Not this again...I had to leave for a while after the last Mayte book thread as I didnt know people could be so nasty or show their behinds so well. If you don't like the books, clothing, hair products, or whatever else is coming out, you don't have to purchase it. Simple. How do we know P's book wouldn't have included his past/current loves? He and Mayte had children together. I can't imagine how hurtful it was for both of them to lose two children and then their marriage in a short span of time. I too think she still loves him and has not said one deragatory thing about him, like so many are saying about her. What is the appropriate amount of time that people can share their stories of him? Why have "new" music, old music, moies, videos come out...if he had wanted it out don't you think he would have put it out? Why put out books of photos of Prince? Why bad mouth someone you haven't met or even know? Well, I guess since so many "fams" could bad mouth Prince while he was alive, this shouldnt' be surprising that it carries over to his loved one.

Peace

strawberrylova123 said:

OMG WENDY WILLIAMS IS A HORRENDOUS HUMAN BEING

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@WendyWilliams I'm beyond saddened by your comments on your show about Prince & my son. How dare you say something - of our baby! #karma

No disrespect intended .... I'm just wondering why, if Mayte has chosen to go public with a book, anything less than stellar enthusiasm for her project gets viewed as somehow hateful? She's going public - does she really think it's all going to be a glowing love-in for her?

Misslink88 said:

No disrespect intended .... I'm just wondering why, if Mayte has chosen to go public with a book, anything less than stellar enthusiasm for her project gets viewed as somehow hateful? She's going public - does she really think it's all going to be a glowing love-in for her?

There are alot of people who don't even know her and that she and Prince were even married

I adore Prince but I realize he was not everyone's cup of tea and I also know many people who do not even know anything about him but Purple Rain, Appolonia and the Rolling Stone cover w/ Vanity and him dying of an overdose-they don't know about his wives and do not care.

Misslink88 said:

No disrespect intended .... I'm just wondering why, if Mayte has chosen to go public with a book, anything less than stellar enthusiasm for her project gets viewed as somehow hateful? She's going public - does she really think it's all going to be a glowing love-in for her?

You may have missed the first thread that was so nasty it was deleted by the moderators. One of the mods has spoke about it in another thread.

Misslink88 said:

PURplEMaPLeSyrup said:

It just seems to me that if you're going to write a book, you've invited the public in and the public WILL have an an opinion on it which you can't control. So when it does hit (and leading up to it) what are the mods going to do? Run around putting out fires? If people can't take the accolades as well as the pounding, why write a book?

delete

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AA1slot said:

Not this again...I had to leave for a while after the last Mayte book thread as I didnt know people could be so nasty or show their behinds so well. If you don't like the books, clothing, hair products, or whatever else is coming out, you don't have to purchase it. Simple. How do we know P's book wouldn't have included his past/current loves? He and Mayte had children together. I can't imagine how hurtful it was for both of them to lose two children and then their marriage in a short span of time. I too think she still loves him and has not said one deragatory thing about him, like so many are saying about her. What is the appropriate amount of time that people can share their stories of him? Why have "new" music, old music, moies, videos come out...if he had wanted it out don't you think he would have put it out? Why put out books of photos of Prince? Why bad mouth someone you haven't met or even know? Well, I guess since so many "fams" could bad mouth Prince while he was alive, this shouldnt' be surprising that it carries over to his loved one.

Peace

OzlemUcucu said:

a pic of mayte shortly after the engagement. stockholm nov. 1995

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contropurple said:

OzlemUcucu said:

I agree. She is nothing but a bimbo stripper with no class. I had a good look at her revamped website. She revamped it since P's death and she is totally milking him. Finally the spotlight in on her, cause she was his ex wife. So what? How long ago has that been? How long were they married for? They were even not in touch. Mayte was a very sweet girl back in the days and with her innocent sweet look and being with Prince had made me love her. Everyone wanted him to be happy with this pretty nice girl, right? She toured with him and we loved all the style and clothes that Prince had chosen for her.

Since his divorce, what has she really established for herself? She brags on about her damn belly dancing (she can't even dance that good like she claims) , and the dog rescue. These are hobbies, right? I say hobbies because she can't obviously make a proper living. There are dancers out there that do so many great stuff promoting art, working with kids and the list goes on. She could have benefited from Prince's fame in such better ways instead of her permanent bragging with no use.. Even with the animal rescue thing she could have done it in a much more professional way.

Anyway, after analysing her website I made my conclusion: My advice for Mayte are 1) Get yourself a rich Eyptian man that loves your belly dancing, because you know you want all the private jets etc. (not sure why she hasn't yet considering she believes she lives in Egypt) OR 2) Go to a strip club somewhere and get your life back cause you love your dancing so much.

She's a disgrace to all single mothers and professional dancers. I have not seen any single useful thing coming from Mayte's world. She's just simply a moderate dancer with no singing talent, no acting talent. Nothing.

Woah! That was unnecessary and childish. Saint Prince never existed. And he hired her didn't he? Must of liked what he saw.

Agree with unnecessary and childish as well as lacking class.

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“I’ve been divorced for 12 years, but I’m still known just as Prince’s ex-wife,” says the Puerto Rican artist, who lives with her mother and counts eight dogs, two cats, and five birds as dear pets. “Before I even met him I had a professional career and I continue to work towards that every day. We all have our struggles, but it’s how you move on from a high-profile divorce that matters.”

Garcia, who says she hasn’t told Prince about her role on the two reality shows and hasn’t spoken to him since the divorce, explains that when it comes to the entertainment business, she’s still auditioning for projects that allow her to pursue her passion – dance. She’s in the process of auditioning for a new dance-themed flick starring “Dancing with the Stars” alum William Levy.

“I’m loving the freedom of being just me without being associated with my ex. I want to achieve and do what I want to do – and the possibilities that lie ahead are exciting.”

http://nbclatino.com/2012/06/15/mayte-garcia-dishes-the-chisme-about-ex-hubby-prince-and-new-reality-show/

[Edited 9/25/16 12:24pm]

purplegirl00 said:

PURplEMaPLeSyrup said:

this got me wondering about confidentiality agreements. Do they always expire when someone passes or can they also extend for years after their passing?

I wonder this too. I haven't seen anything supporting it, but I read here and on another board that Mayte had planned to do this book last year but Prince's lawyers/reps shut it down. So if there were any non-disclosure agreements, perhaps they were to expire upon his death, thus giving her the green light? I don't know.

BillieBalloon said:

Kitten said:

Hmmm, I see Delilah weighed in on this subject on Twitter overnight and she's not happy because of the apparent money making off the death of someone so private.....

From my point of view its simple:

Was Prince a private person? Yes

Did he make people sign confidentiality agreements? Yes

Would those expire on his death? Yes

Now, whilst from a moral point of view some may argue that knowing the above and then speaking out as soon as he has passed is questionable (and I would entirely agree ordinarily) there is another point to note, one which someone has mentioned already on here and one which changes everything IMO:

Prince was writing his memoirs!!!

If it was to be a really truthful account of his life then it would have included his loves, and his losses and lets face it Mayte was a part of his life for around a decade if you go from first meeting through to divorce. In fact for her not to feature in his book, given the length of their relationship and the heavy psychological burden as a result of the lost children would be nothing short of lying on his part.

So if we assume it at least would have touched on their relationship, is it OK for him to write about it and not her? People are saying its unfair that she's doing this now because he was private and he's not here to defend himself, (but then she couldn't do it when he was here could she) Firstly, Prince was sweeping privacy aside if he was writing his memoirs, secondly who says there will be anything in Mayte's book that would require him to defend himself, and thirdly...very key.....had Prince lived and written his memoirs, if there was anything contentious in there relating to Mayte, Mayte would have been alive and unable to defend herself due to the confidentiality agreement. Is that fair?

There is a double standard here, she may be famous because of him, but their history is a shared one and neither has more or less right to speak about it than the other, and both would have made money from their books.

Prince's memoir was a document of his life and career. Mayte's book is about her relationship with Prince, her "love story" as she puts it. The two books are coming from different places. If Prince had published anything contentious about Mayte of course she could have defended herself , agreement or no agreement. Prince's book would not have been marketed as a tell all about his relationships but a biography of his life Mayte has one and only one reason for writing her book and that's to reveal the intimate details of her relationship with Prince. You can't even compare the 2 books because they're both different entities.

I absolutely agree with you, they most definitely would have been two very different books. His memoirs, one would hope, would have documented his entire life. Mayte's book does appear to be focused on a very specific period of time, and specifically their relationship. Those that care little for the ins and outs of Prince's love-life and are entirely focused on only his music would have purchased his book alongside all those eager to find out more info about his ultimately failed relationships. Mayte's book won't have the same expansive audience if its focus is just their love story, and for that reason the two books would never be comparable. But I guess that isn't my point, my point is does Mayte have any less right to write about this period of their shared history (and profit from it) given that he was likely to have covered it (and profited from it)?

My gut feeling, however uncomfortable I am about the timing or the breach of privacy is that she has as much right to talk about this as he would have had.

Even if it was a much smaller part of Prince's book, had Prince covered it in his book it would still have prompted a flurry of threads on here drilling down into what he'd said/meant. If he had omitted to mention the relationship entirely or glossed over it briefly like it never happened or was no big deal, again it would have prompted as many if not more threads on here. When Mayte's book is published, the speculation we see on here now will increase 100 fold as people analyse its content. The upshot in all cases would be the same, and the reason is because people are interested in him. Were we not here to devour the content there would be nothing to publish or profit from.

Prince oozed sex appeal, he had it in abundance and capitalised on it throughout his career. There was an endless stream of girlfriend's and when he fell for someone he wrote songs about them.....many, many songs. After his death there wasn't a commentator out there who when referencing Prince as a musical genius didn't also nod a head to his sex appeal, flamboyant dress and love life. Its because of his sex appeal (and the many girlfriends, some that seemed to overlap!) that people are inevitably interested in his love life, the two are inextricably linked.

I can totally understand that many people may have moral qualms about this book, for many the fact that Mayte will make money from a "tell-all" book after his death will be a step too far given that she's been bound by a confidentiality agreement prior to his death. As I said earlier I myself am very torn about it, but I still can't stand up and say that she has no right to talk about her own history, especially given that he was about to document his life in print.

When it all kicks off on here after Mayte's book is published (and lets face it, we all know it is going to kick off!!) people will be hugely divided in their opinion. Some will find comfort in it and extract all the positives from it, and those that loath Mayte and the mere idea of this book will extract everything negative from it and will have nothing good to say about it or her.........but they'll still have read it!

I just figure Mayte is sick of everybody telling her story. I know I would be. I've never suffered the loss that she's suffered and in a way I couldn't relate but the very idea that she had to keep the name a secret all these years while other people put out all this "knowledge" about this birth, somehow I could relate fully to how that must feel. She was quiet to appease him, there's no appeasing him anymore, this is about appeasing herself. Finally.

AA1slot said:

Not this again...I had to leave for a while after the last Mayte book thread as I didnt know people could be so nasty or show their behinds so well. If you don't like the books, clothing, hair products, or whatever else is coming out, you don't have to purchase it. Simple. How do we know P's book wouldn't have included his past/current loves? He and Mayte had children together. I can't imagine how hurtful it was for both of them to lose two children and then their marriage in a short span of time. I too think she still loves him and has not said one deragatory thing about him, like so many are saying about her. What is the appropriate amount of time that people can share their stories of him? Why have "new" music, old music, moies, videos come out...if he had wanted it out don't you think he would have put it out? Why put out books of photos of Prince? Why bad mouth someone you haven't met or even know? Well, I guess since so many "fams" could bad mouth Prince while he was alive, this shouldnt' be surprising that it carries over to his loved one.

Peace

morningsong said:

I just figure Mayte is sick of everybody telling her story. I know I would be. I've never suffered the loss that she's suffered and in a way I couldn't relate but the very idea that she had to keep the name a secret all these years while other people put out all this "knowledge" about this birth, somehow I could relate fully to how that must feel. She was quiet to appease him, there's no appeasing him anymore, this is about appeasing herself. Finally.

i'm into her writing a book. It's her life, too. It's harsh, but Prince's needs aren't important anymore; he's a historical figure now, no different in needs or wants than Elvis or Marvin Gaye. The image he maintained will always be remembered. Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

Mintchip said:

i'm into her writing a book. It's her life, too. It's harsh, but Prince's needs aren't important anymore; he's a historical figure now, no different in needs or wants than Elvis or Marvin Gaye. The image he maintained will always be remembered. Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

AGREE 100%

Lovejunky said:

Mintchip said:

i'm into her writing a book. It's her life, too. It's harsh, but Prince's needs aren't important anymore; he's a historical figure now, no different in needs or wants than Elvis or Marvin Gaye. The image he maintained will always be remembered. Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

AGREE 100%

+1

morningsong said:

I just figure Mayte is sick of everybody telling her story. I know I would be. I've never suffered the loss that she's suffered and in a way I couldn't relate but the very idea that she had to keep the name a secret all these years while other people put out all this "knowledge" about this birth, somehow I could relate fully to how that must feel. She was quiet to appease him, there's no appeasing him anymore, this is about appeasing herself. Finally.

to the bolded text

Mintchip said:

i'm into her writing a book. It's her life, too. It's harsh, but Prince's needs aren't important anymore; he's a historical figure now, no different in needs or wants than Elvis or Marvin Gaye. The image he maintained will always be remembered. Now begins the process of trying to understand who he really was.

Through the eyes of others... Their interpretations... Their judgements... Not his own.

endiadj said:

Through the eyes of others... Their interpretations... Their judgements... Not his own.

i find this attitude towards biographies and autobios curious. surely u can understand the value of another person's p.o.v on yours or anybody else life,work etc. also, prince was a VERY unreliable narrator. i hope u weren't looking for his memoirs to be illluminating or insightful, anymore than bob dylan's were. it would be great to read Prince's prose, but the content would be suspect. he was never interested in clearly communicating anything. i think this is where others interrpetations and judgements, who were there at the time, can help. that is not to say that prince was a liar, necessarily. but as he put it in that 85' RS interview, "i do it just to be sick". that can of attitude is meant to provoke and conceal simulteaneously.

+/ prince wanted us to watch him but to rarely or never see him.

endiadj said:

People keep overlooking the numerous posts about this memoir being planned before his death. People have a right to write about their life experiences. If those experiences include famous people, then so be it. Honestly, she has a right to go into detail and give the not so good parts if she wants also. Up to her. Don't like it, don't read it.