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It is being reported that the wife of singer Bobby Brown was rushed to the hospital just hours ago.

Alicia Etheridge, Brown's bride of just three months, was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital in Floridal.

Sources say the singer was preparing for a Saturday night show with  New Edition at the 2012 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion in Orlando when he got word his wife had suffered an unknown ailment in their hotel room.

Brown reportedly rushed to be by his new bride's side. No details of Etheridge's ailment have been released.

Prior to the performance, Bobby Brown tweeted a statement about hia wife asking to "keep (his) family in your prayers":

Bobby Brown ‏@KingBobbyBrown: "The report that my wife was rushed to the hospital is true. She is recovering and in good spirits. Please keep my family in your prayers."

The performance is Brown's first since taking a short hiatus.

Bobby Brown performed with New Edition at a sold out concert during Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion gathering that attracts over 14,000 people over the weekend. Brown, wearing a white hat and suit accented by a red handkerchief, performed a set that lasted almost two hours with band members Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Johnny Gill.  Brown who appeared in good spirits, was greeted wildly by the audience during the opening and stated, “I’m seven and a half years off of narcotics, 21 days clean of alcohol, and I go by the name Bad Ass Bobby Brown!”

Back stage while interacting with Tom Joyner, Brown shared a moment with a child believed to be Cassius, his only child with current wife Alicia Etheredge.

Formed in Boston, Mass in 1983, New Edition is celebrating 30 years of performing as a group.