BOBBY BROWN DENIES HEART ATTACK
October 11, 2007
Bobby Brown is once again at the center of a media storm, but this time, it's for a reported heart attack.
The singer denied Wednesday that he had a mild heart attack a day earlier, although his attorney Phaedra Parks confirmed on Wednesday to several media outlets, including CelebTV.com, "The mild heart attack happened late Tuesday afternoon yesterday. He is recovering nicely, and hopefully will be released today."
The 38-year-old singer told the Associated Press Radio that he is feeling fine and went to the hospital just for a checkup.
"None of it's true," Brown said later on Wednesday. "I went in for a checkup. The doc gave me a clean bill of health."
His account differed from that of his Atlanta attorney, Phaedra Parks, who earlier in the day reported that Brown had severe chest pains Tuesday night and was taken to two hospitals.
"This morning they did diagnose him as suffering from a mild heart attack...they attributed to stress and diet," Parks said, noting that she had spoken with him.
She said Brown was released Wednesday morning from a hospital in good condition.
Parks could not be reached for comment after Brown made his statements.
Brown, who has a performance scheduled Saturday in Los Angeles, said that the reports about him having a heart attack gave him a "jolt" and that he felt he had to speak out.
"I did go to the hospital...to just get a checkup, get everything tested out so that I could go on this tour, and everything is fine," Brown said.
"I don't know where the heart attack thing came from," Brown said. "I got my heart and everything checked out earlier this morning, and I'm just fine."
Brown, who lives in Southern California, is the ex-husband of singer Whitney Houston and is seeking custody of their teenage daughter.
