Gossip lovers from the Boston area (like me) just love it when Bobby Brown comes to town to visit his kids. It’s pretty much a guaranteed celebrity mugshot every time he sets foot in the city. The last time Bobby came around to watch his son play in a basketball game in December, he was busted for cocaine possession outside a Brockton hotel. Bobby lucked out this time, though– apparently, the amount of coke found on the washed-up R&B singer was too small to meet the requirements for criminal possession. Instead, Bobby will get one year of community service. And get this– Bobby wants to fulfill this sentence by mentoring young people.

Singer Bobby Brown will not face any criminal charges after police said they found a small amount of cocaine in his possession, but has agreed to a year’s community service.

Brown’s attorney said Tuesday a Brockton District Court clerk magistrate found no probable cause to issue a criminal complaint, but recommended that Brown volunteer to mentor young people, which Brown wanted to do anyway.

Attorney Jeff Denner said if no other issues arise over the next year, the matter will be struck from the docket.

Police responding to a disturbance at a Brockton hotel on Dec. 1 said they found Brown, 39, sitting in an SUV in the parking lot, with cocaine in his possession.

The Boston native is the former husband of singer Whitney Houston and stars in the CMT Network show “Gone Country.”

[From WCVB Channel 5 News]

Why in the world would anyone think Bobby Brown is a positive role model for young people? He just got busted for coke, people! He is in no position to mentor kids about the dangers of drugs if he’s still using them. This guy is a total mess and has been for years. It’s no coincidence that the minute Whitney Houston left his sorry ass, she started looking better, singing better, and might even have a shot at staging a comeback. Mysteriously enough, Bobby keeps getting reality show gigs. All I can say is, I hope he comes back to Boston real soon. It was getting boring around here without him.

Picture Note by Celebitchy: Brown is shown on the CMT reality show “Gone Country,” when he was reduced to tears after meeting a sick little girl in the hospital. Thanks to Splash News.