Bobby Brown dated Madonna before he married Whitney Houston.

The singer - who was married to 'I Will Always Love You' singer Whitney from
1992 to 2006 - claims he was intimate with Madonna at the height of his
success.

Bobby, who makes the revelations in his autobiography 'Bobby Brown: The
Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But', writes: "By the time I reached my
third single on the 'Don't Be Cruel' album, I was one of the biggest stars
in the world. With success comes the women! At this time, I probably had
dated half of the industry including Madonna.

"I met Madonna early in my career. She used to open up shows for New Edition
in New York at the beginning of her career, so running back into her and
getting to know her better at the height of my success was like a reunion.

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Meanwhile, Whitney - who has a 15-year-old daughter Bobbi with the rapper -
has hit back at former drug addict Bobby's claims she introduced him to cocaine.

A representative for Whitney said: "Miss 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."

'Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But' is set to be
released in the US later this month.