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Mary J. Blige Reflects On Painful Childhood In New Doc

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Mary J. Blige’s new documentary My Life hits Amazon Prime on June 25. The legendary R&B singer lately opened up about sharing such difficult moments on display screen.

Blige instructed ET’s Kevin Frazier, “To return and truly present them the place the ache got here from, it was heavy, however it was nothing as a result of these are my followers. In an effort to do a My Life documentary, it’s a must to return and present folks what occurred, ? Why it occurred and the place did all this ache come from.” 

The 50-year-old additionally added, “Essentially the most painful half is, ‘Why a lot stuff, a lot stuff needed to occur to a little bit woman?’ However that occurs, ? Little ladies aren’t secure. Little boys aren’t secure.” 

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She continued, “Simply talking about all of that and the way my mom was single and she or he was making an attempt to boost us and she or he was being harm. And he or she was in ache. And all of us was in ache, however we had been making an attempt to outlive with out everybody figuring out we had been in ache.”

The doc, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth, explores Blige’s early days within the music business and the making of the enduring 1994 sophomore album My Life. The movie, which incorporates appearances from Taraji P. Henson and Alicia Keys, additionally contains the “Be Pleased” singer-songwriter performing the album.

Blige, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Quincy Jones additionally function govt producers.

Watch the trailer beneath:

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