violectrica said:

witnessmystyle said:

Why was she pictured with the Twins last year? True they are all about on the same (low to barely any) talent level. Seemed like another pimp move to u$e talentless younger women for publicity

Yes, she was in a Babyface video for his song We've Got Love last year with the Twins. She posted it on her IG as did one of the twins. Mayte's caption was something like it not feeling like work because they had so much fun on set. I don't think they are friends or anything... it was work. Really don't think it was a "pimp" move as you say. They were in a video and took a pic after hanging out all day.

Wasn't Mayte in another Babyface video where she played his love interest? I recall her rolling around in a bed while he plays guitar. I don't recall the name of that song though. Maybe that's why Babyface asked Mayte to be in this one? His wife Nikki is around Mayte's age and they are both dancers so I'm sure they're friendly as well.

i read that he thought god was punishing him for his sins by having a deformed baby. It's strange because people were saying foreboding things about him a long time ago. Brown Mark said something to the effect that he had to know that he would have to pay for the way he treated people someday and that he must have accepted that.

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

spastic78 said:

twinkieG said:

FunkiestOne said:

She went on "Hollwyood Ex's" and I"m sure that annoyed him. They must have broken up for a reason, so not surprised if they didn't talk.

Agreed, I was just saying this recently. Her going on a televised reality show is the ANTITHESIS of how Prince conducted his affairs. It probably grossed him right out. It's very...common...so to speak. What the common people do. Royalty doesn't air their dirty laundry for public consumption!

She asked him about the show before she did it. He gave her his blessing as she explained it wasn't about him as such. Just called Ex's as she was an ex wife.

witnessmystyle said:

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

Fuck me, did I just read that? Im not sure you are in any position to be advising mental health counceling to anyone.

FunkiestOne said:

She went on "Hollwyood Ex's" and I"m sure that annoyed him. They must have broken up for a reason, so not surprised if they didn't talk.

Prince was private so I get why he might have been turned off by the very idea of her doing a tv show but she never said anything that I think would have pissed him off. She never really even referenced the relationship specifically other than to say she hated her wedding dress but he liked it. Nelly said he was "too controlling" but Mayte said she'd forgiven him and moved on. I remember her saying she didn't want to "make him mad" at one point during the show. I think she was very conscious of her words regarding him. She also told the producers that she'd signed a NDA and couldn't talk about him. That she wanted to do the show for herself so she could heal and move on. She said she told them if they expected it to be about Prince then she'd be wasting their time. She said all of this in various interviews while promoting the series. The show was very much about things from HER perspective not having anything to do with Prince. The only thing I recall that was said that Prince might not have liked is something Sheree said to the other women. Mayte wasn't even there when it was filmed. Sheree said that she knew people who knew Prince and Mayte had even told them (privately, perhaps?) that Prince just left (Spain?) the marriage. That he just left and that was it. Alluding to the fact that Prince made the call and Mayte just had to accept it. They were talking about how Mayte never got closure and how she might have been jealous of them because they all left their famous exes (and not money cuz they had kids) and she didn't. Sheree went on to say that Prince couldn't deal with having a "sick" child. Then she questioned him and said what did that say about him as a man. That he was used to being surrunded by pretty things (women, surroudings) and then had a child that wasn't perfect. That she had heard he couldn't deal with it. But it wasn't Mayte who said anything like that. She was extremely vague when talking about him directly and always gave generic responses. I don't know but it sounded to me that he was just done with her and discarded her like yesterday's trash. Personally, I think that may be whey she's had such a hard time over the years. That along with losing their children. She was young too. Being so young and him being her first love, first sexual experience and father to her deceased child. She's bonded to him. Time doesn't nulify that. They were deeply in love, grew apart due to Amir's death and he just seemed to bail. Seems like she might have been blind sided by it. That would suck for anyone.

lwr001 said:

Truth Saw it with my own eyes....Atlantic City Show....he started in on " The One" Mayte was behind out of most folks view dressed all in white and waiting to come in....he stopped the song and said " No I'm not feeling that tonight"....Mayte was not too happy....Mayte never came to the stage.

jimmy3121 said:

yellowday said:

IT doesn't matter whether she cheated on him or not.There are things that bond you forever. Being married and having babies together, sure does. Even if they split up he could have taken care of her better. It was his duty. And somewhere I read that she still got money after their divorce. But money is nothing when it comes to love.He left her alone in crisis. He was a genius, but not a good husband. People are not perfect.

This is the simple truth, much as I love Prince.

Maytes mom, screwed her over before she was old enough to be a fully formed person really. Much like Britney Spears Mayte was exploited by her mother, and Prince. Prince only loved her as much as she embodied his unrealistic expectation of female perfection. The second llifes ugly side reared its head as it does in REAL life...he bailed on himself, Mayte, and the marriage. I believe he was overcome with feelings he couldnt process - then Mani plays clean-up sweeps up the mess and sails off in to the sunset.

The whole thing is just sad and queasy-making.

I think, in my opinion, Prince handeled the situation with Mayte and thier loss the way Prince always has, music. I have never met the man, but I am speculating. It seems his comfort was music. Instead of turning to Mayte, he went to the studio and hit the road for a tour. That was maybe his way of dealing with the pain and loss.

Prince seemed like he could be hot and cold. I think with the breakup, he went cold to minimize the pain and loss. Again, my opinion. I do think Mayte truly loved him. And I think he loved her dearly too.

When he passed, you can see the pain in her eyes. She took it very hard. That in itself says somehting.

terrig said:

PeteSilas said:

i read that he thought god was punishing him for his sins by having a deformed baby. It's strange because people were saying foreboding things about him a long time ago. Brown Mark said something to the effect that he had to know that he would have to pay for the way he treated people someday and that he must have accepted that.

it could be the chickens coming home to roost... people act t;ike Prine is god like; news flash,,he is very talented but not GOD...he hass his short comings anbd character defects like us all..Sometimes, as I tell my daughter , you have to pay for your learning and that payment may just be your life if you are not careful

I think the Manuela marriage was him atoning for his sins. Trying it out with a

seemingly humble, nice, charitable religious gal. After a couple decades of thinking

with his *beep*. I wonder why she divorced him?! What a dum dum.

I think if there is one positive aspect about his death, then it is her chance to emancipate from him and show the world that one can survive loving Prince.

She should write a book. Writing is therapeutic.

Don´t get me wrong. I am a fan of his music and my personal loss is immense. Still I am looking forward to all the new releases from the vault if there ever will be some in my lifetime.

beacheemom said:

Did Prince and Mayte ever try to get back together? Wo seeing also if they were on good terms?

He left her ass. She always loved him.

jimmy3121 said:

yellowday said:

IT doesn't matter whether she cheated on him or not.There are things that bond you forever. Being married and having babies together, sure does. Even if they split up he could have taken care of her better. It was his duty. And somewhere I read that she still got money after their divorce. But money is nothing when it comes to love.He left her alone in crisis. He was a genius, but not a good husband. People are not perfect.

He was a terrible husband. The people are not perfect argument is a cop out. Nobody is perfect but what Prince did was horrible. He cheated on Mayte with multiple women. He pressured her into losing weight, not eating meat, following his religion. He then dumped her ass.

witnessmystyle said:

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

You are a horrible troll. You speak nothing but ignorance.

She went through a lot with him from 1992-2000. Not just their personal relationship but also his whole name change, fight with WB, becoming a JW etc. He married a dancer and made her a singer and performer but let her do neither after the wedding. And then he became frustrated/bored etc.

My heart breaks for Prince and Mayte! I think they were too, too rich, too famous and had too many people around them that were using them for their own self interests. If they had loving parents around them to gude them through life's disappointments and tragedies, they may have had a lasting life together. But, with Mani around wanting Prince, and Larry around wanting to convert Prince -- no one was looking out for and supporting this young couple.

As an aside, has anyone heard if Capriccio Caesar (Jordon Nelson) is Prince's love child? I heard him sing Pray - and it broke my heart - it sounded like he was seeking truh about who he was. He has a beautiful voice - and is slim like prince - and also shares some bone structure of Prince's. I also head that he traveled o tour with Prince and the 3rd Eye Girl - but can't find anything about that for sure.

https://soundcloud.com/wesalemusic/capriccio-caesar-i-pray-1?in=wesalemusic/sets/capriccio-caesar-war-x-peace-x

witnessmystyle said:

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

You are obviously the LAST person that anyone should be taking advice from. You are obviously very messed up and should seek out help for yourself before troubling anyone else with that nonsense.

witnessmystyle said:

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

One of the most ignorant posts i have ever read on ANY forum in my life. Cruel doesn't even come close to describing what you just said. I feel less of a man for just reading this shit!

witnessmystyle said:

Yes, those ingedients DO cause and have been linked to Birth defects/Cancer/etc. As painful as the experience must have been, nature was sending a signal. M. was not meant to be a biological mother at that time. If she wasn't a Catholic/or had any common sense/courage; the cells (fetus) could have been terminated when they saw the scans before the birth. Thus, sparing much of the pain they were then forced to endure. From recent film/actions, she is as ill eqipped now as she was then. I feel sorry for her adopted child & hope she get's some type of mental health counseling. Clearly, those who surround her are enablers or just as ignorant as she is. She is teaching her child the way to fortune/money/attention is thru using your looks/body and your association to males. She is the antithesis of feminism and it is laughable she gets awards for "empowering" women and young girls when her behavior/history is essentially that of a groupie and defined by the males she has been sexually involved with. Very sad.

YIKES! I've read some callous things on this board but this one takes the cake. I feel as thpugh and you're off base with your assessment of Mayte. She was a CHILD when she met Prince. Her parents allowed her to talk to him and eventually go to MN because I believe they thought he could help her career. She already had offers to go to Cairo to dance. She was going to do something with her dancing regardless. She clearly has talent of her own. How is that using her body/looks to get the attention of men?? PRINCE was the one who opened the door for her to enter his world. He didn't want her going to Cairo because he already knew he wanted her for himself. That's reality. No man talks to a young girl for 2 years without having something in it for himself in the long run. He wanted her and ultimately fulfilled his desire. For her part I don't believe for a second that Mayte went to MN thinking she'd become romantically involved with Prince. She was going there to dance. Many of the interviews she's given post divorce reference their "work life" and how she developed her strong work ethic from Prince. She truly enjoyed creating with him and it was the one place he gave her freedom. Sure he invited her into the circle because of her beauty but that isn't her fault. She just took the opporutnity that was given to her. Something that anyone would do if in the same situation. Just like all his other "muses." That doesn't qualify her as a groupie in my opinion.

She met Tommy Lee at the MTV Icon (for Janet) afterparty through a guy named Viggy. Viggy is a veteran audio designer, programmer, and drum/keyboard tech. He had worked for Prince for 5 years when Prince was with Mayte and Viggy really liked her. In fact, Viggy told Tommy Mayte was the best part of the entire experince. (working for Prince) So Viggy wanted to say hi to Mayte and introduce her to Tommy. She and Tommy became friends and started working on some music. Tommy said he totally thought Mayte was out of his league and didn't even try to get with her but they ended up talking one day for 7 hours straight and realized that they had a lot in common. He was touched by her story as she told him about Amir and shared how painful the divorce from Prince had been for her. She wasn't trying to get with Tommy either. It just kinda happened. She was vulnearable and trying to find herself after everyting she had endured. They fell in love. Tommy holds Mayte in the highest regard in his book and speaks glowly her. He said the only reason he didn't marry her is because she wanted children desperately and he didn't want anymore children. I feel like your characterization of her is off. If she were a golddigger than she would have stayed with Tommy just for his money. Tommy said in his book he still kicks himself for not marryng her. Again, that doesn't sound like a groupie to me.

And for the record you don't know what she's teaching her child because you don't know her. She adopted a child from a young girl who couldn't care for her. None of us had perfect parents. She will raise her daughter the best way she can just like anyone would. And for the record, GOD created the path for Mayte to adopt Gia so nature DID she fit for her to be a mother. You are the last person who should be saying that someone else is ill equipped for something. Look in the mirror.

Kevin Smith told the story that in he requested he do a song ("the morning papers" I think) and that prince said if Mayte was not there to dance there was not point. (this was in the Rainbow Children time frame)