"In 2004, filming began on the short-lived reality show "Being Bobby Brown." "In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. "The family approached Bobby and told him that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests would need to move to a different section to make room for Cissy (Houston) and the rest of the family," the family friend said. Brown considers performing as therapy to get him through a difficult time, a source close to him said Sunday.He and Houston were married from 1992 until 2007, with Houston getting sole custody of their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, when they divorced. "His solo career has included his 1988 multiplatinum album, "Don't Be Cruel," which featured the hit singles "Don't Be Cruel," "Every Little Step," "Rock Wit' Cha," "My Prerogative" and "Roni." He stormed out after becoming 'frustrated' over seating arrangements and wanted to sit in the front row with daughter Bobbi KristinaSombre: Brown, pictured outside the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, says he left because he was moved three times by security inside the church and was refused permission to see daughter Bobbi KristinaTender: The singer was seen talking to friends outside the church Kept apart: Brown says he was not allowed to see daughter Bobbi Kristina inside the ceremonyEmotional time: Bobby and Whitney divorced in 2007. He approached Houston's casket, passed it and went back down the aisle. They had one child together during their marriage, daughter Bobbi KristinaTaking to Twitter: The Reverend Al Sharpton tweeted about how he tried to calm Brown after he became frustratedSend off: Houston's coffin is carried out of the church by pall bearers and loaded into the gold-coloured hearseFront row: Whitney Houston's mother Cissy, left in red circle, and the singer's daughter Bobbi Kristina, sat to the right of her, take the front pew at today's funeralPaying their respects: Whitney's coffin sits at the front of the church on the alter where she used to sing as a childTragic loss: Whitney with daughter Bobbi in Los Angeles back in February 2011 and, right, Bobbi arriving at the Newark funeral home for her mother's wake last nightTweeting at the funeral. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Too upset: Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband (left) was in Nashville for a concert with his band New Edition just hours after her death but had to walk off stage mid-song. "We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. "The police told Bobby that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests needed to move," the friend said. Family 'wants...'Disappointed' student believes she deserves three A's in resultsTeen begs for help after her miniature pinscher was mauled to deathDogs staggering transformation after being covered in tar and debrisMoscow powerlifter suffers horror knee fractures during squatBodycam shows Tou Thao trying to control crowd as Floyd diesLindsay Birbeck's teenage killer Rocky Marciano Price with bin'Inmates' heard screaming from inside Minsk 'torture house'Two 13-year-olds running lemonade stand robbed at gunpointThao says he was concerned of Floyd's strengthen due to drugsSpain's Health Minister Salvador Illa announces public smoking banPolice honour PC Andrew Harper in Newbury memorial serviceFilm star Anthony Michael Hall yells at hotel pool guests Whitney Houston's funeral was missing one of the most important men in her life: ex-husband Bobby Brown, who walked away moments before the ceremony was scheduled to commence. Whitney Houston was a global superstar and loved by millions, but one of her most intimate performances is little known and took place at Bobby Brown's mother's funeral. Brown had entered the church with other mourners, separate from Houston's family.

Houston scoffed at such rumors, saying that anyone who questioned their marriage didn't understand what the commitment meant to her. "My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston," Brown later said in a statement. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continued to ask us and no one else to move. They married in a lavish ceremony at her New Jersey estate.In the late 1990s and early 2000s, reports begin to surface about Houston's struggles with drug addiction, health problems and her rocky marriage with Brown. In the same interview, Houston said, "The biggest devil is me. Their daughter was born in 1993.When they married in July 1992, questions arose about whether it was a publicity stunt to help polish Brown's image as a bad boy who had weathered drug rumors and had acknowledged having three children out of wedlock. Brown later left abruptly.Singer Bobby Brown made a brief and dramatic appearance at ex-wife Whitney Houston's memorial service Saturday, leaving abruptly after being told that his entourage couldn't sit together, police sources told CNN.Brown accused security of treating his family badly and barring him from visiting with his daughter, an account that Houston's family vehemently denied, according to a family friend.Brown was seen arriving with several people and had sat down in the front row of a section marked off for family, before being asked to move. "When Brown refused, the family asked police to intervene. "The family friend maintained that Brown was always invited to the funeral.