BOBBY ARGUMENT WITH FAMILY AT FUNERAL

Whitney Houston’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown, has briefly appeared at her funeral before leaving.

Brown arrived as the service began. He walked to the casket, touched it and walked to the back of the New Jersey church Saturday.

Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of Whitney Houston, left the New Hope Baptist Church just minutes before the funeral was to begin.

According to a person familiar with the situation, Brown brought an entourage of nine people with him to the Newark church and wanted them to sit with them in the family section.

“They were asked to leave,” the person said, referring to the entourage. Brown was not asked to leave, but “he left with the other people,” according to the person, who was not at liberty to discuss the situation publicly.

Brown appeared visibly upset as he left the church and got into a black Cadillac SUV.

There had been speculation all week as to whether Brown would attend today’s service. He was asked to the invitation-only service late in the week.

Meanwhile, TMZ reports that the reason Bobby Brown was because he had an argument with the family. Allegedly, he wanted to speak during the service … but was denied. Other outlets report that Bobby Brown’s entourage was too large to enter. Stay tuned for an update.

Rev. Al Sharpton partially confirmed the incident with Bobby Brown via Twitter: