lezama said:

SoulAlive said:

Just as we suspected,Mani is a greedy,gold-digging witch.No wonder she wanted to keep this divorce file sealed

It's standard practice that any divorce lawyer would have advised her to do. It's not at all fair to think it's a reflection on her as a person. I know the legal world. And I know it'd be a complete anomaly if someone were to have a lawyer advising them not to try to negotiate a good settlement, and in lawyer terms good = $$.

This was a short term marriage with no children.

When a client asks you to go for the jugular in a short term marriage you will usually have a "Come To Jesus" talk with them.

Even though the Divorce was settled, it lasted for at least a year.

Someone was looking for those gold bars to be theirs.

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

redpumps said:

Repost: she came in and took.... yes she may have ben there working and helping with P but her main goal was to get rich off him... plain and simple.... and also asking why P locked our maybe ( it's because she left ) and then couldn't come back...... thats the question to ask the reason why he was able to move her things into safe keeping..... and also maybe thats because P got smart and knew that those book club readings with Eric was more then just that also as far as Tamar maybe she got tied into things cause Mani tried to go at Tamar and P and tried to make accusations to cover her own tracks.... but yes P did still love her and yes he was at this point (happy) to be around Tamar different up beat bright spirit and not fussing all the time.... and she was a friend to him but a friend he did develope feelings for after all the things going on.... also P was getting any loving .... i will leave it at that ....

Book Club with Eric???

Did they really have a book club as in reading books or are you referring to a "book club " as in probably not reading books?

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lezama said:

allmusicfan123 said:

She may be all the bad things you're saying, but I don't think any of us have a handle on the truth from media stories and FB rants.

I think it's completely normal on artist fan sites for fans to berate ex's of the artists. For them it's merely an issue of defending them, whether they need defending or not. The reality is divorces and separations are often ugly and 9 times out of 10 both parties played huge roles in the relationship's unraveling.

Yes these things are ... normal...Lovely, Lezama but don't have to be when the heart is in the right place (one doesn't) want to see the other one hurt... Yes Allmusicfans123 (40,000) a month i would say you trying to work the (heck...out of someone .... i want to use another word but i don't cuss,not caring about their well being, that would mean P would have to do double the work he was already doing or sale double) also so she claimed at one point (inner knowledge) she wanted him so slow down....but P knew the truth you want him to slow down but want more money and gifts and larger livestyle then they already had ????? .....so back to the funds she wanted ....a month, she knew that amount of money a month was just over the top..... but she tried anyhow.....again she wanted his means and lifestyle ...and i'm not going to say she didn't love him at some point but my guess is it was more to do with his Name, work, legacy and his means.....and the real amount of love fel somewhere below, but Yes Lovelyone allmusicfans123, some of us do know some things that happened cause maybe some of us did ... Know P or talk with him or were aware of things going on in that time frame but not knowing all ... but something some are sayig here have been shown to come to light....so that how i look at some knew something or somethings ...

it sad i do know that P was hurting and sad at this time... and I also spoke with him..... i was the one to ask the questions to get him to open up...cause he wasn't him normal self...and i also tried to be a friend to tell him to try and work theough things... but after somethings i just had to look from another angle and say P be careful keep your eye on this now this has moved into a different place....cause things were abit not right but through music and talks and laughs and things he begain to enjoy again though still wanting that real love and mate.... Planet Earth P was coming out of some sadness, Musicology He was feeling real good though Mani was at him none stop bickering 3121 He was in his element .... I think Mani at one time was cool... but agin when you come in with a Grab and Take spirit ... if you don't change ... you will leave out with that same spirit on x10 and for the record i'm not saying shes bad but just a aggressive person....and all the ( good acts and charity) are nice but you don't take from other then try and say but i'm a giver.... you just give and if you need help you build relationships and then try and get the help and support you need.

but i pray blessings for Mani and no harm, and hopes she learns from this experience

LBrent said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

Book Club with Eric???

Did they really have a book club as in reading books or are you referring to a "book club " as in probably not reading books?

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Yes, from what was said to me, and form what I already knew .... thats when ( for me )....a red flag went up, and I always supported P and working things out, so I listen but in the end when he asked my thoughts i just said it's a book club meeting now.... just for your own, watch...and told him to try and work things out if it, could be ....

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In court filings, Prince rejected Testolini’s claim that she needed $42,574 a month, which she said amounted to no more than 2 percent of his monthly earnings, to maintain a lifestyle that included attending the awards shows and hosting parties afterward.

“This is my normal life,” Prince’s response said. “By filing her [divorce] petition, [Testolini] severed her access to this lifestyle. ... This is not a marital standard of living that can be recreated with money.”

That's a definitive Prince statement right there.

redpumps said:

LBrent said:

Did they really have a book club as in reading books or are you referring to a "book club " as in probably not reading books?

[Edited 1/14/17 14:19pm]

Yes, from what was said to me, and form what I already knew .... thats when ( for me )....a red flag went up, and I always supported P and working things out, so I listen but in the end when he asked my thoughts i just said it's a book club meeting now.... just for your own, watch...and told him to try and work things out if it, could be ....

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I would be afraid to cheat on Prince. I just would think he would know. He seems to have that 6th sense to just know things. I cannot believe she had the nerve

Vashtix said:

redpumps said:

Yes, from what was said to me, and form what I already knew .... thats when ( for me )....a red flag went up, and I always supported P and working things out, so I listen but in the end when he asked my thoughts i just said it's a book club meeting now.... just for your own, watch...and told him to try and work things out if it, could be ....

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I would be afraid to cheat on Prince. I just would think he would know. He seems to have that 6th sense to just know things. I cannot believe she had the nerve

I wouldn't think it is that either. More likely, the other way around.

malbena said:

Vashtix said:

I would be afraid to cheat on Prince. I just would think he would know. He seems to have that 6th sense to just know things. I cannot believe she had the nerve

I wouldn't think it is that either. More likely, the other way around.

Point taken.

I'm sorry, but I had to laugh when y'all posted that the tornado was named "Rogers"...lol

She tried pulling the ole Eric Benet on P? 😡

She got ripped off big time paying for that Hair and Make-Up. She's not glamorous! And not even $5000 could do it.

LBrent said:

I'm sorry, but I had to laugh when y'all posted that the tornado was named "Rogers"...lol

I know, right?

SheLovesMeNot said:

She got ripped off big time paying for that Hair and Make-Up. She's not glamorous! And not even $5000 could do it.

Right?

There's a Dominican salon I go to here on Long Islnd that does a wash/set/blowout that will change her life for around $50 including a generous tip. They'll also do a facial and makeup for around the same price.

Across the street is a Vietnamese nail salon. Brows and upper lip waxed, plus Spa Mani/Pedi (hot stone back massage) while your nails dry, also around $50 including a generous tip.

So basically, for around $200 you can get all pampered at 2 salons then go across the street for unlimited yummy fresh sushiand champers .

She was spending waaaaay too much to look so basic.

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blizzybiz said:

I love his statement

Vashtix said:

I would be afraid to cheat on Prince. I just would think he would know. He seems to have that 6th sense to just know things. I cannot believe she had the nerve

Only a woman who truly loved Prince for himself could have been right for him. Ulterior motives ruin lives of people who may have found happiness if not for the interjection of someone elses' agenda. It seems musicians, some celebraties and others suffer this heartbreak way too often

SheLovesMeNot said:

She got ripped off big time paying for that Hair and Make-Up. She's not glamorous! And not even $5000 could do it.

anuela Testolini

XxAxX said:

SheLovesMeNot said:

She got ripped off big time paying for that Hair and Make-Up. She's not glamorous! And not even $5000 could do it.

anuela Testolini

20 september 2016 ·

40 things most of you probably don't know about me...

- I am a germaphobe

- I traveled on a plane for the first time when I was 3 months old.

- As a toddler, I switched from speaking English to Arabic then back to English

- I eat dark chocolate every day

- Eric and I eloped one year before our actual wedding and never told anyone outside of immediate family

- The first time I wore makeup I was 29; So it didn't occur to me to wear makeup at the Oscars the first time I went and I still don't know how to do my own makeup.

- I am one of 6 kids on my dad's side. And I'm the only one without a middle name.

- I am pretty damn good at checkers. And I'm pretty competitive.

- I learned how to drive a forklift in the soundstage at Paisley Park

- I used to put on my mom's Fashion Fair foundation because I secretly wished I had chocolate skin like her.

- I'm a miracle baby

- I survived two rounds of natural childbirth with hypnotherapy and somehow had a C-section without morphine.

- I'm a serial monogamist. I've had 3 long term relationships. Full stop.

- On my dad's side we have Austrian nobility

- On my mom's side, family is Nubian Egyptian and can be traced back hundreds of years in southern Egypt and Sudan. And my Great uncle is the chief of Kom Ombo in southern Egypt

- My mom sent me to school as a kid to learn how to read and write Arabic

- I had braces as a kid, but I still don't like to show my teeth when I smile in photos. Actually I don't like to be in pictures at all

- I'm painfully shy in front of a crowd but am not afraid to speak up in more intimate situations.

- I never believed in Santa Claus. Ever. Or the tooth fairy for that matter.

- President Obama and Usher once had a dance off to Gangnam style right in front of me.

- I am hard on myself, have trouble asking for help and am not good at saying no.

- I'm a perfectionist and workaholic

- I am a night owl. I average about 4-5 hours of sleep a night but somehow manage to be pretty damn productive

- I don't get star struck, except when I met the Dalai Lama. Oh and chatting with Obama over a dirty martini kinda got me

- I worked two jobs and helped out at my dad's restaurant to put myself through university. But I managed to graduate early with a double major in Law and Sociology and a specialization in Criminology

- I'm passionate about languages, children, travel, cooking, gardening and interior design.

- I'm a tough cookie for the most part, but a total softie when it comes to my family, children, and social injustices.

- I still can't take crowds or the sound of fireworks since Mumbai.

- I'm somewhat of a daredevil

- I'm allergic to lots of things, including coffee :/

- I've had several near death experiences. Several!

- I've survived a terror attack, a bombing, a sandstorm on "death road", the pain of divorce and the heartache of miscarriage. But I'm stronger because of it all.

- I was a tomboy growing up: I love sports and played field hockey and soccer for many years.

- I've never owned a Barbie but I had a C.H.I.P.S big wheel

- I have a few freckles on my face

- I am not really scared of anything. But I don't trust clowns

- I've had the same best friend for 32 years

- I can read music and play piano but am very shy to play in front of others.

- I think it's important to have friends who won't enable you and will keep you in check. I'm that kind of friend.

- my name means God is With Us.

Actually, from how she described herself, she sounds like a girlfriend material to me.

blizzybiz said:

THIS quote needs to be added to the thread "what's your favorite Prince quote?"...LOL!

precioux said:

blizzybiz said:

In court filings, Prince rejected Testolini’s claim that she needed $42,574 a month, which she said amounted to no more than 2 percent of his monthly earnings, to maintain a lifestyle that included attending the awards shows and hosting parties afterward.

“This is my normal life,” Prince’s response said. “By filing her [divorce] petition, [Testolini] severed her access to this lifestyle. ... This is not a marital standard of living that can be recreated with money.”

That's a definitive Prince statement right there.

THIS quote needs to be added to the thread "what's your favorite Prince quote?"...LOL!

He shut her ass down with that quote!

CalhounSq said:

blizzybiz said:

In court filings, Prince rejected Testolini’s claim that she needed $42,574 a month, which she said amounted to no more than 2 percent of his monthly earnings, to maintain a lifestyle that included attending the awards shows and hosting parties afterward.

“This is my normal life,” Prince’s response said. “By filing her [divorce] petition, [Testolini] severed her access to this lifestyle. ... This is not a marital standard of living that can be recreated with money.”

That's a definitive Prince statement right there.

I love his statement

You and me both. It is sooo Princey and so profoundly true! God, he was so special.

The extraordinary experience that is Prince Rogers Nelson CANNOT be recreated with money, period, end of.

babynoz said:

CalhounSq said:

blizzybiz said: I love his statement

You and me both. It is sooo Princey and so profoundly true! God, he was so special.

The extraordinary experience that is Prince Rogers Nelson CANNOT be recreated with money, period, end of.

babynoz said:

CalhounSq said:

I love his statement

You and me both. It is sooo Princey and so profoundly true! God, he was so special.

The extraordinary experience that is Prince Rogers Nelson CANNOT be recreated with money, period, end of.

Oh yeah

wonder505 said:

precioux said:

blizzybiz said: THIS quote needs to be added to the thread "what's your favorite Prince quote?"...LOL!

He shut her ass down with that quote!

can someone fill me in about the "book club" thing? was that a real thing?

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if he had the marital home razed before she filed for divorce he wanted out! he was gearing up for the fight and made a pre-emptive strike. also, u don't lock ur spouse out of the house(for any reason) if u don't want a divorce. of course he wanted out and just like the first one. he froze her out and provoked her, alternatley, until she filed....

he liked to play the victim and was going thru the motions of reconciliation for the JWs.

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prince really was a mean girl/ bitch emotionally. that's been one of the hardest things to square up since his passing and learning about the way he handled his private life and marriages. how does a MAN of such ability and accomplishment behave like a bitchy teenage GIRL in his private life? how does that happen? ties my head in knots.

iciala397 said:

can someone fill me in about the "book club" thing? was that a real thing?

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if he had the marital home razed before she filed for divorce he wanted out! he was gearing up for the fight and made a pre-emptive strike. also, u don't lock ur spouse out of the house(for any reason) if u don't want a divorce. of course he wanted out and just like the first one. he froze her out and provoked her, alternatley, until she filed....

he liked to play the victim and was going thru the motions of reconciliation for the JWs.

--

prince really was a mean girl/ bitch emotionally. that's been one of the hardest things to square up since his passing and learning about the way he handled his private life and marriages. how does a MAN of such ability and accomplishment behave like a bitchy teenage GIRL in his private life? how does that happen? ties my head in knots.

If you read reply#303, @redpumps tries to readdress the "book club"....I believe she's essentially saying that MT and Eric were hooking up behind P's back.

iciala397 said:

I remember him saying in an interview that he had a mean side due to his competitiveness. This was shown throughout his career too. Remember how he treated Michael Jackson? I believe whenever he felt challenged he could be a real pr!ck.

iciala397 said:

can someone fill me in about the "book club" thing? was that a real thing?

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if he had the marital home razed before she filed for divorce he wanted out! he was gearing up for the fight and made a pre-emptive strike. also, u don't lock ur spouse out of the house(for any reason) if u don't want a divorce. of course he wanted out and just like the first one. he froze her out and provoked her, alternatley, until she filed....

he liked to play the victim and was going thru the motions of reconciliation for the JWs.

--

prince really was a mean girl/ bitch emotionally. that's been one of the hardest things to square up since his passing and learning about the way he handled his private life and marriages. how does a MAN of such ability and accomplishment behave like a bitchy teenage GIRL in his private life? how does that happen? ties my head in knots.

Personally, I don't think it's that difficult to understand. I think that he had a lot of issues from his childhoold that probably were not dealt with. I think that he was essentially rejected by both of his parents as a child and that would mess up a lot of people emotionally.

precioux said:

I've been trying not to commment on any of this but here is what I've always thought . She was bland, boring and had the personality of a piece of cardboard.

You are making a whole lot of assumptions. For one thing, he never claimed that Mayte did anything to him. His songs indicate distrust but they are just songs. He never claimed they were real life. For another thing, that house was not his only house and was there before he married Manuela. In fact, they were mostly living in Canada, were they not?. For another thing, they were still on speaking terms when he did this (proof is in the confusing but relatively chatty emails). Lastly, there are certainly other ways to push a woman away than destroying your own property. He was still communicating with her. NOt talking to her at all would have done the trick good and proper and he wouldn't be stuck paying taxes and the mortgage on a piece of property being unused. He could have just called the non-speaking part of it a 'seperation' and still blamed her for the divorce to please his JW friends. He moved to LA did he not? Why didn't she just move to LA with him. Was she locked out of that house too? We don't know the logistics. we don't know if something happened in the house. Maybe, he locked her out of the house out of anger and then maybe, they reconciled briefly and then he trashed the house because of bad vibes in the house. And then they were just never able to fix what was broken in their relationship.

But knowing Prince's history of cutting people off by not talking to them, it is important to acknowledge that they were still communicating and not through lawyers at that point. A seperation during which people do not talk is not the same thing as a divorce.

The truth is that the truth is hard to decipher. Partly because Prince is cryptic but also because his ex-wives and lovers are vague and inconsistent as well. Prince did play mind games at times. I am not denying that, but that doesn't mean that everything he did or said was a trick to fuck with his wives and associates. Destroying a house is a pretty expensive way to drive away a wife you are bored with etc. I am sure he was angry or upset about something that happened in that house.. Or are you under the impression that he was just being mean for the sake of being mean and that everyone around him is a victim and not guilty of their own deceptions and faults?

Yeah, maybe Prince was pulling a sort of Lincoln/Fort Sumter type of tactic to get her the one to start the divorce proceedings. But why is the question? Divorces are allowed with JW's under extreme circumstances like cheating etc. Why destroy a house that he paid for?

iciala397 said:

can someone fill me in about the "book club" thing? was that a real thing?

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if he had the marital home razed before she filed for divorce he wanted out! he was gearing up for the fight and made a pre-emptive strike. also, u don't lock ur spouse out of the house(for any reason) if u don't want a divorce. of course he wanted out and just like the first one. he froze her out and provoked her, alternatley, until she filed....

he liked to play the victim and was going thru the motions of reconciliation for the JWs.

--

prince really was a mean girl/ bitch emotionally. that's been one of the hardest things to square up since his passing and learning about the way he handled his private life and marriages. how does a MAN of such ability and accomplishment behave like a bitchy teenage GIRL in his private life? how does that happen? ties my head in knots.

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