Juliette Gil-Brown, estranged wife of Raphael Brown (he’s the one in the middle) of R&B group, Next, filed a restraining order against him after saying he kicked her while she was pregnant and brutalized their 4-year-old daughter.
TMZ says they obtained the restraining order which claims on multiple occasions the singer was physically abusive to her. He is accused on multiple occasions of hitting and shoving her, grabbing her by the neck, punching her in the mouth and kicking her. Brown claims many of the incidents occurred while she was pregnant.
Brown also says her estranged husband became enraged at their daughter and after she refused to kiss him on the mouth. The singer allegedly yelled at the child before throwing her into her car seat. She then says he randomly yelled about not having herpes, although no one had accused him of being infected at the time.
To make matters worse, Brown also says the singer would watch pornographic videos on the computer while their kids were in the room. TMZ has made multiple attempts to call Raphael but received no response.
Next was popular for their singles “Too Close” and “Wifey” in the 90’s. The group was founded by R.L. Huggard and brothers Terry “T-Low” Brown and Raphael “Tweet” Brown. Raphael was rumored to have left the group due to conflicts between him and R.L. in 2007. He allegedly became more spiritual and wanted to use his talents to serve the Lord. He was replaced by Aaron Duponce for a short time, but all three original members returned to the group in 2011 to tour and record a new album that has yet to be released.
We hope this family gets the help they need, because if the reports are true they are clearly troubled.
