by Debra Cartwright

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Mumio said:

Who is the artist that did this?

OldFriends4Sale said:

Strawberrylova123 said:

Strawberrylova123 said:

Prince's Ex-Wife Talks Artist's Lifetime of Secret Charity Work

Nice article! Thanks for sharing!

pinkcashmere23 said:

Militant said:

Since I might well be the only person in this thread who has actually met and spent considerable time with Mani, I'll weigh in : She's amazing and I totally see why Prince fell for her. She's truly, truly wonderful. She's beautiful, intelligent, and kind.

She does amazing work with her charity and it's clear within minutes of meeting her that that is her absolute passion in life.

I'll say this much : if Vanity and Mayte were Prince's counterparts for his visual, icon, rockstar, sex god side, Susannah was his counterpart for his poetic, artistic side, and Sheila was his counterpart for his musician side...........................then Mani was 100% his counterpart for the Prince who cared about social issues, who gave back to his community, who helped people in need. The guy who wrote "Sign O' The Times", "Dear Mr Man", "Cinnamon Girl", etc.

If you're the only person here that knows Mani, presumably you have the most useful insight, so thanks for sharing that, and it's reassuring to know that she is so kind hearted.

It doesn't really surprise me, as Van Jones has attested to Prince's uncanny infallibility to judge character, so he was unlikely to have married unwisely (tho admittedly alas it didn't work out long term for them as a couple).

I also can't help but notice that Prince looked really very happy in some of the photos with Mani. It's nice to think that he was so happy with her, even if only for a few years.

Militant said:

Since I might well be the only person in this thread who has actually met and spent considerable time with Mani, I'll weigh in : She's amazing and I totally see why Prince fell for her. She's truly, truly wonderful. She's beautiful, intelligent, and kind.

She does amazing work with her charity and it's clear within minutes of meeting her that that is her absolute passion in life.

I'll say this much : if Vanity and Mayte were Prince's counterparts for his visual, icon, rockstar, sex god side, Susannah was his counterpart for his poetic, artistic side, and Sheila was his counterpart for his musician side...........................then Mani was 100% his counterpart for the Prince who cared about social issues, who gave back to his community, who helped people in need. The guy who wrote "Sign O' The Times", "Dear Mr Man", "Cinnamon Girl", etc.

SNIP

luvsexy4all said:

purplefam99 said:

luvsexy4all said:

SNIP

SNIP

I've always thought that was a sweet photo.He looks tired but seemingly proud of his new album at the time,Musicology.I remember by spring 2005 there were rumors of a separation.

purplefam99 said:

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Militant said:

morningsong said:

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anangellooksdown said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Good find. This is new to me. I just like to look st beautiful people. Esp if one of them is Prince.

www.instagram.com/p/BTZEQNBDNBB/ Mani with Chance Howard and Candy Dulfer formerly of The NPG

OldFriends4Sale said:

That one's really cute!

purplefam99 said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

www.instagram.com/p/BNFx9RrjnEi/ Mani with Apollonia

anangellooksdown said:

pinkcashmere23 said:

I think he was afraid he would lose it during his performance.In the Musicology special he took it off before playing the acoustic guitar and pretended to toss it to the audience before giving it to someone onstage.

It must’ve gotten in the way during playing.

Yes,seems so.It was a cute the way he teased the audience and gave them a look before he handed the ring to the person.

anangellooksdown said:

I feel that Prince was mature when he was with Mani. Not sure how exactly, ur somehow he looked older, but not a “bad” older. I believe P always had very much a boyish side to him too, And one or the other would come out more depending on which woman he was with.

I agree.

'call my name" by prince

Prince - “Call My Name” (Official Music Video)

prince and mani spotted at Grammy Brunch

PRINCE and wife MANUELA TESTOLINI spotted inside Grammy brunch - 2004