Well that sucks. Once you're dead everything is fair game apparently.

Very nice there Star Tribune...real tacky of ya!

anangellooksdown said:

laurarichardson said:

anangellooksdown said:

I can't believe this. But that's the law, I guess. It seems some private details will be kept private. http://m.startribune.com/...390211731/

--- I am trying to understand what difference does it make how long he was using the pain pills. We know he had the some surgery in 2009 from the Ebony article. I think we can guess he was using them while they were married may have even started with an Rx. Why is this news? At this point most of the media has lost interest in the story so what or who is really behind all this. Also what is the point of having anything sealed if the media can open it? What is next opening up medical files because HIPPA violates the public right to know. I hope they can appeal.

He was not using pain pills.

Yeah it sucks that they are getting unsealed, but it looks like they still have the opportunity to have selected pages of those documents withheld.

What a joke. Leave it be & let him have peace. Of all fucking media ST should be the ones celebrating him.

laurarichardson said:

I read on another site that one of two things may be in those documents..... Either Manuela's bad behavior towards Prince, OR, that she divorced Prince because he was addicted to drugs. And that is why she is saying if the documents are released that the public will harass her. And if you guys remember what she posted on FB after their divorce, saying something to the effect that she hopes Prince wouldn't wind up on TV like Charlie Sheen. ( remember Charlies outburst about his drug addiction). After much critisism, Manuela took the post down. So, I am hoping they keep the dirt sealed. But, doesn't look that way.

What could be in these old divorce documents that could inform the judge on future decisions regarding managing the current estate? And why does it need to be public. No right to privacy in death? Also was Manuela at the PP memorial Saturday?

Damn!

wow. so sad about this.

i'm no fan of manuela but she has privacy rights too. i dont need to know all this ish about them and can't understand why anyone else needs to know either.

This sucks.

leadline said:

rogifan said:

laurarichardson said:

--- I am trying to understand what difference does it make how long he was using the pain pills. We know he had the some surgery in 2009 from the Ebony article. I think we can guess he was using them while they were married may have even started with an Rx. Why is this news? At this point most of the media has lost interest in the story so what or who is really behind all this. Also what is the point of having anything sealed if the media can open it? What is next opening up medical files because HIPPA violates the public right to know. I hope they can appeal.

StarTribune is scum. But it sounds like certain confidential things can remain sealed. I would argue anything health related should be considered confidential and not unsealed. What would be awesome though is if there was nothing juicy here and the StarTribune had egg all over its face.

Lets face it, guess who is their prime gossip columnist??? Billy Jack Bitch herself!!!

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

I read on another site that one of two things may be in those documents..... Either Manuela's bad behavior towards Prince, OR, that she divorced Prince because he was addicted to drugs. And that is why she is saying if the documents are released that the public will harass her. And if you guys remember what she posted on FB after their divorce, saying something to the effect that she hopes Prince wouldn't wind up on TV like Charlie Sheen. ( remember Charlies outburst about his drug addiction). After much critisism, Manuela took the post down. So, I am hoping they keep the dirt sealed. But, doesn't look that way.

Charlie Sheen was(is?) also a sex addict, so the reason for the divorce could be something else entirely.

laurarichardson said:

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

I read on another site that one of two things may be in those documents..... Either Manuela's bad behavior towards Prince, OR, that she divorced Prince because he was addicted to drugs. And that is why she is saying if the documents are released that the public will harass her. And if you guys remember what she posted on FB after their divorce, saying something to the effect that she hopes Prince wouldn't wind up on TV like Charlie Sheen. ( remember Charlies outburst about his drug addiction). After much critisism, Manuela took the post down. So, I am hoping they keep the dirt sealed. But, doesn't look that way.

-/ Once again so what if she divorced him because of drugs we know he was using drugs. Something else is going on. ST spent money an attorney for this.

We'll find out what it's all about soon, unfortunately.

laurarichardson said:

ufoclub said:

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

I read on another site that one of two things may be in those documents..... Either Manuela's bad behavior towards Prince, OR, that she divorced Prince because he was addicted to drugs. And that is why she is saying if the documents are released that the public will harass her. And if you guys remember what she posted on FB after their divorce, saying something to the effect that she hopes Prince wouldn't wind up on TV like Charlie Sheen. ( remember Charlies outburst about his drug addiction). After much critisism, Manuela took the post down. So, I am hoping they keep the dirt sealed. But, doesn't look that way.

Charlie Sheen was(is?) also a sex addict, so the reason for the divorce could be something else entirely.

Ok... so what are you implying?........

I wonder if she's concerned about financial details being public -- perhaps she got a lot more money from the divorce than was assumed, and it'll have a "gold-digger" appearance. That would be (one of) my concerns if I were her.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

PurpleHeartBreak said:

I really hate it when people refer to Prince as a drug addict....there is a difference people! Yes he had surgery on one of his hips in 2010, but he needed it redone as well as needing the other hip done. Being a JW, he wasn't allowed to have any blood transfusions, even his own blood. When he had the first hip done, he needed a transfusion then, but refused. What else could he do besides take pain meds? That is the only reason he developed health issues from the pain meds. It's not like he chose to pick up a heroin filled needle to get high from! He was in excruciating pain and his only means of income was performing!?! [Edited 8/15/16 12:34pm]

Where did the info about him needing and refusing a transfusion come from?

[Edited 8/15/16 12:36pm]

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

I read on another site that one of two things may be in those documents..... Either Manuela's bad behavior towards Prince, OR, that she divorced Prince because he was addicted to drugs. And that is why she is saying if the documents are released that the public will harass her. And if you guys remember what she posted on FB after their divorce, saying something to the effect that she hopes Prince wouldn't wind up on TV like Charlie Sheen. ( remember Charlies outburst about his drug addiction). After much critisism, Manuela took the post down. So, I am hoping they keep the dirt sealed. But, doesn't look that way.

I have heard people say this before -- that this is about Manuela's bad behavior -- but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? (not questioning you per see...just the notion in general) I mean...their marriage ended 10 years ago; she is not what I would call famous, except to P fans as his second wife. How would her behavior in their marriage matter? Besides which, she filed and he did not contest the divorce so her info about her behavior wouldn't be there anyway. No, this is about Prince.

Even the drug use allegation doesn't make sense, thought, since the general public has moved on from this story (a lot has happened since his death) and the public has mostly written him off as a brilliant but drug-addled rock musician like the rest of them. It's not news anymore. It might have been news before the autopsy report, but not now.

The only thing they are going to get is financial records and motions...right? They are fishing for something. Don't know what but our only real hope is that they don't find what they're looking for and this will die in their editorial office.

[Edited 8/15/16 12:42pm]

LuxLove said:

PurpleHeartBreak said:

I really hate it when people refer to Prince as a drug addict....there is a difference people! Yes he had surgery on one of his hips in 2010, but he needed it redone as well as needing the other hip done. Being a JW, he wasn't allowed to have any blood transfusions, even his own blood. When he had the first hip done, he needed a transfusion then, but refused. What else could he do besides take pain meds? That is the only reason he developed health issues from the pain meds. It's not like he chose to pick up a heroin filled needle to get high from! He was in excruciating pain and his only means of income was performing!?! [Edited 8/15/16 12:34pm]

Where did the info about him needing and refusing a transfusion come from?

[Edited 8/15/16 12:36pm]

I think it's conjecture because he was a JW and they don't believe in blood transfusions, although there are apparently alternatives these days.

laurarichardson said: