Radio Station Bails Bobby Brown From Jail

Washington DC Radio station Hot 99.5 picked up the $19,000 tab to bail Bobby Brown out of jail on Wednesday morning, when nobody else would.  The former R&B star was in jail for failure to pay child support.  While Bobby Brown has had several hit songs, he is probably best known for his rocky relationship (and current divorce) with diva Whitney Houston and his legal issues.

The $19,000 needed for bail would have, at one point, been pocket change for the fallen singer.  Unable to find anyone to help him out, Hot 99.5 decided to attract some attention by bailing him out of jail in exchange for him “working at the station” for a week.  The stunt was organized byKane of the Hot 99.5 morning show along with Brown’s attorney, Phaedra Parks.

According to the station, the singer was given limo service, hotel reservations for himself and friends and other amenities.  But when the singer joined them live on-air via telephone, the mood changed rather quickly. 

Kane framed the promotion as an opportunity for Bobby Brown to have a fresh start and do something positive in Washington DC, potentially winning over fans who have only seen the negative portrayed by the media.  In the interview, Kane began discussing the negative portrayed in the media and the singer began a bitter dialogue which disputed the facts surrounding his jailing and release.  As tempers began to escalate, Brown hung up the phone, refusing to come to DC as part of the station’s staff as originally promised and contractually obligated.

The On-Air phone conversations with Brown can be found on the station’s website at www.Hot995.com.  This follows the “status quo” for Brown, who given every opportunity, refuses to reform his ways.  The bitterness surrounding his fall from fame and fortune seem to have perpetuated his negative behavior.

Phone calls around the DC community have expressed anger and frustration at the singer, not only for his antics with the station, but for his continuing legal struggles.  Now we know why nobody cared to bail out Bobby Brown… while he’s ashamed of nothing, anyone linked with him should feel very ashamed.

March 2nd, 2007

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