If it works for the president, why wouldn’t it work for Bobby Brown?

That was apparently the thinking that led the former New Edition star to flatly deny that he left ex-wife Whitney Houston with a bruised face after a domestic violence incident documented by a 911 call and a police report, essentially using Donald Trump’s tactic of declaring the story to be “fake news” despite the preponderance of evidence.

Brown, 49, was on hand at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday to discuss the upcoming BET miniseries “The Bobby Brown Story”, in which he serves as executive producer (he’s played by actor Woody McClain, with Gabrielle Dennis portraying the late Whitney Houston).

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During the session, reports IndieWire, Brown was asked about a 2003 incident in which police responded to a 911 call made by Houston, who reportedly had a “one-inch bruise on her cheek and a cut upper lip,” according to an ABC News report from the time.

“There was no violent incidents between me and Whitney,” Brown declared.

When the reporter who asked the question reminded Brown that a 911 domestic violence call had been made, Brown insisted the incident simply never happened.

“No, there wasn’t,” said Brown. “You’re mistaken. you’re completely wrong.”

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When another reporter pointed out that the call was a matter of public record, citing ABC News’ report, Brown doubled down on his denial.

“The public record is wrong,” he stated, at which point the session was abruptly halted, with a planned scrum with journalists scrapped (the reason given was that there wasn’t enough time).

Earlier in the session, Brown said that “the basic reason” behind the upcoming biopic is to correct what he describes as “untrue” reports about him.

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“People don’t understand that the stories that have been told about me are untrue. They are false,” he said.

“We are correcting everything the press has believed about me. I’m able to tell my story from what I know. My truth. That’s the basic reason we did this film,” added Brown.

“The press has gotten the wrong impression of me, of our relationship. What me and Whitney went through is what we went through. You are the press, you’re going to be the press,” he told reporters. “I’m not the press. I’m Bobby.”