stinasings said:

violectrica said:

Regardless, I don't like HER filing after SHE homewrecked on Mayte.

You make your bed and you effing lie in it. WTF Mani.

[Edited 5/17/16 7:37am]

That's crazy. I don't get why men in general try to be good for the next woman. If you learn how to a better person in a relationship why not be a good person with one who loved you and put in work

God that's so well put. Just stick around and put in the effort and allow the marriage to grow and turn into something with weight and history. Something to look back on and be proud of. It's not supposed to be easy! It's *supposed* to create family. It's *supposed* to be about selfless caring and giving. It is supposed to make you a better person. Prince gets an "F" and I think he would agree.

wavesofbliss said:

2 thoughts from the peanut gallery:

++Mayte and Mani can be friends because Mayte knew Mani had nothing to do with Prince abandoning her. It's still dog to marry a friend's ex but MT had nothing to do with the issues in their marriage.

++MT was only in it for the come-up anyway. Their marriage speaks to Prince's emotional distress after losing 2 children with MG and then his parents deaths all ranging from 96-2001. That's blow after blow to a person,whoever they are. That's why I think it's opportunistic on MT's part. I think the reason she didn't have kids with Prince is because she knew she wouldn't leave with them. Just like proper royalty, you can go but the kid stays with him.

++EB has always denied that he was a sex-addict. I'm inclined to believe him. Halle B is a crazy,hateful bitch. She'll say and do anything to drag her exes. Both MT and EB are second rate so in that way they are a good match.

++I don't believe MG has info that would cruch Prince/the legacy. That's why he married her to begin with. He was in total control and she was never a threat. She wasn't allowed to use the salon,or call him FFS! What could she possibly know if she weren't allowed even that much. Tour dirt? How lame. And remember she was on HWExes crying because she got nothing- no alimony nothing but "Bye girl!". She would have cashed in the chips if she had any,imo.

Does it sound crazy to anyone else that Mayte got nothing out of their divorce?! She was married and had children with a man who was worth hundreds of millions of dollars. How could she walk away with nothing??? She would definitely be entitled to half of his earnings during the time that they were married - and even if she signed a pre-nup, you'd think that there would have been some type of settlement, at least a lump sum of cash or a house. No wonder Mayte did the Ex-Wives show, she has to earn a living. I wonder what Manuela got in their divorce?

nancyg661 said:

wavesofbliss said:

2 thoughts from the peanut gallery:

++Mayte and Mani can be friends because Mayte knew Mani had nothing to do with Prince abandoning her. It's still dog to marry a friend's ex but MT had nothing to do with the issues in their marriage.

++MT was only in it for the come-up anyway. Their marriage speaks to Prince's emotional distress after losing 2 children with MG and then his parents deaths all ranging from 96-2001. That's blow after blow to a person,whoever they are. That's why I think it's opportunistic on MT's part. I think the reason she didn't have kids with Prince is because she knew she wouldn't leave with them. Just like proper royalty, you can go but the kid stays with him.

++EB has always denied that he was a sex-addict. I'm inclined to believe him. Halle B is a crazy,hateful bitch. She'll say and do anything to drag her exes. Both MT and EB are second rate so in that way they are a good match.

++I don't believe MG has info that would cruch Prince/the legacy. That's why he married her to begin with. He was in total control and she was never a threat. She wasn't allowed to use the salon,or call him FFS! What could she possibly know if she weren't allowed even that much. Tour dirt? How lame. And remember she was on HWExes crying because she got nothing- no alimony nothing but "Bye girl!". She would have cashed in the chips if she had any,imo.

Does it sound crazy to anyone else that Mayte got nothing out of their divorce?! She was married and had children with a man who was worth hundreds of millions of dollars. How could she walk away with nothing??? She would definitely be entitled to half of his earnings during the time that they were married - and even if she signed a pre-nup, you'd think that there would have been some type of settlement, at least a lump sum of cash or a house. No wonder Mayte did the Ex-Wives show, she has to earn a living. I wonder what Manuela got in their divorce?

I know, it seems criminal actually. He dumps her on the sidewalk with no severance package? What is that?! How is that even legal?? She deserved so much more. As for Mani, I remember reading that she didn't get a very large amount either. But it was more than nothing. Anyone remember? Several hundreds of thousands of dollars, a few homes, her business...It was something, but certainly not much relative to how successful her husband was. How'd he work that out?

^ Folks love a lie.

Mayte didn't get "nothing". She got the mansion in Marbella, which she sold in 2004 for a few millions, a house in Hollywood and a lump sum payment as far as I know.

Mumio said:

moussemaker said:

Mayte didn't get "nothing". She got the mansion in Marbella, which she sold in 2004 for a few millions, a house in Hollywood and a lump sum payment as far as I know.

I thought Mayte was getting alimony in the amount of $250,000 a year? I also heard a rumor that the 3 story house in Chanhansen was bulldozed cos of Mani. I read on here he sent her a piece of wood from the bulldozing. May just be BS.

Mayte seemed to hold onto a lot of Prince's clothes and stuff. When I saw her auction notice, I was surprised that Prince was going to allow that and that she was doing the auction. I took it as she was either cleaning house or trying to move on.

As far as Vanity, I think Prince was soft on her cause she left him. I do not think he was use to that.

My speculation.

moussemaker said:

Mayte didn't get "nothing". She got the mansion in Marbella, which she sold in 2004 for a few millions, a house in Hollywood and a lump sum payment as far as I know.

Ah, ok. That is more like it. Wonder what the lump sum was. Totally none of my business! I will say, I have seen the insider of her house in her Instagram pix and it's not a lavish mansion. She probably still has to hustle. LA is crazy expensive.

Her words on the show were "i don't get a set amount every month" which says lump sum to me and then the house in Spain. She paid for that cute little ranch home she has in CA. That's why she's cash poor. Still she did better than Nicole Murphy who got 20+ milllion in a lump sum and lost it all. Also, Prince always had a cash flow problem and owed creditors around that time,no?

I don't know about Mani's settlement. I knew when he bought that house in Toronto that he was planning his exit. Better than Jagger who wooldn't even give Jerry Hall a house they had lived together in as a family.

irresistiblebitch666 - Great posts. I've never understood why fans hate on Mayte so much. (OR why there is so much competition amongst certain fans regarding his past loves) I personally don't believe Mayte ever cheated on him or did anything to be worthy of a kiss off song. I think he crushed her when he left and she's been in love with him all this time. It just doesn't add up to me. Even after everything she's never said anything bad about him. She's always maintained that she loved him. When Prince died I actually wished Mayte was in a will somewhere too. Just because I know she'd put his music first. She'd run his estate right and dare anyone to stand in her way. And not for money just out of love. She'd bring his entire crew together, past and present, for the benefit of his fans and keeping his legacy alive. It'd be nice to have the estate run by someone who truly loved him and not by someone motivated by money. (lawyers, various family members, etc) As you said, she was around 10 years. The longest out of anyone - and not just personally. She was there in the trenches professionally too right beside him. Her having a hand in the estate is a pipe dream more than likely but a nice thought nonetheless.

I found this article supposely written after Prince and Mayte had their marriage annulled.

http://www.instyle.com/ce...ew-instyle

[Edited 5/18/16 6:33am]

dreamer218 said:

dreamer218 said:

They could've lied to the press in that in style article. Mayte also told Oprah that she never called Prince by his first name. Yet there's an interview posted on her website where she said she kept calling him Prince after he changed it out of habit. She said he'd be upset about it. So honestly we will never know what happened. Not that it matters really. I'm honestly not even sure if he'd even have grounds for an annulment.

When she said to that Oprah, I think she was referring to the present time, i.e., 1996. She obviously called him Prince in 1990. Similarly, her website interview may have been referring to the 1993-1994 timeframe when the name change was newer?

As for "grounds for an annulment," Prince and Mayte didn't get a legal annulment, they got divorced. The annulment was just a hokey pulblicity statement made when they were still married but wanted to say he didn't enter into CONtracts. The real-life divorce happened a year after the publicity stunt "annulment". For the record, no there would have been no valid ground for an annulment under MN law.

BanishedBrian said:

dreamer218 said:

They could've lied to the press in that in style article. Mayte also told Oprah that she never called Prince by his first name. Yet there's an interview posted on her website where she said she kept calling him Prince after he changed it out of habit. She said he'd be upset about it. So honestly we will never know what happened. Not that it matters really. I'm honestly not even sure if he'd even have grounds for an annulment.

When she said to that Oprah, I think she was referring to the present time, i.e., 1996. She obviously called him Prince in 1990. Similarly, her website interview may have been referring to the 1993-1994 timeframe when the name change was newer?

As for "grounds for an annulment," Prince and Mayte didn't get a legal annulment, they got divorced. The annulment was just a hokey pulblicity statement made when they were still married but wanted to say he didn't enter into CONtracts. The real-life divorce happened a year after the publicity stunt "annulment". For the record, no there would have been no valid ground for an annulment under MN law.

There's a part of the song Ripopgodazippa that covers this:

Mayte: "I just want to call you, but I don't know what to say"

: "If you're always with me, you'll never have to call me . . . touché . . ."

BanishedBrian said:

dreamer218 said:

They could've lied to the press in that in style article. Mayte also told Oprah that she never called Prince by his first name. Yet there's an interview posted on her website where she said she kept calling him Prince after he changed it out of habit. She said he'd be upset about it. So honestly we will never know what happened. Not that it matters really. I'm honestly not even sure if he'd even have grounds for an annulment.

When she said to that Oprah, I think she was referring to the present time, i.e., 1996. She obviously called him Prince in 1990. Similarly, her website interview may have been referring to the 1993-1994 timeframe when the name change was newer?

As for "grounds for an annulment," Prince and Mayte didn't get a legal annulment, they got divorced. The annulment was just a hokey pulblicity statement made when they were still married but wanted to say he didn't enter into CONtracts. The real-life divorce happened a year after the publicity stunt "annulment". For the record, no there would have been no valid ground for an annulment under MN law.

I'm being waaay to nosy but when did that happen in 2000? Because there's an Instyle magazine interview they did that same year so was that before or after that? or maybe they were just keeping up appearances

stinasings said:

BanishedBrian said:

When she said to that Oprah, I think she was referring to the present time, i.e., 1996. She obviously called him Prince in 1990. Similarly, her website interview may have been referring to the 1993-1994 timeframe when the name change was newer?

As for "grounds for an annulment," Prince and Mayte didn't get a legal annulment, they got divorced. The annulment was just a hokey pulblicity statement made when they were still married but wanted to say he didn't enter into CONtracts. The real-life divorce happened a year after the publicity stunt "annulment". For the record, no there would have been no valid ground for an annulment under MN law.

I'm being waaay to nosy but when did that happen in 2000? Because there's an Instyle magazine interview they did that same year so was that before or after that? or maybe they were just keeping up appearances

The annulment was announced in 1998 and stated that it was because he opposed CONtracts. They stated that they would be re-joined on their third wedding anniversary - February 1999 - in a symbolic union. As you correctly note, they were appearing to be married into 2000.

As far as we know, decided to leave Mayte in 2000, at which point a quick divorce was arranged.

The notion that there was ever an "annulment" is a myth that keeps being put forth by people who are forgetting the details.

Edit: I should clarify - perhaps its better to say that whether planned to leave Mayte all along and part of this was to set the stage for it, it was at least 2000 when he told Mayte he was out, whether or not he made the decision then or earlier.

[Edited 5/19/16 12:29pm]

Brian - Thanks for the clarification. I personally always felt the annulment talk was a publicity stunt but I know there's been a lot of debate about it amongst fans and the general public since a lot of people tend to believe everything they hear.

irresistiblebitch666 said:

Mumio said:

Well this is an interesting comment. I wonder what he could have meant by that remark?

More than likely that Prince had a lot of deep dark secrets that Mayte knew about. You forget that Mayte was around the man for 10 years and could have picked up a lot of dirt during that time. There could be stuff about how Prince was dating her, Nona, and Carmen all at the same time. There could be dirt about how Prince really treated the NPG behind the scenes. Thete could be dirt on what really caused and started the battle with WB. Mayte could set the record straight on what really happened during her pregnancy and possibly clear up those damn rumors about her being basically starved during it. Mayte has the power to semi tarnish some of Prince's legacy by revealing what he was doing while he packed her off to a villa in marbella, alone. People were coming back and telling Mayte what that man was doing to her during that period cause they genuinely loved her and could see he was playing her. I am sure that Mayte still has eyes and ears at PP since she was apart of it for so long and they more than likely informed her of Prince's activities in his later years. Mayte is more than likely not going to cash in on this tragedy by writing a book cause her heart always belonged to Prince. Mayte still loves that man to this day and he put her through some serious shit. Some serious shit, broke her heart, and divorced her. According to meltedman, Mayte wanted to stay married and have a family but Prince was done. Mayte could have gotten a bigger settlement and some of the publishing and half of the estate but that poor girl walked away with basically nothing. Mayte did not marry Prince for money or cause she was pregnant, it was cause she loved him. 17 years after those 2 split up, Mayte does not hold one ounce of ill will toward Prince. Mayte has been one of the most sincere people to come forth and grieve for Prince and talk about him since this whole tragedy started and it does not have to be that way. Mayte did not have to show her emotions when she got filmed immediately after the passing. Mayte did not have to plan a memorial several days ago for Prince. People are fucking ragging on this chick for taking a few drinks in a video at a santeria while visibly distraught and saying that her grief is not real cause of it. How the hell would you act if the father of your kids and the love of your life suddenly passed away with no real explanation as of yet and you never had a chance to get closure with this person? A few drinks looks pretty good, eh. A few tattoos look pretty fucking nice, eh. Anything to distract yourself from the overwhelming pain you have. Anything to keep from pondering what your soulmate was thinking and doing in his seconds of life. Anything to keep from wondering if that man was in pain and if he was alone and if he cried out for help. You do not stop loving someone because forces beyond your control rip the both of you apart. I sincerely hope that a will is found and i believe one is going to be found and when it does, Mayte gets everything. No drug addict ass convict wannabe son. No distant cousins from east detroit. No long lost sisters from llanview. No bitchy groupies from the last leg of the original "dirty mind" tour. No asshats who want to claim albums that are not theirs. The only people who should handle Prince's estate and possibly turn PP into museum and do something with that vault are the ones who worked with him the longest and loved him the longest. Those people are Susan Rogers, Wendy&Lisa, and Mayte. Dont diss Mayte cause she is obviously smarter than people give the girl credit for and I think she could do wonders with the estate and PP museum and the vault.

I agree with everything you said! Poor Mayte - she's an angel. Life is hard when you're young, and these 2 had too much money, too much fame, too many fans, and not enough family support to get them through the tragedies. It's like Romeo and Juliette. And, I just want to cry. God Bless them both! I hope a will is found in one of Prince's other vaults!

It's this kind of nonsense that keeps artists away from these kind of websites.

dreamer218 said:

irresistiblebitch666 - Great posts. I've never understood why fans hate on Mayte so much. (OR why there is so much competition amongst certain fans regarding his past loves) I personally don't believe Mayte ever cheated on him or did anything to be worthy of a kiss off song. I think he crushed her when he left and she's been in love with him all this time. It just doesn't add up to me. Even after everything she's never said anything bad about him. She's always maintained that she loved him. When Prince died I actually wished Mayte was in a will somewhere too. Just because I know she'd put his music first. She'd run his estate right and dare anyone to stand in her way. And not for money just out of love. She'd bring his entire crew together, past and present, for the benefit of his fans and keeping his legacy alive. It'd be nice to have the estate run by someone who truly loved him and not by someone motivated by money. (lawyers, various family members, etc) As you said, she was around 10 years. The longest out of anyone - and not just personally. She was there in the trenches professionally too right beside him. Her having a hand in the estate is a pipe dream more than likely but a nice thought nonetheless.

I agree. Mayte showed the most love for Prince and would have upheld his memory the best - out of love. I am so sad she isn't his wife - now the estate is left to the vultures - to outsiders who just happen to be blood relatives -- but didn't seem to be close to Prince. I hope they find a will in one of Prince's other vaults - and that Mayte is mentioned.

I really like Mayte and you can tell she loved Prince and still does, but I don't think that should be grounds for having access to the vault or his inheritance. If he wanted Mayte or Mani to have anything he would've stipulated it or arranged that with divorce proceedings. If it's true Mayte got "nothing" from the divorce why should she get something now he's dead.

moussemaker said:

Mayte didn't get "nothing". She got the mansion in Marbella, which she sold in 2004 for a few millions, a house in Hollywood and a lump sum payment as far as I know.

nonsense

keenly said:

moussemaker said:

Mayte didn't get "nothing". She got the mansion in Marbella, which she sold in 2004 for a few millions, a house in Hollywood and a lump sum payment as far as I know.

nonsense

The house in Marbella was proven. What counter evidence do you have that the others (house Hollywood & lump sum) are not true ?

wizardtelly said:

I am sure my opinions matters none, but just as a Prince fan, who is just joining this board to be amongst others; It seems as though people have this fairytale idea of their time together. Mayte was extremely young, as noted by many, when meeting Prince and then being involved with him so young, of course she is going to be devastated about all of this merely because of that alone. Retrospectively, it has been nearly 20 years since they've divorced, or at least, were technically done with their marriage. (1998, formally 2000) I empathize with her as I am sure means a lot to her, but I can't seem to empathize with her more than anyone else. In my mind, that's extremely unfair, only because it was an extraordinarily long time ago. After the Hollywood Ex's show, though not watching it at the date aired and seeing the episodes after his passing, I became increasingly uninterested in her in relation to Prince. I was not fond of the way in which she and her mother were speaking of him on there. It is even more bizarre to me, some of the behaviors like posting his 20 year old underwear to sell via Instagram, selling merchandise every chance she gets (solely his), etc. in reality, if this was any other situation, I think she would get the term "stalker" and "mentally unstable, harasser" an extremely long time ago had this been a relationship with a regular individual. I am not judging her love or admiration for Prince, I believe it is somewhat sincere. But I think that still attaching her to Prince on sites like Wikipedia, and seeing people continuously market her as Prince's Ex Wife almost 20 years later due to her wanting to be referred to as such, it is slightly worrisome and problematic. Manuela was in his life for eight years, I have more sympathy for her because she knew him the most recent in terms of intimacy and love. I hope and wish well for them both, and I do pray for Mayte's well-being because it is incredibly apparent that she is two decades behind, and obsessed (rightfully so) with something that ended a long time ago. At one hand, perhaps her mum is to blame? Aside from it being a magical story of young loves joy, it is kind of troublesome to know that her mum basically thruster her onto Prince (a walking sex symbol of his time) at such a young age, knowingly. I think people are doing her a great mental disservice by actually saying things like, "That was your one true love, he loved you more than anyone else in the world, even when he died he was thinking of you," so far, I have seen those things as extreme as they sound. That is ludicrous to me and actually untrue, perhaps even buying into her behavior. I think it is also clear to mention that they, according to Mayte numerous times, had contact extremely few times. I don't remember if it was even once or twice, but around there since divorcing. I am not saying that it makes it easier for her but I am saying that I do think she has made his death, much to her demise, about herself. If you look at this objectively, she did not know Prince in terms of the last 16 years. This portion of is life, he matured a great deal, and as in Prince's true nature, he evolved. I think she is very stuck because she was so young and impressionable back then, an older man who happens to be Prince of course would make your life magical. I think she has been very kind to share her feelings but anyone else slightly uncomfortable by the attention continuously put on her? I continuously see things so trivial like, "Prince Ex wife Mayte just got her eyebrows done with us," and actually think it is disrespectful to him to a degree. I suppose none of us accurately know, but can configure ideas, about their relationship during and after. I think she is still connected to many people because of Prince. I don't know, overall, I just think it is unnecessary, the videos saying, "It's MY loss, so sorry for ME, in my world we never divorced, he's the father of my child," is necessary. Many of those things are not true and I think she needs a lot of mental help because it is clear that losing her son 20 years ago never really went away mentally. I think that is actually a big reason she holds onto Prince. She speaks as though it is current, instead of saying was, because that is a time that was long gone. [Edited 5/20/16 6:28am] [Edited 5/20/16 6:29am] [Edited 5/20/16 6:30am]

Nobody is making you watch anything.

God bless Mayte, screw the ignorant trolls.