▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁Little ▁Mar low , ▁Buck ingham shire , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Brown ▁changed ▁her ▁stage ▁name ▁to ▁Mel anie ▁G ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁married . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁Phoenix ▁Chi ▁Gul zar , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Brown ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁divor ce ▁was ▁final ised ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁Brown ▁won ▁cust ody , ▁and ▁paid ▁an ▁al im ony ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 2 . 8 m ▁to ▁Gul zar . ▁Gul zar ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁threaten ing ▁Brown ▁and ▁attack ing ▁her ▁sister ▁Daniel le ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁assault , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁cleared ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Brown ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁actor ▁Max ▁Be es ley ; ▁the ▁couple ▁dated ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁film ▁producer ▁ ▁Christ ine ▁Cro k os . ▁Brown ▁and ▁Cro k os ▁lived ▁together ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁Gay ▁Star ▁News ▁about ▁the ▁relationship , ▁she ▁said : ▁' It ▁wasn ' t ▁experiment ation . ▁I ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁An ▁experiment ▁doesn ' t ▁last ▁five