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 Wednesday, 22 January, 2003, 08:21 GMT
Bobby Brown in hospital
Bobby Brown
Brown was arrested last week for breaching bail conditions
Singer Bobby Brown has been taken to hospital after complaining of an undisclosed ailment.

Brown, who was jailed last week on a drink-driving charge, was admitted to Grady Memorial in Atlanta, Georgia, authorities said.

Mikki Jones, of the DeKalb County sheriff's department, said Brown was in "good" condition and declined to comment further.

Brown, 33, husband of singer Whitney Houston, was sentenced to eight days in jail on Friday but was due for early release on Wednesday.

Bobby Brown
The singer has a history of run-ins with the law
He had admitted a drink-driving charge from 1996 and faced further charges of failing to show proof of insurance, speeding and failing to maintain a lane while driving.

He was ordered to perform 240 hours of community service and pay about $2,600 (£1,607) in fines.

Last week a judge ordered his arrest for appearing at a televised awards ceremony in breach of his bail conditions.

He was not supposed to leave the state of Georgia, but appeared on the American Music Awards programme in in Los Angeles.

Whitney Houston
Houston and Brown have been married for 10 years
Brown, whose hit songs include My Prerogative and Every Little Step, has a history of run-ins with the law dating back to his youth in Boston.

He was held in a Florida jail for 26 days in 2000 for violating probation in connection with an incident at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

During the same year, he pleaded "no contest" to charges of kicking a hotel security guard in West Hollywood, California.

In November he was arrested in Atlanta and charged with possessing less than an ounce (28 grams) of marijuana, speeding and having no driver's licence or proof of insurance.

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