people talked about bobby brown. bobby brown. what a great name.en i said i'm going to meet bobby. >> reporter: leonard lawter, then the head of esteelauder set up a meeting. >> here was a man that said you've done so well. you're beating us in a lot of the stores. i would like to buy you. we were not for sale. >> i said to bobby, hey, look, women around the world want what you have. everyone was saying heavy make-up. glamor, glamor, glamor. bobby was be as good as you can be but look yourself. that's what bobby had. >> reporter: only four years after brown created those first lipsticks, estee lauder bought the company for a reported $74.5 million. >> this is a beautiful place. ank you. reporter: today bobbi brown retains creative control of her brand which has stores in some 60 different countries. >> did youor think that that little hobby would turn into this incredible empire? >> never in a million years. never. >> reporter: at age 56 this working mother of three still holds true to the fundamental belief that made her a success. >> all women ar

. >> bobby brown, ralph tresvant both in new edition together.this is a sad story of a poor rose lady trying to do the right thing. you see ralph tresant giving her money. he goes on to the car and bobby brown and the women come out and the rose lady runs up. she is speaking in spanish. they don't know what you're saying? >> no, no, no, no. >> she is being so annoying. >> oh, no. >> he comes up -- >> i bought them. >> now in a moment of truth, what do they do? oh, sorry. >> ralph says he bought one flower for each of them. his wife is holding the entire bouquet. i think he bought the whole thing to make it up to her. >> or he jacked that woman's bouquet! >> no. >> why would you think he would steal them? >> [beep] give me them roses, now! >> have a good night. >> thank you. >> coming up -- >> brian littrell from the backstreet boys, he sold his tiny little house. he does not live larger than life. >> oh. >> i don't want it that way. >> plus -- >> michael jackson from 2007 during a photo shoot, he eats it so hard in this video. he is like hiding i

. >> bobby brown, ralph tresvant both in new edition together.sad story of a poor rose lady trying to do the right thing. you see ralph tresant giving her money. he goes on to the car and bobby brown and the women come out and the rose lady runs up. she is speaking in spanish. they don't know what you're saying? >> no, no, no, no. >> she is being so annoying. >> oh, no. >> he comes up -- >> i bought them. >> now in a moment of truth, what do they do? oh, sorry. >> ralph says he bought one flower for each of them. his wife is holding the entire bouquet. i think he bought the whole thing to make it up to her. >> or he jacked that woman's bouquet! >> no. >> why would you think he would steal them? >> [beep] give me them roses, now! >> have a good night. >> thank you. >> coming up -- >> brian littrell from the backstreet boys, he sold his tiny little house. he does not live larger than life. >> oh. >> i don't want it that way. >> plus -- >> michael jackson from 2007 during a photo shoot, he eats it so hard in this video. he is like hiding in a hole i

. >> the person going down it is bobby brown. he knows how to ski the heck out of this thing.heck him out as he goes down. this thing has six massive features, including a 65-foot table and a five-foot stepdown, a 100 foot stepover jump. that really means something to people that know how to ski. >> you have to go for it. you can see all these massive stunts that he is executing. >> be sure to play it again. >> how the heck did they get that shot? >> put the shadow on the ground when he does that spin. >> it looks like he has the camera on what's like a helicopter blaze on top of his helmet. >> look at that. you can see the shadow clearly. >> he has two cameras. >> you are right. we've seen a lot of these cameras. that's the one i've never seen before. >> ladies, i've got two videos that show off how awesome, strong, and bad ass women can be. you tell me which one you like better. this first woman, a stunt rider on a motorcycle. a very powerful super bike. here she is riding with sheer confidence, no protection, sadly. she knows what she is doing, a bunch of different poses ba

. >> bobby brown, both in new edition together.ght thing. e is giving her money. he goes on to the car and bobby brown and the women come out and the rose lady runs up. she is speaking in spanish. they don't know what you're saying? >> no, no, no, no. >> she is being so annoying. >> oh, no. >> he comes up -- >> now in a moment of truth, what do they do? oh, sorry. >> he bought one flower for each of them. he is holding the entire bouquet. i think he bought the whole thing to make it up to her. >> or he jacked that woman's bouquet! >> [beep] give me them roses, now! >> have a good night. >> thank you. >> coming up -- >> brian latrell from the back street boys, he sold his tiny little house. he does not live larger than life. >> oh. >> do that again without that. >> i don't want it that way. >> plus -- >> michael jackson from 2007 during a photo shoot, he eats it so hard in this video. he is like hiding in a hole in the wall. he goes back in time, michael. go back in time. >> he gets blacker? [laughter] >> "tmz" brought to you by net

bobby, you can be my assistant. >> okay. >> come on al. come on. >> is that apple -- >> apple puree. a little bit of ams in season right now, white wine, cider vinegar and brownd peppers. >> thank you so much. >> she has her chips over there. >> i know. >> don't touch my chips. >> coming up next, a live performance from james blunt. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> grammy-nominee james blunt is here. he made his debut on the "today" show 8 years ago. he has a new album coming out and a new song bonfire heart. it's great to see you. >> great to see you too. >> we put you outside in the rain. >> i'm sad i didn't wear my high heels today. i'm small beside you. lesson for next time. >> you have to come back before 8 years. so tell me about this new song. i saw the video. where did you shoot it? >> yeah i shot this video in wyoming and idaho. it was amazing. everyone is entirely real. most amazingly at the very end of the video is a bride and groom who are genuinely having their first dance. they were in the bar and they joined my video completely accidentally and what you're seeing is