--- title: Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Nick Gordon Breaks Silence description: Brown has repeatedly referred to Gordon as her husband over the past year, despite tensions from her family canonical: https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-13T16:00:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:39.190Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Breaks Silence og:description: Brown has repeatedly referred to Nick Gordon as her husband over the past year, despite tensions from her family og:url: https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1b4f392965e45b1/69877f358e0601045945a4b1/154592715-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bobbi Kristina Brown (L) and Nick Gordon (R) attends "The Houstons: On Our Own" series premiere party in New York City on Oct. 22, 2012. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Breaks Silence twitter:description: Brown has repeatedly referred to Nick Gordon as her husband over the past year, despite tensions from her family twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1b4f392965e45b1/69877f358e0601045945a4b1/154592715-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Breaks Silence > Sponsored content. 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Bobbi Kristina Brown (L) and Nick Gordon (R) attends "The Houstons: On Our Own" series premiere party in New York City on Oct. 22, 2012.Shareif Ziyadat—Getty Images by [Tim Nudd / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Tim Nudd / People Feb 13, 2015 4:00 PM UTC [Nick Gordon](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-nick-gordon-houston-family-restraining-order) has spoken out for the first time since he found his girlfriend, Bobbi Kristina Brown, [unresponsive in a bathtub](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-unconscious-tub-whitney-houston) on Jan. 31 – saying he is praying for her, and denying reports that he is taking legal action to be able to see her. Jerod Brown, Bobbi Kristina’s cousin, told Atlanta’s [WXIA-TV](http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2015/02/12/bobbi-kristinas-family-bans-boyfriend-from-hospital/23301053/) on Thursday that Gordon, 25, was pursuing legal means to see his girlfriend, having reportedly been barred from the hospital by her family. But through a lawyer, Gordon says that isn’t true. “In response to reports that Nick Gordon is taking legal action, he would like it to be clear, he is not,” attorney Randy Kessler says in a statement. “Mr. Gordon’s only concern is the recovery of Bobbi Kristina. He remains in constant prayer for his companion and he hopes to be reunited with her soon.” ### See Bobbi Kristina Brown and Her Family in Photos  Whitney Houston holds her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown on June 15, 1993. Eugene Adebari—REX USA ![Bobbi Kristina Brown;Whitney Houston;Bobby Brown \[& Family\]](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca3e1d5b565f109f/69877d67e20a8765d1a84e70/bobbi-kristina-brown-002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp) Whitney Houston sits with singer husband Bobby Brown who is holding their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in Jan. 1994. Ron Wolfson—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Singer Bobby Brown and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown attend the Eighth Annual Soul Train Music Awards on March 15, 1994 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Ron Galella—WireImage  Whitney Houston accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first annual Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards show at the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas on June 19, 2001. Reuters  The Brown family poses for a portrait for their reality television show 'Being Bobby Brown.' Left to Right: Pops Brown, Whitney Houston, Tommy Brown, Bobby Brown Jr., La'princia Brown, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown. F. Scott Schafer—NBC/Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown and Whitney Houston perform in Central Park on Sept. 1, 2009 in New York City. Ben Hider—Getty Images  From Left: Singer Whitney Houston, Singer Dionne Warwick and Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons on Feb. 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills. Larry Busacca—Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown joins her mother Whitney Houston in Jan. 2012 on an outing in Beverly Hills. Splash News/Corbis  Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown attend "We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute to Whitney Houston" at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 11, 2012 in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk—WireImage Kessler adds: “Despite the incredible public interest, we ask and hope that this request can be resolved privately by Mr. Gordon and the family.” Brown, 21, the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, [remains on life support](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-health-condition-update) and has not regained consciousness since being was admitted to the hospital. She has repeatedly referred to Gordon as her husband over the past year, though Brown’s family says they were [never legally married](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-not-married-nick-gordon). Things have been tense between Gordon and the Houston family for some time, and tensions boiled over last year when Brown’s aunt, Marion “Pat” Houston, [obtained a restraining order](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-nick-gordon-houston-family-restraining-order) against Gordon. Police in Roswell, Georgia, have [launched a criminal investigation](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-police-confirm-criminal-investigation) into Brown’s case. Reports have claimed that [Gordon is at the center of the investigation](http://www.people.com/article/police-launch-investigation-bobbi-kristina-brown-drowning), with a family source telling PEOPLE last week that they were looking into “foul play.” — Reporting by LINDA MARX _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/nick-gordon-bobbi-kristina-boyfriend-speaks-out?xid=IFT-Trending) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ _Read next:_ [Whitney _Recap: Love, Drugs, and Bobby Brown’s Side of the Story_](http://time.com/3672800/whitney-love-drugs-bobby-browns-angela-bassett-lifetime/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/"},"headline":"Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Breaks Silence","datePublished":"2015-02-13T16:00:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:39.190Z","description":"Brown has repeatedly referred to Nick Gordon as her husband over the past year, despite tensions from her family","url":"https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1b4f392965e45b1/69877f358e0601045945a4b1/154592715-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tim Nudd / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1b4f392965e45b1/69877f358e0601045945a4b1/154592715-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bobbi Kristina Brown (L) and Nick Gordon (R) attends \"The Houstons: On Our Own\" series premiere party in New York City on Oct. 22, 2012.","caption":"Bobbi Kristina Brown (L) and Nick Gordon (R) attends \"The Houstons: On Our Own\" series premiere party in New York City on Oct. 22, 2012.","creditText":"Shareif Ziyadat—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3709105/nick-gordon-breaks-silence/","name":"Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Breaks Silence"}}]}] ```