Oh my god, is Whitney finally making a comeback? Step one, and most important: get rid of Bobby Brown.

Access Hollywood has learned from a source close to Whitney Houston that the star has filed for a legal separation from her long-time husband Bobby Brown. The source says legal documents were filed Friday and that Bobby Brown was served with those documents yesterday. Houston plans to officially file for divorce in October. Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston got married on July 18th 1992. They have been married for 14 years. Whitney's rep confirms: "It's a simple legal technicality. It starts out as a legal separation which automatically become a filing for divorce in October. It was her intent to file for divorce."