6 things Prince hid from the public ...
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When you think of Prince today, most of his fans only think of a beautiful picture... Guitar virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist, author and composer - Prince lived in luxury and wealth! However, was it all so beautiful in reality?
Together with his sudden death, not the most favourable details of his past came to the surface... For many years Prince struggled with personal problems, which he tried to hide from the public eye. However, it was not always successful.
These are 6 things Prince has kept from the public for so long
1. Birth of a son
Perhaps the most closely guarded secret of all. In 1996 he and Meite Garcia-Nelson (the musician's wife) had a child, a boy! Of course, the event could not go unnoticed by the yellow press... The tabloids were only gushing about Prince's baby. Rumours about serious illnesses and even defects in the baby's development started to spread....
In the end, Prince acknowledged the birth of the child (largely due to pressure from the press). But soon information about the baby's death was leaked to the masses... According to a popular publication at the time, Boy Gregory (the boy's name) died on the eighth day of life... The cause was a rare hereditary mutation.
2. Miscarriage of the second child.....
After that, Prince and Meite Garcia-Nelson tried to have a child, but it led only to a miscarriage... Most likely on this very ground (the death of two children at once caused a serious psychological trauma) the couple soon divorced....
Meite later recounted:
"It's scary to lose your children... It's incredibly painful - emotionally, physically, in general... It took about fifteen years for me to recover. It took me a long time to come to terms with it. The death of a child either strengthens your relationship or crushes it. In Prince's and my case, it was the latter..."
3. drug dependence
After Prince's death, rumours about the musician's opium addiction were leaked to the masses... And there were several confirmations of it at once:
The Star-Tribune said Prince had been seeing a therapist who helped the artiste fight withdrawal syndrome for several, and unfortunately the last, weeks of his life....
Additionally, it was additionally reported that Prince had an appointment with a California doctor who pledged to end his dangerous addiction.
4. Nurse junkie
In a shocking interview, Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, candidly admitted that she has been unable to kick her drug addiction for years... What's more, drugs have forced her into prostitution....
Tyka Nelson:
"Single mum with two babies in my arms and a drug addiction... I traded myself for food, money... I even had to pawn Prince's donated car - all for those damn drugs..."
5. Crazy sexual adventures...
Prince and Charlene Frend were in a relationship for a long time. But when it came to separation and property proceedings, Frend decided to make a surprise announcement:
"...Prince was a crazy sex maniac! He organised wild parties, and he had special rooms with cages, chains, whips... He watched what was going on in those rooms, and sometimes he took part in it himself! He could chase me away at any second, make me sleep on the floor or anywhere else... I wanted to leave him, but he wouldn't let me go! He threatened to kill me if someone else got me...".
The musician himself denied the allegation. Given that it was given in the course of property proceedings, there are doubts....
6. Financial mess
After Prince's death, his family members were confused... No will was left, which seriously complicated the inheritance procedure... On top of that, it turned out that Prince's affairs had been in a financial mess for many, many years! In the end, not without the participation of the court, the circle of heirs was narrowed down - from 29 to 6 (there were only brothers and sisters of the artist, as well as his nieces, including grandniece)....