Bobby Brown upset members of Whitney Houston’s family with his tribute to her late mom Cissy. Knewz.com can reveal Cissy “despised” the Every Little Step singer for getting her daughter hooked on drugs and she blames him for the superstar’s death.

Bobby Brown is paying tribute to his late mother-in-law, Cissy Houston, following her death at 91. Brown, 55, married to Cissy’s late daughter, Whitney Houston, from 1992 to 2007. The New Edition star shared a joint statement with his wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, about Cissy’s passing on Monday.

Cissy Houston died at 91 on Oct. 7 in New Jersey where she was under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease. Her former son-in-law, Bobby Brown, paid tribute to her to PEOPLE on Monday.

Bobby Brown has sent his “love and blessings” to the grieving family of Whitney Houston’s late mother. The singer had a famously rough relationship with his ex-wife Whitney’s mom Cissy, who died on Oct.

After a massively rocky relationship with the matriarch, Bobby Brown has sent his “love and blessings” to the grieving family of Whitney Houston’s late mother.

Bobby Brown paid tribute to his former mother-in-law, legendary gospel musician Cissy Houston, following news that she passed away on Oct. 7 at 91. “Sending love and blessings to the Houston family on this great loss,