Muni Long and her husband Raysean Hairston have separated.
During an interview on Real 92.3’s Cruz ShowThe singer/songwriter, 35, revealed that after nine years, the couple’s relationship “just wasn’t working”.
While talking about her new album Revengepublished on August 30, Long elaborated on her love life. When she touched on the album’s closer, “Ruined Me,” she revealed that the song was inspired by her divorce from Hairston.
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Muni Long and Raysean Hairston at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.
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“I always rely on real experiences because I write from my unique perspective. I can only speak of what I know. But this is the first time I put my real life into it. It’s no secret…I’ve been married for nine years…it just didn’t work out, you know?” the “Made for Me” singer said.
Long added that she “doesn’t have time for drama.”
“I don’t have time for nonsense,” she said. “This is one of the most amazing moments of my life, and if you can’t celebrate it with me, I’m so sorry, but I’m going to have to leave you behind. I can’t. You wake up angry every day, and we have nothing to be angry about, okay we are, but we all have it.
While Long loved his ex, she ultimately didn’t want to wait for him to mature.
“I think it takes incredible strength to realize that this was the love of my life at one point – and he could probably be really good for me if he got his act together – but I’m not willing to put my life, my passion, and my happiness on hold for you arrive. Unfortunately, you might get it in a year…but I’m sorry, I’m probably over it already,” the “Pain” singer said.
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Muni Long and Raysean Hairston.
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In February 2023, Long praised her marriage in an interview with NPR. “We’ve been married for eight years and I don’t think I’ve ever been intimate before… I think everyone deserves to know what that feels like at least once in their life,” she said.
In September 2023, Long reflected on winning the Grammy for Best R&B Song for her sexy viral hit “Hrs & Hrs.”
“From the outside looking in, you can say, ‘Well, now you’ve accomplished some amazing things, you can sit back and let your work flow,'” she told PEOPLE. “[But] it’s actually the opposite, I need to be more involved.”
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