Singer James Brown files for annulment

Jet, Feb 23, 2004

Godfather of Soul dames Brown has filed papers seeking annulment from his wife, claiming she never divorced her previous husband.

Brown's attorney, Jim Hugg, told The Augusta Chronicle that Brown's wife, Tomi Rae Brown, said she never sought a divorce from Javed Ahmed, whom she married in Houston in February 1997.

Brown, 70, married Tomi Rae Brown, 33, in December 2001.

Brown was recently arrested on a domestic violence charge after he allegedly pushed his wife to the floor during an argument in a bedroom of their home in Beech Island, SC, according to an Aiken County sheriffs report (JET, Feb. 16).

Brown, who has denied the accusations, was arrested and released from jail the next day; hours later, he filed for an annulment.

If convicted of the domestic violence charge, Brown faces a maximum penalty of a $500 fine and 30 days in jail.