Bobby Brown Speaks...

"First of all, I want to tell you that I love you all," said Brown, who has since become engaged to his manager, Alicia Etheridge, with whom he has a young son.

"Second, I would like to say, 'I love you, Whitney.' The hardest thing for me to do is to come on this stage."

He made these statements at Southhaven, where he and his re-united mates, New Edition were scheduled to perform.They also paid tribute to Whitney by singing one of her songs "you give good love".

Whitney & Bobby were married for 15 year (though rocky) before she filed for divorce in 2007.