I Was ‘Used’ — Brandy’s Revelations About Teen Relationship With Wanya Morris Expose How Young Girls Were Failed By The Music Industry
Brandy's account of her experience with Wanya Morris in 'Phases' sheds light on the music industry's failure to protect young female artists. The post I Was ‘Used’ — Brandy’s Revelations About Teen Relationship With Wanya Morris Expose How Young Girls Were Failed By The Music Industry appeared first on MadameNoire.
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Brandy, 47, is opening up for the first time about her rumored relationship with Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris. In her newly released memoir Phases, the “I Wanna Be Down” singer confirms that the long-circulating rumors from the 1990s were true. However, what she once believed to be love and a genuine connection is something she now sees differently, writing that she was “too young to recognize she was being used,” according to an excerpt obtained by Entertainment Weekly.
The Grammy-winning R&B artist recalls meeting Morris for the first time in 1995 while opening for Boyz II Men on their II World Tour. At the time, Brandy was just 16, fresh off the release of her debut album, while Morris was 22.
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In her memoir Phases, Brandy claimed that Wanya Morris was her mentor before things turned romantic.
She explains that their relationship began professionally, with Morris stepping into a “mentor” role. Over time, however, their connection deepened. He began calling and checking in on her frequently, offering guidance as both an “anchor” and “confidant.” Their bond intensified further during the tour, especially after filming the music video for “Brokenhearted,” when she noticed an “unspoken energy” growing between them.
“What had begun as admiration had transformed into something else,” Brandy writes, per Entertainment Weekly. “It seems to me that he weaponized my admiration, shaped my friendship into dependence, my respect into desire. I felt swept up in a current I couldn’t control.”
She continues:
“We moved around each other like opposing magnets — as if actively trying to maintain distance even as we kept finding ourselves drawn into each other’s orbit,” she writes. “The attraction was subtle yet undeniable. It lived in the pauses between conversations, and it lingered in the charged atmosphere surrounding us.”
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