 In 2015 , Brown used his Facebook page to promote <unk> , a company that uses multi @-@ level marketing to sell nutrition , weight @-@ loss , energy , and sports performance products . He said that he had lost 30 pounds in 24 days on the regimen . He later added that neither he nor his wife were " paid <unk> for <unk> , " although he was confirmed as being an independent representative of the company . Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation of Brown 's non @-@ disclosure of financial interest in <unk> . 
