Music Notes: Bobby Brown Hospitalized

ByABC News
August 9, 2001, 1:11 PM

Aug. 9 -- Whitney Houston called 911 early Wednesday morning as her husband Bobby Brown suffered a seizure during the "mind boggling" heat wave in their home state of New Jersey, according to the star's publicist.

The New York Post reports Houston called the authorities at about 3 a.m. from their mansion. Brown, 32, was rushed to nearby Morristown Memorial Hospital where he remained for about an hour-and-a-half before feeling better.

"He was literally working nonstop for three to four days recording his new album," said Houston's publicist. "He was getting in the groove [and] hadn't been getting enough fluid and basically he was lightheaded."

Brown refused to give blood or urine samples while at the hospital. He spent 26 days in a Florida jail last year when violating the terms of probation on a drunken driving charge by refusing a drug test.

Gray's Red, White Blunder

Macy Gray is apologizing to her town for her garbled rendition of the National Anthem at Monday's Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibition game. The singer struggled through the song as audiences booed and laughed.

"I've never stood in the middle of a football field with 25,000 people watching, with planes flying over me," said Gray in a statement to the Canton Repository. "I blanked, and I couldn't believe I forgot the words.

"I have total respect for that song."

Gray is from Ohio and agreed to the performance to thank her hometown for supporting her career. She called the paper Wednesday to apologize for the performance and also thanked the people who "clapped for me anyway."

Puffy Underpants

Rap mogul Sean "P.Diddy" Combs has found one last area to conquer undergarments.

His Sean John clothing line is recognized for its baggy pants and T-shirts.

The New York Post reports they will debut men's silk boxers, briefs, pajamas and robes in New York this month."It's for men who are not afraid to be sexy, " said Combs. "This is a line that catches the eye of women."