Rumor Control: Whitney Houston Shoots Down Rumblings Of Reconciliation With Bobby Brown

'Chicago Sun Times' columnist Bill Zwecker reported on Nov. 26 that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown were considering rekindling their relationship.

In the column he wrote: "several sightings of Houston and Brown in recent days -- clearly looking very romantic while dining together -- seem to boost the reliability of what I'm hearing. I'm also hearing that the divorced couple's daughter Bobbi Kristina is eager for her parents to remarry."

I never once believed the story since it was just a few weeks ago that Brown – with his longtime girlfriend/manager Alicia Etheridge – was here in Washington, DC performing with his New Edition members Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant for the 'Heads of State' tour along with Dru Hill and SWV.

Brown and Etheridge, whom he's been dating exclusively since his 14-year marriage to Houston ended, looked very happy, lovingly holding hands and were very affectionate as they moved around backstage at D.A.R. Constitution Hall and later at The Melrose Hotel where they were staying.

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Arista Records head Clive Davis, left, kicks off Grammy week with his 10th annual pre-Grammy party with, from left, Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, and Bobby Brown in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1996. HO/AP Photo
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Whitney Houston (R) poses with husband, singer Bobby Brown (L) 15 March at Eighth Annual Soul Train Music Awards. Houston received the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for entertainer of the year. Photo by VINCE BUCCI, AFP/Getty Images.
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Whitney Houston, center, her husband Bobby Brown, second right, and other members of her entourage pose for a photo near Jerusalem's Old City walls Wednesday May 28, 2003. Houston is in Israel to visit the Black Hebrews, an African-American community that moved to Israel in 1969 and settled in the southern town of Dimona. Photo by Zoom 77, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston waves as she walks down the street with her husband Bobby Brown after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Photo by Brian Hendler, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston, right, and her husband, Bobby Brown, perform during the "VH1 Divas" duets show in this May 22, 2003 file photo, in Las Vegas. After a tumultuous 14-year marriage marked by drug arrests and stints in rehab, Houston is divorcing Bobby Brown. The pop singer filed divorce papers in Orange County Superior Court this week, a month after filing for legal separation from Brown, Houston's publicist Nancy Seltzer said Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006. Photo by Joe Cavaretta, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston, left, smiles at her husband, singer Bobby Brown, during a court hearing on Nov. 25, 2002, in Dekalb County State Court in Decatur, Ga. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sept 13, 2006. Photo by Erik S. Lesser, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston smiles next to her husband Bobby Brown during a visit to Jerusalem, on May 27, 2003. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006. Photo by Pier Paolo Cito, AP Photo.
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Whitney Houston on the arm of her husband Bobby Brown arrive at the Atista Records pre-Grammy party Tuesday evening in beverly Hills, Calif. Houston is up for several awards at this years 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Wednesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Jill Connelly, AP Photo.
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Bobby Brown and his wife Whitney Houston arrive at Vanity Fair's Oscar party at Morton's in Hollywood on Sunday, March 25, 2001. "I have not seen or spoken to my daughter since early June and I have no prospect of speaking to her anytime soon due to Whitney's actions," Brown declared in Orange County Superior Court documents filed Friday Aug. 24, 2007. Brown has been trying to overturn a judge's default judgment to nullify the couple's marriage and grant Houston sole custody of 14-year-old Bobbi Kristina. During their 14-year marriage, Brown was arrested for drugs and alcohol, and Houston twice entered drug rehab programs. Photo by Laura Rauch, AP Photo.
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Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, 2/23/00. Photo by Frank Micelotta, Getty Images.

Since being with Etheridge, the 39-year-old "King of R&B" has been performing more shows, making more money and has stayed out of trouble with the law more than he has in the last decade.

In addition to s

olo shows and spot dates with New Edition, Brown has a talent holding deal with the Country Music Channel (CMT), where he's already done two reality shows 'Gone Country' and 'Outsiders Inn.'

It is no secret and has been widely reported before that Houston and Brown often get together for dinners with their 15-year-old daughter, who apparently lives mostly in Atlanta with Houston's brother Gary.

If my personal belief that the report was bogus wasn't enough, now the 'I Will Always Love You' singer's rep Nancy Seltzer has issued a statement on behalf of Houston calling the 'Chicago Sun Times' story "a complete fabrication."