Bobby Brown and Mike Tyson bond over grief
Bobby Brown and Mike Tyson grew closer because of their grief at losing a child.
The New Edition singer’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, died in 2015 at age 22 after being found unresponsive in the bath with drugs and alcohol in her system.
His son Bobby Jr, 28, fatally overdosed five years later, and although he “goes way back” with the 57-yearold boxer, whose fouryear-old daughter Exodus died after accidentally choking on a cord in 2009, their friendship has deepened due to their shared experiences.
Brown told People magazine: “When he first started fighting and I first went solo, we did a lot of hanging out together. His support is great. Him being a friend of mine and having someone else to talk to, to get through, because he also lost a child, and just to have him as a friend, it means everything to me.”
However, the two men don’t discuss their painful subject very often.
Brown admitted: “We try to stay away from it. It’s always in the foreground, but we try to keep each other on solid ground.”
The Two Can Play That Game hitmaker, who has five other children, admitted that his late kids frequently visit him in his dreams.
He said: “That’s a reoccurring thing that
goes on when I’m asleep. I tend to dream about both of ‘em, my son and my daughter, which is helpful for me. Just being able to see their faces and I see ‘em smiling, it helps me out in a big way.”
Brown also speaks to a therapist, and has found other things to help process his feelings of loss.
He said: “Just being able to talk about it definitely helps out. Also, prayer always works. And staying busy. I try to keep myself as busy as possible, doing different things.”