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The Grammy award winning singer, Victoria Monet reveals that she and her partner, John Gaines broke up 10 months ago, but still will remain as family. In a joint statement posted to their social media platforms, the two revealed that they were not willing to come out with a statement, however, the numerous questions and speculations made them.
“We originally preferred to keep this out of the public (as announcing this publicly is sure to make pain resurface) but it’s becoming more and more difficult to suppress,” Monét and Gaines wrote. “We have thought long and hard about whether we owed it to anyone to explain where we are as we heal since we understand how social media can magnify the truth or run far with untruths. Ultimately we decided to be open and address it in hopes to put a period on the question marks for the sake of our healing process.”
The pair did not reveal the cause of their separation, but they made it clear it had nothing to do with infidelity, toxic behavior nor drama. “We spent the last 10 months trying to respectfully and privately navigate the fact that we are no longer in a relationship. Though we still completely adore and respect each other, we are not a couple anymore. There was no infidelity, toxic behavior or drama. We both just have some fundamental growing to do that would best be done apart so we can remain the best versions of ourselves for our daughter.”
The post continued, “ It simply didn’t work out and that’s OK. We still think the world of each other and operate with love in every interaction for our family. We have an incredible daughter to raise for life and that is undoubtedly our No. 1 priority forever. No relationship status can remove or replace that fact. We are committed to doing the inner work and trust that God will place us both where we belong in due time.”
It Is not known exactly when Victoria Monet and John Gaines first met, however the duo did appear in Monet’s music video for ‘Moment’ in February 2020. By that December, Monet & Gaines revealed that they were expecting a baby together, and Hazel arrived in February 2021.
