Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs are on the outs, and apparently, the woman at the center of it might have been a girl that Blige mentored.
According to PageSix, Starshell, who was signed to Blige’s Matriarch Entertainment record label was the woman Isaacs allegedly had an affair with. Just last week, Blige accused her estranged husband of spending more $400,000 on his “girlfriend,” who wasn’t identified until now.
“Everyone knew. Mary was the last to know, but it’s like, how do you not know?” a source told PageSix, later adding, “It’s really f – – ked up and low to have it done to her that way. Had it not been for Mary signing her, investing time and money . . . Because no one cared about her music.”
Another source was quoted as saying, “It was more like one of those things where you end up believing what you want to believe. But Mary had her suspicions.”
PageSix also reported insiders saying that Isaacs was verbally abusive to Blige: “He was verbally controlling. He’d say the most negative s – – t to her five minutes before she’d hit the stage.”
In response, Isaacs’ lawyer, Robert Brandt, said, “Allegations that have been made about Kendu are false, unfair, mean-spirited and sad. The court can deal with it if it’s relevant. He’s a very pleasant guy. He’s not abusive. He’s not the one going to the press. His goal is to reach an amicable resolution with her and [have] this commentary cease and desist. It doesn’t help any of them. It’s misleading. He cares about Mary. He wants her to do well.”