Bobby Brown reveals he once dated Madonna and “half of the industry”

Bobby Brown has revealed he dated Madonna along with “half of the industry” in his musical heyday.

Writing in his new autobiography Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, he explained: “By the time I reached my third single on the [1988’s] ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ album, I was one of the biggest stars in the world.”

“You know what that means. With success comes the women! A wise man once told me that. At this time, I probably had dated half of the industry including Madonna.”

“I met Madonna early in my career. She used to open up shows for New Edition in New York at the beginning of her career so running back into her and getting to know her better at the height of my success was like a reunion.”

But the Queen of Pop wasn’t alone in his little black book: “The list goes on from the who’s who to the flavor of the month.”