By
Roger Friedman
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown not only spent
Christmas apart -- as I told you last week --
but they also ushered in 2004 at a safe
distance from each other. This meant, alas, no
fireworks.
Brown stayed in Atlanta, where he partied up a
storm at P. Diddy's Justin's restaurant.
Houston remained at her Mendham, N.J., estate
with family -- including daughter Bobbi
Kristina -- and friends. She is trying to put
together a lucrative mini-tour of concerts in
Russia scheduled for early next month. The
only problem, I am told, is that no one wants
to be the tour manager. Go figure.
Brown's arraignment on domestic abuse charges
is scheduled for Wednesday in Atlanta. The big
question is whether Houston will be at his
side, or wisely stay away. The thinking among
friends is that for Whitney to have even
called the police in the first place says a
lot. "She's so private," a friend
told me. "She wouldn't have done that
unless she were at the breaking point."
Houston's Christmas album, by the way, has not
been the slam-dunk hit it might have been.
There was certainly a lack of marketing
involved, but I'm sure Arista Records and
Whitney's handlers were worried about a repeat
of last year's publicity debacle. The public
associates Houston with Brown, and Brown with
jail, abuse and drugs. It's that simple. When
Whitney finally acknowledges this, I do think
she'll be in line for a huge comeback. Until
then, her magnificent voice will remain
overshadowed by controversy.
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WHITNEY
& BOBBY'S NEW YEAR -
NO FIREWORKS