I don't wish to place any disparagement on Manuela or her personal/previous life.

I'm just here to let you know that, as a friend of Eric Benet's, I know that Eric has a personal girlfriend who he's been with for years. He protects her from the public eye because of his celebrity.

I don't know personally of whatever arrangement Manuela has with Eric Benet. But if she's looking at a deep love connection, there's somebody else already filling that space with Eric.

This was only to clear up the speculation of there being a deep boyfriend/girlfriend committed hookup between Eric Benet and Manuela. No so.

I too am puzzled (well not really) at the hate being directed at her.

As far as I'm concerned (from a fan's perspective), some of the best things happened in Princedom while he was married to her...

We got three celebrations at Paisley Park--something that she was very involved in planning/executing; we got a real online music club that offered downloads and exclusive access (soundcheck, aftershows, and presales), we got a more fanfriendly Prince willing to walk around/stand around fans (at the Celebrations), take questions from members of the audience (at soundchecks), and some great music: The Rainbow Children, One Nite Alone, CNOTE, Xpectations, NEWS, Musicology.

In looking back, the "Manuela" Prince years were some of the best years to be a fan.

Upon her departure, we got a shutdown of NPGMC, internet darkness, cease and desist letters flying left and right, a take down of all Prince imagery & sound, a failed protege project (Tamar's "Milk & Honey" which is a very strong R&B record), and a shift to very high end / upscale parties/concerts for millionaire birthdays, and the Hollywood set.

Hmmmm.

I don't wish to place any disparagement on Manuela or her personal/previous life.

I'm just here to let you know that, as a friend of Eric Benet's, I know that Eric has a personal girlfriend who he's been with for years. He protects her from the public eye because of his celebrity.

I don't know personally of whatever arrangement Manuela has with Eric Benet. But if she's looking at a deep love connection, there's somebody else already filling that space with Eric.

This was only to clear up the speculation of there being a deep boyfriend/girlfriend committed hookup between Eric Benet and Manuela. No so.

I don't wish to place any disparagement on Manuela or her personal/previous life.

I'm just here to let you know that, as a friend of Eric Benet's, I know that Eric has a personal girlfriend who he's been with for years. He protects her from the public eye because of his celebrity.

I don't know personally of whatever arrangement Manuela has with Eric Benet. But if she's looking at a deep love connection, there's somebody else already filling that space with Eric.

This was only to clear up the speculation of there being a deep boyfriend/girlfriend committed hookup between Eric Benet and Manuela. No so.

funny how this woman is hated but we celebrate angelina jolie.

you are? why?

you could actually find it online i think still, with her name displayed, the prince alt archives. i believe. someone had forwarded them to me a long time ago bcuz i didn't know how to search for that. it was kind of interesting cuz going from online fan to wife, but hey it paid off so hey, can't hate.
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how does one weigh or measure opportunism in a person? we're all opportunistic to some degree, aren't we? it's one thing to call someone a liar and to say "so-and-so lied about this, this, this, this AND this." okay, that's measurable. but opportunism? ambition? i'd even venture to say it's hard to measure selfishness, because to some extent we're all selfish.

Who in their right sense would think of calling CNN while there are gunmen shooting at you and others?

i don't know about anyone else, but i would have been on the phone. i would have been calling friends and family, at the very least. i will not speculate on why manuela called cnn because i cannot know what she was thinking.

I don't wish to place any disparagement on Manuela or her personal/previous life.

I'm just here to let you know that, as a friend of Eric Benet's, I know that Eric has a personal girlfriend who he's been with for years. He protects her from the public eye because of his celebrity.

I don't know personally of whatever arrangement Manuela has with Eric Benet. But if she's looking at a deep love connection, there's somebody else already filling that space with Eric.

This was only to clear up the speculation of there being a deep boyfriend/girlfriend committed hookup between Eric Benet and Manuela. No so.

So in other words, Eric getting some free poon tang on the side while he publicly dates Mani and tells the press she's his woman. Shit with that kind of arrangement what the hell she leave Prince for?

speculation and old insinuations... but Mani left Prince because he left her. If your husband has abandoned your marriage (even if he has not filed for divorce) and refuses to have contact with you.. how long are you going to remain entangled in that marriage? After months of no progress... it is time to move on with your life. Mani is young, beautiful.. she could get divorced, get paid and meet a new man, eventually get married and have those children you obviously was not going to get in your current circumstances.

This is what I believe happened. I remember a Mani "supporter" who basically said that she "heard" that Prince had Mani's locked out of the house... she was kicked to the curb. Yet, it was Mani filed for divorce. I would have filed as well.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY WOMAN (except Vanity) EVER LEFT PRINCE UNLESS PRINCE WAS THROUGH WITH THE RELATIONSHIP AND HAD ALREADY MOVED ON. Even Nona thought she was still dating prince and he was engaged. Now if she went to the media and said she broke up with Prince, did SHE do the breaking up or did Prince break it off?

I'm a very curios person.



What was her username?