Report: Bobby Brown trying to get tell-all book about relationship with Whitney Houston published

Bobby Brown, who split with singer Whitney Houston in 2007, is reportedly trying to get his tell-all autobiography centered on his relationship with the late singer finally published.

The Huffington Post reports that Brown had been trying to get the book published four years ago, but, “...the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn't that great,” a major publisher who was not named told the site. However, after Houston’s tragic death on Feb. 11, there is suddenly interest in Houston’s life. “Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney,” the publisher added.

However, Brown reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement after their divorce in 2007, reports MSNBC. He will also have to consider how a book would affect their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina. After Brown only made a brief appearance at Houston’s funeral Saturday, he is already on bad terms with the Houston family.

A friend of Brown noted to the Huffington Post that Brown’s behavior on the day of the funeral, which included performing a concert that night, show that Brown might put profits ahead of family. "He didn't get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans, he did it to get a paycheck -- the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book,” the friend said.

LALATE notes that, in 2008, Brown’s Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, which was co-written with Derrick Handspike, was actually published, but was never released. Houston’s representatives at the time blasted the book, telling People that Houston “...is sad that Bobby feels he need to say such things but she chooses to take the high road and will not speak badly about the father of her child even if it's to set the record straight." A version of the book is actually available on Amazon from sellers. That edition calls the book “An Un(Authorized?) Biography.” The New York Post even published excerpts from the book.