”This is hard… I have to move on and save myself.” Mary J. Blige Talks Divorce From Husband After 12 Years

45-year-old queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige has once more opened up about her bitter and emotional divorce from husband and manager, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, after 12 years of marriage.

Speaking on Good Morning America, Mary J. explained that her “heart is okay” and that she is “hanging in there”.

“I’m hanging in there. No one wants to go through this, and this is hard,” she told Robin Roberts.

No one wants to go through this, and this is hard. The breaking point was when I kept asking over and over and over again for respect and to be respected. And it just seemed like I was beating a dead horse.

It seemed like I was talking to a wall. I just wasn’t getting it back so if I can’t get respect in the relationship, then I have to move on and save myself. That was the point where I was like, ‘I’m done. I just can’t do it anymore,” she said.

Speaking about Isaacs who is requesting about $130,000 per month from her in spousal support, Blige told host, Robin Roberts that it’s important for any woman going through a divorce to keep control of their finances.

“You have to handle your business. You have to take responsibility and stay on top of it because things like this will happen if you don’t. You need people that will help you, but they can’t do everything for you. You have to be in the mix of it.

It’s been so healthy for me because this is where I bring all my pain. I bring it to the stage … and my fans are there. They come to the show with all of their issues or trials and tribulations and this is where we’re healing.
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I have to stay strong and I have to be the strength for myself. I had to save myself and I am saving myself now.”

She filed for divorce in July (read here) citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

Watch the interview below…

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