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Muni Long alleges her ex-managers forced her to go to a mental health facility instead of getting her treatment for a lupus flare-up.
The "Made For Me" singer was sued by her former managers, Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, last October, over claims that Long had yet to pay them more than $600,000 in commissions after they were fired in December 2024. In a countersuit filed by her attorneys on Tuesday, January 6, the singer, born Priscilla Renea Hamilton, alleged Zulu and Dixon mishandled a lupus flare-up by forcing her to spend five days in a mental health facility instead of taking her to seek medical treatment at a hospital.
“During that time, Hamilton was isolated and experienced excruciating pain and mental anguish from being forced to remain in a mental health facility instead of having her lupus condition treated,” her attorneys Brian Caplan and Brett Van Benthysen wrote, according to Billboard. “As a result of being placed in the wrong facility, Hamilton did not receive correct medical care, which had a long-term negative effect on her health. Neither Zulu nor Dixon visited or attempted to contact Hamilton while she was hospitalized.”
In addition, Long claimed Zulu and Dixon didn't manage her career properly. She alleged they made her miss out on major opportunities, including a time when they advised her to turn down a performance at Coachella. She ultimately decided to fire them after they allegedly took credit for getting her a performance that her publicist booked.
“Zulu and Dixon continually failed to satisfy the rudimentary functions of a personal manager in the music industry,” Caplan and Benthysen said.
Long is currently seeking unspecified damages. As of this report, Zulu and Dixon have not responded to the lawsuit.