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Bobbi Kristina Brown's Father, Bobby Brown, Issues Statement About Her Hospitalization

Bobby Brown is speaking out for the first time about his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown's hospitalization, more than 24 hours after she was found unconscious in a bathtub at her home near Atlanta.

The 45-year-old singer and ex-husband of her mother, the late Whitney Houston, rushed to be by her side at the hospital on Saturday upon hearing the devastating news. He and several other family members, including her husband Nick Gordon, who found her face down in the filled tub and helped try to revive her, are at the medical center.

"Privacy is requested in this matter," Bobby said in a statement to E! News. "Please allow for my family to deal with this matter and give my daughter the love and support she needs at this time."

"The report that Bobbi Kristina Brown has been taken to the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia is accurate," his lawyer said. "No additional information will be forthcoming."

Her condition remains unclear. Medical officials and family members have not commented. A source told E! News that Bobbi Kristina was still unresponsive and was breathing with the help of a ventilator. According to two other sources, she is not in a medically induced coma, as reported by several outlets.

Houston had died from accidental drowning, spurred by cocaine use and a heart condition, at age 48, nearly three years ago exactly. She too was found unconscious in a bathtub, at a hotel room in Beverly Hills.

Police are still investigating Bobbi Kristina's medical incident and have not found illegal substances at her home. Her cousin, Jerod Brown, who goes by the name YF Kennedy, told E! News exclusive that she doesn't do drugs and has not been drinking alcohol.

"It's a rough time lately with the anniversary," he said. "So this is a blow to the family."

Bobby had recently given a candid interview to Lifetime after it aired a television movie about Houston, in which he talked about their turbulent relationships and their struggles with substance abuse, adding that they never allowed Bobbi Kristina to see them do drugs.

YF Kennedy told E! News that she did not watch the Lifetime movie but did catch her father's interview and was "very proud of him."

He also recently launched a #PrayForBK campaign on Twitter, saying, "Let's all show sis how much she is loved. She is human. Now's not the time for negativity."

—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua, Alicia Quarles, Beth Sobol and Michelle Falls

 

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Michael Bivins confirms New Edition TV mini-series in the works

By K.B. Tindal
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Following the Jackson 5 run, New Edition emerged and they owned the game during the 1980s. One of the members of the Boston group is Michael Bivins. While he has made his name through R&B, Michael Bivins has also run several successful businesses.


When New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records in 2004, Michael Bivins appeared on “Making The Band.” He acted as a road manager to Da Band when they were on the show. But, Michael Bivins has managed to stay out of the spotlight, in recent years.


Michael Bivins talked to Hip Hop Vibe, back in November, and he discussed his Sporty Rich movement. In a recent Instagram post, Michael Bivins talked more about Sporty Rich, revealing a clothing line was going along with the label. But, he went on to discuss a Bell Biv DeVoe reunion to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Poison and he confirmed the New Edition TV mini series.

 

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Bobby Brown Headed Back On Tour…But Not By Choice

Bobby Brown is headed back on tour, allegedly against his will, after concert promoters forcefully required him to finish three dates he postponed earlier in the year when his daughter Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized after being found unconscious in a bathtub.

According to reports, Brown is scheduled to perform three shows, in Australia this May with Naughty By Nature. Sources claim Brown would rather be by his daughter’s bedside (who wouldn’t?), but due to contractual reasons, he has to makeup the performances he cancelled back in March.
There have been no new updates on Bobbi K’s condition. Her grandmother Cissy Houston, revealed during an interview on WBLS in March, there isn’t a “great deal of hope.”
“We’re praying…I cannot change a thing,” she added. “So I’m asking everyone just pray to the Lord who we know can do something. If he does a miracle, thank God. If it happens the other way, I’m alright.”
Bobbi K is currently at an Atlanta rehabilitation center where she is still in a coma.
We know “the show must go on,” but it seems rather insensitive to send a man whose daughter is on life support, back on the road. Fans should protest the show. We surely wouldn’t be able to watch him perform knowing he’s thinking about his sick daughter, who’s fighting for her life. But then again, people never seem to surprise us.

 

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Bobby Brown tells crowd Bobbi Kristina Brown 'is awake' nearly three months after being found unresponsive

BY ZAYDA RIVERA
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, April 19, 2015, 3:21 PM



Bobby Brown said his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown is "awake" nearly three months after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub.
"Bobbi is awake," the 46-year-old singer said in a video posted on TMZ from a Maze featuring Frankie Beverly concert at the Verizon Theatre in Dallas, TX for which he was a special guest on Saturday.
With those three simple words, the crowd went wild as the 22-year-old's condition has been touch-and-go since she was discovered in her Atlanta home on January 31 by her partner, Nick Gordon, and has been in a coma since.
However, Brown also said, "She's watching me," which could indicate that his daughter, the only child of the late Whitney Houston, isn't out of the clear yet.
"We've moved her to a place for rehabilitation," Bobbi Kristina's 81-year-old grandmother, Cissy Houston, told New York radio station WBLS 107.5 FM on March 25about the undisclosed facility. "And you know, still not a great deal of hope. (We're) still praying."
Whitney passed away under grimly similar circumstances in 2012 when she was found dead in a Hollywood bathtub of a cocaine overdose. A police investigation discovered drugs present in Bobbi Kristina's home and that pal Maxwell Lomas, who had done time in jail on drug possession charges and was released shortly before the incident, was present at the time she was found by Gordon.
Just over a week ago was the last time Brown opened up about his daughter on stage, but he didn't seem so positive.
"I dunno what the hell I am going through right now," he said on April 11 at a soul-food festival in downtown Los Angeles, "but I am giving it to God and letting him deal with it."
A rep for Brown has yet to respond to the Daily News' request for comment.

 

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Mike Bivins Of New Edition Tells How He Learned From His Dad’s Mistakes



Happy Father’s Day to all of our ILOSM fathers and surrogate father’s who are holding it down for your children. In honor of Father’s Day we will be sharing a few stories about Dads who deserve to be acknowledged on this day. To kick things off, we’ll start with Michael Bivins of New Edition.
Mike is not only the man responsible for helping to hold N.E. together throughout all of their ups and downs; and being the driving force behind BBD; but he’s also the man who is man enough to step forward and tell other Father’s his point of view on what he says it takes to be a real daddy to their children. Bivens is speaking from experience of what he says he experienced with his own father. Mike has three little beauties that he and his wife are in the process of nurturing and grooming into becoming beautiful, well-rounded women one day, so he can speak on what you’re about to read, because he can actually back up what he’s saying, by leading by example.

Check out what he shared with Black America Web about the precise differences he says determines a father from a daddy:

When I think of Father’s Day and all the memories as a child, the part that sticks out the most, is that my father was always gone working and representing the country in the Navy and my mother, Shirley, held things down at the crib.
They never married. We lived in Orchard Park Projects in the city of Boston at 32 Bataan Court, Apartment 159. There were a lot of single families that lived in our building. The month of June was always exciting because it meant school was almost over. Father’s Day as a holiday didn’t hold that much weight or anticipation.
When my father would visit my sister Tanya and I, we always went to Kentucky Fried Chicken on American Legion Highway and I always got a take out box and I would wait until I got back to my projects to let my friends see my bag and smell my chicken, haaaa! I was funny like that.
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live with us. So after we chilled for a few, he would slide us some money for our pockets and then go on about his business. Still, to this day, we still chill and receive cards with money inside. We are a lot alike in our body frames, our noses and lips and our love for sports. Now I accept that I’m short because of him. It was hard at first, but I said I might be small, but I know how to ball on that basketball court. I’m the smallest in New Editionand BBD. (haaa, whateva!)

To me there is a difference between a father and daddy. When I married my wife, Teasha, I knew that now that I had my own family and three beautiful little girls, I was gonna make time to raise them and help them understand who they are and not who I wanted them to be. Savannah, 7, Shilah,6 and Starlah, 2, aka the Lil’ Supremes, call me Daddy.

This is my perspective on daddies and fathers! Your kids call you Daddy because of the time you spend with them and the love you share with words and moments in the same house. Fathers sometimes don’t live in the house and come around every now and again. When some kids introduce their dads, they say ‘That’s my father.’ My kids say ‘That’s my daddy.’
This holiday doesn’t get as much attention and acknowledgment as Mother’s Day. We know that women hold the house down and many Black family households are broken. My home has a foundation of love including praying as a family. Time always = love and it helps the character of your children to speak and walk in truth.
Happy Father’s Day to those that are in heaven and on earth! Luv is Luv, Mike Biv aka Daddy.​

Michael Bivins made some excellent points. What he’s saying reminds me of that Old School saying “money can’t buy love.” That saying can apply to the concept of being a Daddy also. A family could have very little money, but be be abundantly rich in love. A Father can provide all of the child support payments on time and send birthday and Christmas gifts until he’s blue in the face, but it will be the moments when he taught his son how to confront his fear of standing up to bully at school, or the moment he held his little girl’s hand while they took a walk in the park, allowing her to just talk about anything she wanted while he keenly listened to her-indirectly teaching her what qualities she should eventually seek in a man when she becomes a young woman…those will be the type of memories and Daddy bonding moments that they’ll be grateful for the most.If you are a Father who has been in your child’s life, we salute you on this day 100%.
We also want to remind any man who hasn’t been there as much as you feel that you should have for your children, that it’s NEVER too late to step up to the plate…as long as you still have breathe in your body, it’s never too late. Don’t let the fear, or the guilt overshadow what you think is the right thing to do for your child.
Thanks for reading ILOSM family.
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Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheredge Welcome a Baby Girl

Bobby Brown and wife Alicia Etheredge welcomed a baby girl on Saturday, July 11, a source tells PEOPLE.


Etheredge was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Friday and induced on Saturday, according to Entertainment Tonight, who was the first to report the news.
The couple, who were married in 2012, are also parents to 5-year-old Cassius. This marks the sixth child for the “My Prerogative” singer.



The news of the new arrival is bittersweet as Brown’s 22-year-old daughter with the late Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, has been in hospice care since mid-June. She was found unconscious in her bathtub in Roswell, Georgia, on Jan. 31.
Brown and members of Bobbi Kristina’s family have been by her bedside at her Atlanta-area care facility.


The 46-year-old singer has been slowly returning to work and making concert appearances. Last Saturday, on the Fourth of July, he performed in Atlanta but got emotional, occasionally hugging loved ones and saying he was “in a different zone right now.” Brown returned to Etheredge’s side in Los Angeles after the concert.


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New Edition Biopic In Works As BET Miniseries

New Edition is getting a BET biopic.
Five of the group’s members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant, will reunite for the three-night miniseries premiering in 2016. All five will co-produce the untitled project.
New Edition founding member Bobby Brown was not mentioned in the release announcing the biopic on Monday. The group has broken up reunited several times since its inception in 1978. Brown left their tour early when the the six members rebanded last year.
Jesse Collins Entertainment is executive producing the original miniseries based on the iconic music group. This will mark BET’s first scripted music-focused TV movie.
New Edition’s longtime manager Brooke Payne will also serve as a co-producer. Abdul Williams (“Lottery Ticket”) wrote the script. A director has not yet been selected for the film.
“From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and the Jackson 5, we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here,” New Edition said in a press release.
Collins (“Real Husbands of Hollywood”) said New Edition’s “music is woven into the fabric of our culture.”
“When I brought the idea to BET years ago, I wanted to create a film that would tell the story of how New Edition emerged into one of the most important groups of its generation,” he said.
Via Variety

 

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Mike Bivins Talks New Edition Biopic And The Creation Of BBD




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Prove It Now: BET hosting Boston casting call for New Edition mini-series

BY: MICHAEL MAROTTA

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BET Networks are hosting an open casting call this weekend to fill lead roles in its upcoming mini-series on New Edition. And fittingly enough, auditions will take place in the r&b group’s hometown of Boston.
Those who look like a young Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins, or Johnny Gill are invited to Boston Casting to show off their stuff this Saturday, January 16. Boston Casting is located at 129 Braintree St., Suit 107, in Allston.
And it helps if you’ve got talent, according to the flyer. Those interested in auditioning are asked to bring a current photo of themselves, and be prepared to either bust out a minute-long monologue, sing a New Edition song, or possess some kind of dance skill. It helps if you can do all three, according to the call.
Last year, it was reported that BET was producing the three-part New Edition television serieswith producer Jesse Collins (Real Husbands Of Hollywood) and input from each of the group’s members. Johnny Gill, Tresvant, DeVoe, Bivins, and Bell will serve as consultants and executive producers. It’s expected to air later this year.
“Now that we have signed the deal, New Edition’s journey will be captured in a three night miniseries to tell our life story through our very own eyes,” New Edition said in a joint statement back in August. “From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and The Jackson Five — we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here. For the fans all over the world, this one’s for you.”
Before you start working on your rendition of “Candy Girl”, take note of the casting call’s fine print: “If you are not local and/or do not fit the description, do not apply”.

 

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Is This The New Cast For BET’s New Edition Biopic?

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Apr 6, 2016
By EURWeb

According to Frank Holder over at Humor Mill Magazine, they’ve got the scoop on who BET has cast in the new miniseries of a film based on Boston’s New Edition!


“We hear that Bryshere Gray (best known as Hakeem of FOX’s hit series ‘Empire‘ is leading an all-star cast! Gray is set to play Michael Bivins, while Evan Ross (will portray Ronnie Devoe), Luke James (playing Johnny Gill), Elijah Kelley (playing Ricky Bell), Algee Smith (playing Ralph Tresvant), and Bobby McClain (playing Bobby Brown) all round out the cast. We also hear that Chris Robinson is directing the film for BET,” wrote Holder about the project.


Here’s what we posted about the project when it was first announced in August of last year:


BET and Jesse Collins Entertainment announced Monday that they are producing a still-untitled three-night miniseries chronicling none other than New Edition.


New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant will serve as co-producers on the project. Bobby Brown’s name was nowhere to be found in the statement announcing the project.


“Everyone’s been waiting for the New Edition saga to be told in all its triumphs and heartbreaks, and we can’t wait to bring it to the screen,” said BET president of programming Stephen Hill in a statement.


The miniseries is scheduled to go into production in early 2016.

 

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Bryshere Y. Gray Will Star In Upcoming BET New Edition Miniseries

The Empire star will play Michael Bivins in the three-part series.

By Ben Dandridge-Lemco

Bryshere Y. Gray, who plays Hakeem Lyon on Empire, will star in an upcoming BET miniseries about New Edition, Indiewire reports. The series is currently entitled.



Gray will play Michael Bivins in the three-part series. He is joined by Elijah Kelley as Ricky Bell, singer-songwriter Luke James as Johnny Gill, Algee Smith as Ralph Tresvant, Keith Powers as Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain as Bobby Brown.



"We are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here," said members of New Edition in a press release. "For the fans all over the world, this one's for you."



The series will begin shooting next month and is expected to air in 2017.




Posted: April 20

 

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Cast Set for BET's New Edition Biopic: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Woody McClain

By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act April 20, 2016 at 9:00PM

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BET Networks announced today its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation, including new original scripted series, movies, as well as reality series, and the network's returning hits.

Bryshere Y. Gray

"We have developed a deep and authentic relationship with our audience over the last 36 years, and it is that genuine connection that has allowed BET to expand into a global multiplatform brand. This year, we are committed to reaching far beyond the television screen and continuing to deliver more of the premium content that our audiences have come to expect," said Debra Lee, Chairman and CEO, BET Networks. "With BET being more accessible across more platforms, we are creating a powerful 360 degree experience for our audience to interact with the BET brand like never before."

Elijah Kelley

In terms of original movies, there's the previously-announced New Edition biopic - although it's more of a miniseries - in collaboration with Jesse Collins and his production company (recall Collins signed a first-look deal with BET earlier last year).
The currently-untitled miniseries, which will air over 3 nights, will see New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant serve as consultants and executive producers. Bobby Brown was not mentioned in the press release announcing the project.

Luke James

The cast has now been made official: Bryshere Y. Gray will play Michael Bivins; Elijah Kelley is Ricky Bell; singer-songwriter Luke James is Johnny Gill; Algee Smith is Ralph Tresvant; Keith Powers is Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain plays Bobby Brown.
Meanwhile, Dante Hoagland, Caleb McLaughlin, Jahi Winston, Myles Truitt and Tyler Williams will play the younger versions of the group.

Algee Smith

“It's been a long time coming and that time is finally here! Now that we have signed the deal, New Edition's journey will be captured in a three night miniseries to tell our life story through our very own eyes. We are happy to have New Edition Enterprises collaborate with BET Networks’ Debra Lee and Stephen Hill along with Jesse Collins Entertainment. From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and The Jackson Five—we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here. For the fans all over the world, this one's for you,” says New Edition.

Keith Powers

“Personally, my relationship with New Edition goes back to being among the first to play ‘Candy Girl’ on my college radio station, so I’m ecstatic that BET is the place where the guys wanted to come to tell their complete, dynamic story,” said Stephen Hill, President of Programming, BET Networks. “Everyone’s been waiting for the New Edition saga to be told in all its triumphs and heartbreaks and we can’t wait to bring it to the screen.”

Woody McClain

Jesse Collins added: “New Edition’s music is woven into the fabric of our culture. When I brought the idea to BET years ago, I wanted to create a film that would tell the story of how New Edition emerged into one of the most important groups of its generation. I am so grateful that Stephen Hill and his team are giving Jesse Collins Entertainment the opportunity to chronicle the lives of these music icons."
New Edition’s longtime manager Brooke Payne will also serve as a co-producer. With a script by Abdul Williams ("Lottery Ticket"), the untitled film is slated to begin shooting next month, with Chris Robinson ("ATL," "Real Husbands of Hollywood") directing, for a 2017 bow.

 

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Happy birthday to Mr. Sensitivity, Ralph Tresvant

 

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Faizon Love And Duane Martin Join The New Edition Biopic Mini-Series!

By Humor Mill / May 19, 2016 / Comedy News


BET Networks announced today more cast additions for its upcoming New Edition film – although it’s more of a miniseries – in collaboration with Jesse Collins and his production company (recall Collins signed a first-look deal with BET earlier last year).


The currently-untitled telepic, which will air over 3 nights, will star Bryshere Y. Gray as Michael Bivins; Elijah Kelley is Ricky Bell; singer-songwriter Luke James is Johnny Gill; Algee Smith is Ralph Tresvant; Keith Powers is Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain plays Bobby Brown.


Meanwhile, Dante Hoagland, Caleb McLaughlin, Jahi Winston, Myles Truitt and Tyler Williams will play the younger versions of the group.
Joining them will be La La Anthony (as Flo DeVoe, mother of Ronnie DeVoe); Yvette Nicole Brown (as Michael Bivins’ mother Shirley Bivins); Monica Calhoun (as Ralph Tresvant’s mother Patricia Tresvant), Lisa Nicole Carson (as Ricky Bell’s mother Mae Bell) and Sandi McCree (as Bobby Brown’s mother Carole Brown) .


And announced today, Wood Harris, Michael Rapaport, Faizon Love, Duane Martin, Tank and Bre-Z have also now joined the cast, playing Brooke Payne, Gary Evans, Maurice Starr, Louil Silas, Jheryl Busby and Peanut Bell respectively.


Real-life New Edition members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown will serve as consultants and co-producers on the film.


“It’s been a long time coming and that time is finally here! Now that we have signed the deal, New Edition’s journey will be captured in a three night miniseries to tell our life story through our very own eyes. We are happy to have New Edition Enterprises collaborate with BET Networks’ Debra Lee and Stephen Hill along with Jesse Collins Entertainment. From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and The Jackson Five—we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here. For the fans all over the world, this one’s for you,” says New Edition.


“Personally, my relationship with New Edition goes back to being among the first to play ‘Candy Girl’ on my college radio station, so I’m ecstatic that BET is the place where the guys wanted to come to tell their complete, dynamic story,” said Stephen Hill, President of Programming, BET Networks.


“Everyone’s been waiting for the New Edition saga to be told in all its triumphs and heartbreaks and we can’t wait to bring it to the screen.”
Jesse Collins added: “New Edition’s music is woven into the fabric of our culture. When I brought the idea to BET years ago, I wanted to create a film that would tell the story of how New Edition emerged into one of the most important groups of its generation. I am so grateful that Stephen Hill and his team are giving Jesse Collins Entertainment the opportunity to chronicle the lives of these music icons.”


New Edition’s longtime manager Brooke Payne will also serve as a co-producer. With a script by Abdul Williams (“Lottery Ticket”), the untitled film is slated to begin shooting next month, with Chris Robinson (“ATL,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood”) directing, for a 2017 bow.
Source: Shadow & Act

 

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Happy 50th birthday to Johnny Gill!!!!

 

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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes of BET's New Edition Miniseries

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Official Extended Trailer Of The New Edition Story

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Official Extended Trailer Of The New Edition Story

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