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When your success really started taking off, what was the rush like? Well, I can say it happened fast but at the same time it didn’t because there was a lot of hard work, time, effort, blood, sweat and tears put behind all of that. It wasn’t just one night, one day and then the next day it happened. There was a lot of hard work behind it. Now, the part that did feel like it happened fast was one day during a show nobody knows the song, and then the next day, everybody knows the song and there’s a bigger crowd and there’s a little more support. When you’re trying to get on, nobody wants to give you love but once you get on, it’s a lot easier. You can get into fashion week with no problem and such and such wants you to wear this on the red carpet and you don’t have to work so hard to get on the red carpet. Why did City High break up? Photos courtesy of sheisnyc.com
“I don’t worry about people’s opinions anymore… I care about my God and I care about my children.”
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There’s a major misconception that there was a love triangle going on, which is not the case, at all. There’s also another misconception that I led the other guy to some alcohol abuse; that is also not true. I did date Robbie in the past before the group got together. I wasn’t going to dismiss the opportunity because my ex-boyfriend was in the group. This was an opportunity that was once in a lifetime. I did think about it like “Oh, this could be a bad idea,” but it was a wonderful opportunity. He already had his alcohol abuse. That was why I stopped talking to him to be-
gin with. He already had issues. He was abusive. I never wanted to talk about it because I wasn’t trying to put nobody out there. As we started to work, he wouldn’t show up to certain shows and it became an issue. He started treating people wrong. He was saying, “Oh. You wouldn’t be shit without me.” So, naturally, my reasons for not wanting to be in the group anymore were business reasons. He did not show up to certain stuff or we would be in an interview and he would pass out drunk. This was not good for business. Yes, I did marry the other group member but there was never a love triangle and that was not the reason the group broke up. I decided to leave the group because I didn’t feel as though he was professional. When you married the other group member, did it bring issues from Robbie? I think he was jealous, but I wasn’t worried about how he felt at that point. Just to be honest, he was an asshole. This was my husband. I had children with him and we were together for 11 years so I chose to follow my heart and I was not going to make decisions based off of somebody who didn’t treat me right. We knew that it was going to be a taboo thing, but we chose to follow our hearts and I don’t regret it. What was it like for you dealing with those misconceptions and those rumors about your relationship at such a young age and during a vulnerable time?