Brown jailed over child support

Brown was arrested while watching a cheerleading competition

Singer Bobby Brown has been sentenced to 30 days in jail over $19,000 (£9,670) in unpaid child support.

Brown, who is in the process of a divorce from Whitney Houston, was arrested over the weekend while visiting his daughter in Massachusetts.

An arrest warrant was issued in October after he failed to show up at a hearing on overdue child support for Kim Ward, the mother of two of his children.

The 38-year-old's representatives said they were working to collect the money.

Brown's lawyer Phaedra Parks said: "Although this agreement was put in place when he was Bobby Brown the star, this agreement is being enforced when he is not always able to find work.

"He hasn't made an album in quite some years."

Brown started his career with the group New Edition before going on to have a string of solo hits, a successful album with Don't Be Cruel, and a Grammy award.