simply a no-fault state, so Houston won’t be able to accuse Brown of any number of infelicities. The good news: sources tell me that the couple signed a pre-nup years ago, so the state of filing may not matter at all.

Fox 411

That explains why she looked so much better earlier this week. 

Bobby Brown is seeking comfort from hip-hop temptress Karrine Steffans, now that Whitney Houston wants him out of her life. Word is Brown has been staying at the Beverly Hills home of Steffans – and that she was with Brown in L.A. on Tuesday when Houston’s process server slapped him with divorce papers. "It’s not like Bobby didn’t see this coming," says a buddy who’s talked with Brown. "He and Whitney hadn’t been living together for months. But it was a blow. He said, ‘Let’s get some beers. I need to gather my senses.’" Steffans refuses to talk about the split. "It’s not my place to speak about their marriage," says the author of the best-selling "Confessions of a Video Vixen." "It’s not a happy time." Steffans, famed for the pleasure she has given some of the biggest stars of music and sports, insisted, "I’m not a home-wrecker. I got dragged into this." "I can’t break up a 16-year marriage in a few months," said the woman once known as "Superhead." "I’m not that super." Friends vouch that there’s really not much romance between the upwardly mobile Steffans and the downwardly mobile Brown. After Houston cut the "My Prerogative" singer loose, he needed a place to crash in L.A. Steffans’ new mountaintop manse fit the bill. She even paid for his cell phone. Meanwhile, being branded Bobby’s "other woman" has its uses. The press-savvy vixen, who’s working on her second book, is being courted by producers for "Extra" and Howard Stern. She’s also hearing more often from her on-and-off boyfriend Bill Maher. "Bill and I have discussed Bobby," she laughed. "But Bobby is not an issue in my relationship. I still love Bill. He’s the love of my life. I know you’ll see us back together."

Rush & Molloy 

I wonder if he really was with her when he was served?

As the band strikes into “Roni,” Brown strolls the stage, launching into a remarkable soliloquy: “You know, a Tenderoni, she comes in all shapes and sizes. And I just left my wife, so I want me a bigass Tenderoni right now.” The audience is spellbound. Are Bobby and Whitney over? In just three nights they’re supposed to celebrate their fourteenth wedding anniversary. (New York’s Daily News would later report that Brown left the show this night with Karrine “Superhead” Steffans, who claimed in her best-selling Confessions of a Video Vixen [Amistad, 2005] to have had a six-month affair with Brown beginning in 2002. Brown’s attorney Phaedra Parks told the News that Brown and Houston celebrated their anniversary together with a quiet dinner later that week.) Reaching into the crowd, Brown takes the hand of a pretty and heavy young woman who accepts some help climbing up from her seat to the stage. “That’s all love right there,” he says. “Shit.” The more he talks, the more clear it becomes that tonight’s Roni is merely serving as a surrogate for Brown’s wife. “Sometimes I find myself crawling to my wife like a little dog,” he says, dropping to all fours. Brown playfully licks his guest’s ankles and knees—she seems ticklish. Even still, Bobby is talking about Whitney. “She told herself, ‘Damn, I’m glad I married you!’” After Roni steps offstage, the song wraps up with a big, sexy guitar solo, during which Bobby drops to his knees, lays back, and pumps his fists in the air. He spreads a towel out onstage, then starts doing push-ups that turn into a bump ’n’ grind. Suddenly he’s all alone, just him and his invisible Roni. Nobody asks pesky questions about his career or his marriage, whether his wife will ever sing again, or about whether she’ll even be there waiting when he gets off the plane home. Brown’s back is curled, his muscles coiled. The guitar punctuates his every stroke. Here onstage, the love he makes is his own, and his alone.

Vibe 

You need to pick up the magazine to read this article it is really interesting.

Whitney Houston is set to start work on a new album after a three year break from music.Over the past few years the singer has been seen on husband Bobby Brown’s show Being Bobby Brown and hit the headlines after checking into rehab for help with a drug addiction, but did not record any new material. Houston appears ready to make a comeback, although it seems fans will not have to worry about her drastically reinventing herself or trying to write her own songs. Clive Davis, the owner of J Records, told MTV: "Whitney doesn’t write. It’s a gift, you either got it or you don’t. I’ve seen more artists lose a career over trying to do that. Ella Fitzgerald didn’t write. Lena Horne didn’t write."He added: "Whitney is Whitney, and there ain’t nobody like her. It’ll be Whitney. It won’t be somebody reaching for a current trend, that’s for sure."

Digital Spy

Wonder if it will flop like her last album? 

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