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By Victor Omondi The son of singer Bobby Brown has died at the age of 28. On Wednesday, Bobby Brown Jr. was found dead in his Los Angeles, according to authorities. The late Brwon Jr. is the half-brother to Bobbi Kristina Brown who passed on in 2015. On Wednesday at 1:50 p.m. officers with the […]
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