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Singer Bobby Brown Hospitalized for Infection submitted by: Lisa D. source: Reuters, MTV Date: June 19, 2002 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Bobby Brown, husband of pop diva Whitney Houston was hospitalized in Virginia for an undisclosed bacterial infection but is expected to be discharged soon, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Brown, 33, a former member of the group New Edition, fell ill while he and Houston, 38, were traveling on their tour bus back to their home in New Jersey from Atlanta, where she had been recording her next album, publicist Nancy Seltzer said.v "He had a high fever that spiked because the infection did get a little out of hand," Seltzer said. The couple stopped at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va., where Brown was admitted and he was being treated intravenously with antibiotics, Seltzer said. Seltzer declined to give further details of his illness but said he was expected to be released on Thursday. "He's perfectly fine, he's improving enormously and we hope he'll be out tomorrow," she said, adding Brown plans to shoot scenes next month for an upcoming movie role. Bobby Brown Hospitalized, Still Plans To Hit Studio With P. Diddy "Humpin' Around" don Bobby Brown was told to take it easy for a few days after he checked into a hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon. Brown was diagnosed with a mild infection and treated intravenously with antibiotics. He is set to be released on Thursday. The 33-year-old singer and his wife, Whitney Houston, were traveling from Atlanta — where Houston was recording her new album — to their home in Mendham, New Jersey, when a high fever forced Brown to stop their tour bus and seek medical attention, according to a family spokesperson. When Brown finally makes it home, he'll jump right into the studio to appear on a track with P. Diddy and Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz for Lil' Jon's upcoming release. B. Brown will then begin filming his part in an independent film titled "Biscuits and Gravy" with director Jean Claude La Marre. Brown previously appeared with Pras and LisaRaye in La Marre's 2001 indie, "Go for Broke." The singer declined to join his former boy-band cronies for the New Edition 2002 tour, which kicks off in Las Vegas next Friday and runs until mid-August. —Minya Oh Site design by: Dolphin Webpage Designs © 1996-2002