After a flurry of hypothesis, Victoria Monet and John Gaines have confirmed their break up – admittedly, one thing they have been attempting to keep away from – in an official joint assertion.
The Grammy winner and her former health coach boyfriend took to social media on Monday (September 23) to disclose that they break up 10 months in the past.
“With the perfect of intentions, and to be sincere, we now have prevented making formal statements about one thing as pure and private as love. We initially most well-liked to maintain this personal from the general public (since declaring it publicly would absolutely convey the ache again to the floor), However it’s changing into more and more troublesome to suppress,” it reads.
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The couple additionally addressed infidelity rumors and “false accusations” [their] Origin story. They defined that earlier than deciding to make this assertion, they “thought lengthy and exhausting about whether or not we should always clarify to anybody the place we’re in our restoration course of as a result of we perceive how social media can amplify fact or distance lies.”
Nonetheless, they collectively determined to “open up and handle this problem and hopefully put some closure on the query mark for the sake of our therapeutic course of.”
Monáe and Gaines confirmed their mutual admiration and respect, particularly as they navigate their new relationship as co-parents of three-year-old daughter Hazel.
The pair confirmed that their breakup was not brought on by drama or scandal. “All of us want some fundamental progress, finest accomplished individually so we are able to stay the perfect model of ourselves for our daughters […] We’re dedicated to doing the interior work and trusting God to position us each the place we belong in due time,” the assertion continued.
General, they each intend to “proceed to be a household” and ask that the general public respect their privateness.
