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PRINCE BUYS PALACE FOR SECRET BRIDE?

Maybe we should start calling him the Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Who Hates Contracts.

Prince has over the years tossed aside his name, the symbol replacing his name, his recording contracts and a marriage all to sever himself from those earthly ties that bind.

Has he suddenly had a change of heart?

According to several reports, the reclusive rocker has secretly married a former employee 18 years his junior and bought a house for them in Toronto.

Despite ending his three-year marriage to dancer Mayte Garcia because he said he did not believe in the "social conventions" of a marriage contract, Prince reportedly tied the knot on New Year's Eve with Manuela Testolini, a 25-year-old Canadian from Toronto who used to work at Prince's Paisley Park Studios outside Minneapolis.

The two purportedly got married on the sly in a small Jehovah's Witness ceremony in Hawaii.

{{{Flying even further from his previous condemnations of business formalities, the couple has, according to Toronto's National Post, purchased a $3.5 million mansion in one of the city's richest neighborhoods. Prince's bride has a new home on the Bridle Path. }}}

Land registry records uncovered by the newspaper indicate the sprawling, secluded home was bought by a company called Gamillah Holdings, whose president just happens to be Testolini.

While it doesn't appear that Prince is ready to abandon his headquarters at Paisley Park, the alleged new home does have its advantages. The estate lies on a quiet, curving street called the Bridle Path, which gives the area its name. Dotted by huge mansions and towering trees, the area is a short drive from downtown Toronto and is a preferred neighborhood for the city's corporate elite.

Prince's spokeswoman, Jessica Brenner of Susan Blond Inc., could not confirm the reports of his marriage and house-hunting. "He doesn't tell me anything personally related," she says.

If the reports are true, this would mark the second marriage for the eccentric 43-year-old rocker, whose full name is Prince Roger Nelson. He and Garcia married in 1996 and dissolved their union in 1998 in what he called a symbolic gesture. ("Mayte and I are joined for life," he said at the time, "and the best way to demonstrate it is to do away with the legal bonds that people demand.")

Following a re-commitment ceremony in 1999, it is believed they split for good in 2000 (about the same time Prince went back to using his name)--although reps for the fiercely private singer wouldn't confirm it.

During their union, they had a son who died soon after birth of a rare bone disorder.

As for Prince's latest coupling, there is no word on when he and Testolini might take up residence in Toronto. The Post reports renovation work is underway and Gamillah Holdings, after handing over a down payment of about $900,000, has been making its mortgage payments since January 1.

If and when he heads north, Prince will join a number of well-known Americans who have taken up residence in and around Toronto. They include: Lucy Johnson, the daughter of former U.S. president Lyndon Johnson, and cottagers Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.

And to think, some people still doubt he married Mani.

sigh...

"Gamillah Holdings" - that's a good one! This reporter didn't half try to dig the dirt though...

hey...i submitted this to ben last week...it got rejected...thats strange.....


errrrr.....

Although its none of our business if he got remarried or not, i still would like to know if he actually did.(just curious...) The divorce with Mayte was because he disliked being contracted to someone?

i submitted this also, but i guess as long as it is up for topic, it really doesn't matter who's submission he used.

I hope she makes him truly happy, it would be soooo wonderful I hope she can give him kids too

Rane - why do u think he married her?

bluemoodz said:

he's locked her up to start with the baby making facilities!

Okay, could they have PICKED A MORE UNATTRACTIVE picture of him to put on th e link.....my goodness! It's a crime.

nikki said:

During sound check in Detroit, when a female fam asked Prince 4 a hug, he told her that he had 2 check with his "WIFE" first.....much to the suprise and delight of the NPGMC fan club members who were present. He did not specify who she was... but I think everyone felt that he meant Manuella T.....but you know what assuming gets ya'! Just wanted 2 share that with U guys.....str8 out of the man's mouth himself.

eye've got 2 say it: eye'm sooooo doof 2 read zis posts!! Tz ridiCule!

It really isn't a secret if you or any one else knows the shit.

I live in TO about 5 kilometres from this house. I can tell you that it's currently under construction. My husband and I took a drive by the other day and it is HUGE!! It's hard to say, but I don't think it will be ready for moving in for at least another 2-3 months. I'll be keeping my eyes open for the man.

rushjsp123me said:

The suprise was that to my knowledge, this is the first time that he has publicly acknowledged that he is indeed married. All published reports from Paisley Park denied that he was married.....so B4 you post some player-hating shit....make sure you got your shit str8!!!!!