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Bobby Brown was kidnapped by New York street gang the Preacher Crew over a $25,000 drug debt in 1993 and Whitney Houston paid a $400,000 ransom to the gang, who threatened to kill him. The incident was never reported to authorities.

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Fun Fact: Bobby Brown was kidnapped by New York street gang “the Preacher Crew” over a $25,000 drug debt in 1993 and Whitney Houston paid a $400,000 ransom to the gang, who threatened to kill him. The incident was never reported to authorities.

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