Christina Milian Says Marriage to The-Dream Was 'Hell'

By Boombox Editors Posted Jan 6th 2011 07:30AM

Christina Milian has kept mum about the details surrounding her very public divorce from esteemed singer/songwriter The-Dream -- until now. The songstress opens up about the messy split in the February issue of Latina magazine, in which she appears on the cover.

Though news of the former couple's parting hit the Internet last July, Milian admits she and The-Dream still carried on in their marital relations, yet life was anything but sweet. "I tried to be someone I wasn't because I wanted my marriage to work," she reveals. "But ultimately, if it's not working, it's not working."

When photos surfaced of her ex-husband canoodling with his assistant, Melissa Santiago, on a Caribbean beach, the 29-year-old was clueless of the affair. "I didn't know anything," Milian admits. "But looking back, my gut was telling me something was off. But I thought I could fix it."

Despite dealing with a bad breakup in the public eye, Milian, who's currently working on her as-yet-untitled fourth studio album, has weathered the storm. "I've been to hell and back, but I survived," she says. The singer reportedly received a $4 million lump sum in her divorce settlement plus $5,000 every month in child support for Violet, the child the former couple shares.

"I learned a lot about myself this year," Milian says. "I learned what I can handle. I learned how much I can take. I learned who I am and what I will accept for myself and my daughter."

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Thursday 06 January

By Jane

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That's why I don't get married, just have fun with a guy and dump 'em.

By ANGELOCOOL

WITH THOSE LOOKS IT WONT BE HARD FINDING A NEW MAN , THIS TIME LOOK FOR A REAL GOOD MAN , NOT SOME STUPID OVER THE TOP CELEB , AND ALSO MANY U WOMEN ARE BI POLAR, THATS WHERE THINGS START GETTING HAIRY

By Hoolio

Awesome...lets hook up

By New York

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Good Luck Christina. I wish the best for you & your daughter. I am happy you left such an abusive horrible relationship. Most sports figures are NOT marriage material. They are too interested in only themselves. You are much better off. You never know how bad a marriage really was until after you leave it.

By Thomas

why can't black mens be faithful?

By BJ

Sooooo, thanks for letting the world know that Brett Favre, John Edwards, Bill Clinton, Mark Sanders, Newt Gingrich, Gary Hart, etc., are Black men. Who knew????

EVERY black man cheats....EVERY

By LaDiva

@ HaveAcigar

What's with the racial stereotypes???

By lee-leee

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Its not ONLY black men but MEN as a species. Ewan Mcgregor cheated on Uma Thurman, Eddie Cibrian cheated on his wife w/ his NOW fiance'. She is better w/out him and just move on like any other relationship. There are people who KNOW their spouse is doing them wrong and IGNORE IT just to "make things work" and that right there is a no-no. If it's wrong, it's wrong no matter how thin you slice it - it's STILL wrong. If you buy a pair of jeans and they don't seem to fit right - what do you do, you change the jeans or you toss them to the trash!!!!! Or get a NEW pair of jeans!!!!

Friday 07 January

By Angie

Uma was never married to Ewan Mcgregor she was married to Ethan Hawke

By Denise

Why so bitter Thomas? Did a black man cheat on you? Good!

Sunday 09 January

By Cindy

It takes most black men and other races also a while to realize what they have until its to late....Just my thoughts, men need to take the tine to realize and appreciate what they have before they make that fatal mistake.

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