The 52-year-old Queen of Hip-Hop soul music, Mary Jane Blige, has gone through a lot in her love life, but she stood every time thinking that everything tests her. The American singer, songwriter, and actress released her debut album, What’s the 411? In 1992, it has been active since then.
Blige debuted as an actress in the American sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show (1998) and appeared in individual episodes in various shows. Besides that, she launched her record label in 2004 and her first perfume in 2010.
Blige launched a production company in 2009 and a line of glasses in 2010. She is the spokesperson of a beauty line and endorses several products such as Coca-Cola, Gap, Target, and more.
Blige represents femininity and black womanhood amid the male-dominated hip-hop music industry. Moreover, she inspires famous personalities such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, etc.
Who Is Mary J Blige Dating Now?
Mary J. Blige does not date anyone. Instead, she confessed that she dates herself on her talk show. The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige, an American talk show, premiered on 01 March 2023, where Blige welcomed her friends, rapper Yung Miami and actress Taraji P. Henson.
The two guests mentioned their relationship statuses after being asked by the host. When it came to Blige, she said that she was not dating anyone. Instead, she enjoyed taking herself to dinner and dates. It indicates that people must spend time and know themselves more, taking time out of the busy world.
Besides the above-mentioned talk show, Blige hosted other shows and has multiple projects in the queue. Thus, she must focus on her career rather than her love life.
Mary J Blige’s Relationship History
Tupac Shakur
Blige was rumored to have dated Tupac Shakur, the late American rapper, from 1995 to 1996. Blige had a tumultuous relationship with K-Ci, and they fought one day. Thus, she called Tupac, who brought a car to pick up Blige running from K-Ci.
According to Tupac’s former bodyguard, Reggie Wright, Tupac was aware of Blige’s toxic relationship. It is not confirmed whether they really dated each other or were only friends.
K-Ci Hailey
Blige had a toxic on-off relationship with K-Ci Hailey from 1992 to 2004. They engaged in 1996 because they were too serious. However, K-Ci called off their marriage the following year.
Blige and K-Ci released their first album, What’s The 411, in 1992 and became a power couple in the initial phase of their relationship. In 2002, Blige stated that her boyfriend tried to kill her without mentioning his name. However, people find K-Ci guilty of the toxicity in the couple’s twelve-year relationship.
K-Ci was reportedly messing around with other women, which contributed to Blige’s decision to split. Meanwhile, she started getting closer to the music producer Kendu Isaacs.
Nas
Nas and Blige were said to be dating from 1996 to 1997, but they have been friends since they collaborated on their first song. They went through a lot and their divorces in these years and never confirmed their relationships.
Kendu Isaacs
Blige moved on with the music producer and her manager, Kendu Isaacs, after splitting from K-Ci and reportedly dated him from 2003 to 2018. They began dating in 2003 and married on 07 December 2003.
Meanwhile, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs was already a father of three: a daughter from his teenage relationship and two sons from his previous marriage. Blige stated that he saved her life by helping her fight her drug and alcohol addiction. Suddenly, she filed for divorce over ‘irreconcilable differences’ in July 2016, when everything seemed fine. Their divorce was finalized in June 2018.
Blige made some claims after divorcing Kendu. She accused him of cheating on her. He verbally abused her, complained about his hairstyles, and brought a halt to her cooking.
In this case, the wife had to pay her jobless husband for a spousal agreement. Accordingly, she had to pay him $30,000 per month, and he requested to increase it to $65,000 per month.
Sterling Shepherd
Blige set an example of ‘age is just a number’ by reportedly dating NFL player Sterling Shepherd, who is twenty-two years younger than her. She was spotted getting cozy with the Giants wide receiver at the Harbor NYC last year.
The 29-year-old guy went through a divorce and his children’s custody battle against Chanel Iman. They were married for four years but divorced due to ‘irreconcilable differences.’ However, Sterling took some time out and started dating the 50-year-old Blige.
