Tresha68 said:

LuxLove said:

Another celeb site has posted what they say is evidence this animal charity isn't legit

That's just bull shit. She is a 501c3 charity,meaning she HAS to answer to the IRS and can show no profit. I do not understand why people try to tarnish her? Sadly, I've never met her but I follow her and give monthly to her charity. She is beautiful, inside and out. I see why Prince was so in love with her. There should be more people like Mayte in this world. She hasn't changed what she has been doing. The haters are just following her now and assuming she's "riding" Prince's coat tails. She's no different today than a year ago. Those degrading Mayte and Sheila are clearly upset by his relationship with each of them. [Edited 10/7/16 14:08pm]

Being a 501(c)3 means nothing. Susan G. Komen is a 501(c)3 and that 's the biggest racket around.

Edited to say that I am not casting any aspersions on Mayte's charity - only that a 501(c)3 designation does not mean a charity is run well or that it uses a high percentage of its proceeds for the cause in question. The problem with Komen (and a lot of other charities) is that they use a lot of the money they raise for administrative and other costs (like salaries).

[Edited 10/7/16 14:29pm]

Good for you, benni, and good for Mayte-- I have always respected her for the things she does for animals...

sonshine said:

Wow. People just can't be f***** nice in one single thread. You had several other threads already that turned into hate on Mayte, but you still couldn't just leave one free of that s***?! Unfreakinbelievable. As far as I'm concerned the mods can go ahead and delete this whole thread. We didn't need another negative one on here. Screw it.

Yep and they will...thank God.

Genesia said:

Tresha68 said:

LuxLove said: That's just bull shit. She is a 501c3 charity,meaning she HAS to answer to the IRS and can show no profit. I do not understand why people try to tarnish her? Sadly, I've never met her but I follow her and give monthly to her charity. She is beautiful, inside and out. I see why Prince was so in love with her. There should be more people like Mayte in this world. She hasn't changed what she has been doing. The haters are just following her now and assuming she's "riding" Prince's coat tails. She's no different today than a year ago. Those degrading Mayte and Sheila are clearly upset by his relationship with each of them. [Edited 10/7/16 14:08pm]

Being a 501(c)3 means nothing. Susan G. Komen is a 501(c)3 and that 's the biggest racket around.

Edited to say that I am not casting any aspersions on Mayte's charity - only that a 501(c)3 designation does not mean a charity is run well or that it uses a high percentage of its proceeds for the cause in question. The problem with Komen (and a lot of other charities) is that they use a lot of the money they raise for administrative and other costs (like salaries).

[Edited 10/7/16 14:29pm]

Agreed and most of this is going into her pockets

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Genesia said:

Tresha68 said:

LuxLove said: That's just bull shit. She is a 501c3 charity,meaning she HAS to answer to the IRS and can show no profit. I do not understand why people try to tarnish her? Sadly, I've never met her but I follow her and give monthly to her charity. She is beautiful, inside and out. I see why Prince was so in love with her. There should be more people like Mayte in this world. She hasn't changed what she has been doing. The haters are just following her now and assuming she's "riding" Prince's coat tails. She's no different today than a year ago. Those degrading Mayte and Sheila are clearly upset by his relationship with each of them. [Edited 10/7/16 14:08pm]

Being a 501(c)3 means nothing. Susan G. Komen is a 501(c)3 and that 's the biggest racket around.

Edited to say that I am not casting any aspersions on Mayte's charity - only that a 501(c)3 designation does not mean a charity is run well or that it uses a high percentage of its proceeds for the cause in question. The problem with Komen (and a lot of other charities) is that they use a lot of the money they raise for administrative and other costs (like salaries).

[Edited 10/7/16 14:29pm]

thats disheartening

You can't trust the Susan B. Komen foundation? Good lord. Who CAN we trust in this world? Shit.

I am not suprised that charities often use majority of the money they receive toward adminstrative costs and the people or other living things who needs it doesn't get much of it. I am not saying this is the case for Mayte's charity too.

PennyPurple said:

What I was talking about wasn't a gossip site & they had receipts for what was being said about the charity. I will try to find it again.

I just have to get this off my chest:

Y'know people always get so sensitive about any criticism of Mayte. I can't speak for anyone else who is not a fan of her but I don't like her because of numerous things that she has said & done over the years. However the way she has acted since 21/4 from the pap pics to showing up every place acting like his widow is disturbing to me. Not everyone has to like everyone. Now I don't go around trying to beat on her every chance I get but if there's discussion about her why can't people accept not everyone is going to be in love with her & just deal instead of always pointing it out? How can people HERE be shocked at the hate others get when this forum is well known for being a fan site that frequently bitched out the supposed object of it's attention when he was alive! The fact is Mayte gets a pass from so many because of the tragedy she suffered - because of this she can do no wrong & people are blind to everything. It's a shame Prince never got the same treatment instead he is bitched out for the story the fired nannies told & for 'making her' appear on Oprah. No one puts his occassional nasty moments down to the tragedies he suffered through his life, instead he would get cussed out.

So what I'm saying is just because this terrible tragedy happened doesn't mean she can do no wrong. Nor does any pointing out of the nasty things she's said/done mean the person doing it is jealous of her. There's nothing about her relationship with Prince to be jealous of nor the way she is living stuck in the past. People need to stop perpetuating her fantasies & encourage her to get treatment. She needs more than to tell her story in order to move on with her life - this shit has gone on long enough. I don't hate Mayte at all, but I truly pity her.

Anyway, not everyone has to like her & they should be able to express that (hopefully without acting crazy) without comeback. Perhaps someone needs to start a Mayte forum for fans only?

[Edited 10/11/16 22:45pm]

Superfan1984 said:

LuxLove said:

AnnaStesia91 said:

I think she got a raw deal. It appears he wasn't very nice to her for a part of their marriage. IMO she should be left alone. Let her make a living. He's gone. Any fear of what he would do is gone. She has a right to live her life.

meltedman said:

Purplebflogirl said:

meltedman said:

Purplebflogirl said:

meltedman said:

meltedman said:

Purplebflogirl said:

Why would she do interviews? The big money will come from the book..Nobody would buy it if she did a ton of interviews and told all would they? I don't hate her..How can I..I don't know her..But in all honesty just admit that she has continued to benefit from her 20 yr ago connection to Prince.As have others.

Of course she is benefitting from her connection, when you go looking to upgrade to a new job, you give a resume with past experiences on it...being she is in the entertainment community, working with Prince is a pretty nice thing to be able to put on a resume. You can't redact your past, and working with someone so iconic, why would you not? Who hasn't? You can say Carmen Electra, but has she changed her name back to Tara Patrick? No...she kept the name Prince gave her because that is how she became known. Apollonia has been working for years as Apollonia, not Patricia Kotero(her real name). In fact nobody has ever really moved on from there time working with Prince...they all kept themselves associated through the years unless they were well established before working with him or being associated with him(Sheena Easton, Kim Basinger, et al...so why should Mayte be any different. She started working with him pretty much as a teenager and came into the public eye because of him. She wasn't established before so she will always be associated with him. So if people have a problem with Maytes Prince association 20 years after being there....you have to hate on Morris Day, who almost 40 years later is running around playing songs written by Prince playing that same character he was in Purple Rain.

This makes sense to me. After further reflection, I think the hate towards Mayte could be coming from a combination of several factors. Her personality shows a certain lack of maturity (the little I saw on Hollywood Exes was enough), the lack of talent (nothing extraordinary but same applies to other associated artists), and the release of the book (which was the straw that broke the camel's back as for me).

That said, I no longer hate her as much and try to be more objectice in my judment. Other artists are not any better but don't get the same amount of heat. Go figure!

Purplebflogirl said:

Meet Mayte in MN should be posted on Mayte.org.

indeed

AnnaStesia91 said:

LuxLove said:

It's one thing to not like somebody...it's another to nitpick every single thing they do ...like the dance classes. That's her talent, her bread and butter, and people enjoy them AND she was doing them long before P died. Yet people have an issue with that and I don't get it. They want the girl to make her own money using her own skill set and she does and that's still a problem.

Totally agree tho I think the dance class thing is because she put the price up immediately following 21/4 which is poor taste to me. I think right now it seems like everything she does is related to Prince and making money off the connection (rightly/wrongly), I do think she could be successful in her own right with the dancing but I think she wants the fame too. She needs therapy. In 2011 she had a pic of herself on instagram which showed her phone case was a picture of Prince! She's never moved on and now she's positioned herself as his widow she likely never will and it's very sad to see.

meltedman said:

AnnaStesia91 said:

It's one thing to not like somebody...it's another to nitpick every single thing they do ...like the dance classes. That's her talent, her bread and butter, and people enjoy them AND she was doing them long before P died. Yet people have an issue with that and I don't get it. They want the girl to make her own money using her own skill set and she does and that's still a problem.

It's because all these people know how to do is hate no matter what. The majority of these people are the same ones that had a problem when Prince married Mayte because in their own little twisted minds they thought to themselves it should have been them. If you notice, these are all women that have a problem with her. And they have held that grudge from e moment they knew she was romantically involved with him to this very moment. I seen this through the years. And some of these women have been gracious enough to let there disdain for her pour over onto me. It's a small faction of them, but overall the majority of everyone is amazing, it's the people hiding behind screen names who have a problem. In fact, every person we have ever met in person at any event or Bellydance class has been nothing short of amazing. So don't let these select few who have much deeper personal issues that they manifest on Mayte upset you. its much more deep rooted than you think.

I dislike her but still have compassion for her, I think she needs help. I was not interested when he was married to Mayte cos I was a child so you're not talking about me. You're talking about deeper personal issues start with your girl Mayte. If people expressing opinion that you don't like on a forum is so beneath you then don't come around LOOKING for things to argue about or find a way to express yourself without bitching out people, making assumptions.

LuxLove said:

LuxLove said:

meltedman said:

LuxLove said:

Totally agree tho I think the dance class thing is because she put the price up immediately following 21/4 which is poor taste to me. I think right now it seems like everything she does is related to Prince and making money off the connection (rightly/wrongly), I do think she could be successful in her own right with the dancing but I think she wants the fame too. She needs therapy. In 2011 she had a pic of herself on instagram which showed her phone case was a picture of Prince! She's never moved on and now she's positioned herself as his widow she likely never will and it's very sad to see.

The price went up because the expenses went up to go along with the increased attendance. Studios are not free...the help is not free. We usually have a staff of 4-5 people working on this. We have been getting demands to travel to other cities too, when we do, that's not free either. We have many options for different packages, and a large portion of the proceeds go directly to her rescue as these dogs need food and fosters and boarding. At any given time she has 10-20 animals in her rescue that she is footing the bill for. She doesn't do it for fame either. Everybody that comes to the class has a great time and gets a great workout. As far as me arguing? Like you state your opinion, I state mine. So your allowed and I'm not. And this section of Prince.org is for associated artists and last time I checked she is much an associated artist as anyone else to ever come out of his camp. If ya don't want to read about her, skip these threads. That's all. [Edited 10/12/16 12:47pm]

You state your opinion all you want but why bait people? Why challenge everything & not accept some people might not like her? Why do you have to make it about them when it's based off her actions over the years? That's what is problematic. Please help her to move on from him- do you think this is healthy?

I don't believe the dance class thing either, this is just based on the pap pics and other stuff. IMO she saw an opportunity and wasted no time taking it. The revolution did the same, Sheila E did with her Tees, Judith did with her story & tour. I personally don't agree with any of that but whatever, those that think it's fine good for them.

Obviously Meltedman is paid by Mayte to promote her boring ass stuff so dont even waste your time debating him.

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Obviously Meltedman is paid by Mayte to promote her boring ass stuff so dont even waste your time debating him.

Yeah just go round & round