Post by That thing on Sept 20, 2012 17:37:37 GMT 1
Hi guys,
My scanner isn't working so I'm gonna type out the interview instead.
Since the controversial break-up of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley in 2011, much has been said about why the couple's relationship didn't work out. And very often, it was Marley who seemed to cop all the flack.
While the pair were together, rumours emerged that Marley-the son of reggae legend Bob Marley-impregnated another woman; it was alleged that he was the cause of Hill's well documented seclusion from public life; and he was slammed for abandoning the 'Ex-Factor' hitmaker whilst she was pregnant-though it later emerged he was not the father of Hill's unborn child.
Hearing Marley's version of events evokes a very different impression of the 40-year-old. In fact, after a thoroughly enjoyable interview with the businessman, it was hard not to feel that he'd received a totally unfair bashing from many a blogger, who'd simply chosen to make him the enemy in the highly publicized Hill vs. Marley saga. Thankfully, Marley is thick-skinned.
"Those type of people prefer to promote negativity than anything positive, so I really don't care what they say about me," says Marley, who is now engaged to Brazilian super model Isabeli Fontana. "It's only when the person in question [Hill] says anything about me that I really care. Other people just speculate. They don't really know the truth".
Giving his version of events-though clearly keen not to bash Hill, with whom he has five children - Marley, the co-founder of Marley coffe, says he simply wasn't willing to accept the involvement of a "third party" in their relationship.
"People have long been fabricating stories about the relationship. One story that came out was that I got her assistant pregnant - false. Then, she [Hill] started doing Bible studies with this guy and she became very secluded from the world because of her studies. But people said that her seclusion was my faultand that wasn't the case.
"I didn't agree with what the [Bible studies] guy was saying, and you can't live under the same roof [as your partner] if she's taking talk from someone else.
He continues: "Like my father said, 'I'd rather live on the house top than live in a house of confusion.' That was it. I believe that when I'm with a woman, it should be me and her. Don't bring a third party into it -that - can't work for me. No-one knows what we do in the bedroom, no-one knows why we argued today or why we smiled today.
"Nobody knows the ins and outs of another person's relationship so I don't want any third party in my relationship. Ultimately, we grew apart because of our different interpretations of how life should be."
Marley also says that he and Hill - who - were together for over 10 years and were often referred to as husband and wife - never actually tied the knot, because, according to him, Hill never wanted to take that step.
"When I was with Lauryn, I wanted to marry her but she just wasn't ready at the time. I want to be in a relationship where we're both confident about what we have; I love you and you love me too. But [marriage] wasn't what she wanted. I called her my queen; my spiritual wife. So people assumed we were married."
Still, Marley says there's no bad blood between him and Hill.
"I could never have ill-feeling towards her. She's the mother of my children. There's no animosity, but I've moved on. I'm with someone else now and I'm very happy."
The rest is about coffee, not Lauryn related so I couldn't be bothered to type the rest lol.
p.s sorry if there are any typo's x
My scanner isn't working so I'm gonna type out the interview instead.
Since the controversial break-up of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley in 2011, much has been said about why the couple's relationship didn't work out. And very often, it was Marley who seemed to cop all the flack.
While the pair were together, rumours emerged that Marley-the son of reggae legend Bob Marley-impregnated another woman; it was alleged that he was the cause of Hill's well documented seclusion from public life; and he was slammed for abandoning the 'Ex-Factor' hitmaker whilst she was pregnant-though it later emerged he was not the father of Hill's unborn child.
Hearing Marley's version of events evokes a very different impression of the 40-year-old. In fact, after a thoroughly enjoyable interview with the businessman, it was hard not to feel that he'd received a totally unfair bashing from many a blogger, who'd simply chosen to make him the enemy in the highly publicized Hill vs. Marley saga. Thankfully, Marley is thick-skinned.
"Those type of people prefer to promote negativity than anything positive, so I really don't care what they say about me," says Marley, who is now engaged to Brazilian super model Isabeli Fontana. "It's only when the person in question [Hill] says anything about me that I really care. Other people just speculate. They don't really know the truth".
Giving his version of events-though clearly keen not to bash Hill, with whom he has five children - Marley, the co-founder of Marley coffe, says he simply wasn't willing to accept the involvement of a "third party" in their relationship.
"People have long been fabricating stories about the relationship. One story that came out was that I got her assistant pregnant - false. Then, she [Hill] started doing Bible studies with this guy and she became very secluded from the world because of her studies. But people said that her seclusion was my faultand that wasn't the case.
"I didn't agree with what the [Bible studies] guy was saying, and you can't live under the same roof [as your partner] if she's taking talk from someone else.
He continues: "Like my father said, 'I'd rather live on the house top than live in a house of confusion.' That was it. I believe that when I'm with a woman, it should be me and her. Don't bring a third party into it -that - can't work for me. No-one knows what we do in the bedroom, no-one knows why we argued today or why we smiled today.
"Nobody knows the ins and outs of another person's relationship so I don't want any third party in my relationship. Ultimately, we grew apart because of our different interpretations of how life should be."
Marley also says that he and Hill - who - were together for over 10 years and were often referred to as husband and wife - never actually tied the knot, because, according to him, Hill never wanted to take that step.
"When I was with Lauryn, I wanted to marry her but she just wasn't ready at the time. I want to be in a relationship where we're both confident about what we have; I love you and you love me too. But [marriage] wasn't what she wanted. I called her my queen; my spiritual wife. So people assumed we were married."
Still, Marley says there's no bad blood between him and Hill.
"I could never have ill-feeling towards her. She's the mother of my children. There's no animosity, but I've moved on. I'm with someone else now and I'm very happy."
The rest is about coffee, not Lauryn related so I couldn't be bothered to type the rest lol.
p.s sorry if there are any typo's x
