In 2015, after Dre was criticized for omitting his past of abusing women in the film Straight Outta Compton, he issued a statement to The New York Times apologizing to the women he has hurt.
In 2009, Michel'le went to court over unpaid spousal and child support from Suge. Michel'le stated Suge hit her once, dislocating her jaw. Michel'le discovered that her marriage to Suge was invalid through the divorce process because he was still married to his ex-wife Sharitha. In 1999, Michel'le married Suge while he was in prison. Īt her lowest point with Dre, Death Row Records CEO/co-founder Suge Knight stepped in to help get Michel'le clean by sending her to rehab. Michel'le left Dre after she discovered that he was engaged to another woman. It's too much." She then began to self medicate with prescription pills and alcohol. But the beatings were-it was a lot… His last wife, I just couldn't do it anymore. She left the bullet in the door for him to see and said, "he never tried to shoot me anymore. She recalled on The Breakfast Club After one argument Dre shot at Michel'le, missing her by inches.
Her injuries included a broken nose (which she had to have surgically corrected), a cracked rib and five black eyes. Michel'le has stated that Dre was physically abusive throughout their relationship. Dre's drinking, infidelity and volatile behavior. After their son was born, their relationship became more strained due to Dr. Marcel was Michel'le's first child and Dr. The couple later became engaged and had their son, Marcel, in February 1991. Michel'le was 16 and later turned 17 in December, and Dre, who had a baby on the way from a previous relationship, was 22. They began dating a few months after meeting one another. The song was titled as "Turn Off the Lights" and was released in 1987. Dre, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, at 16 years old when doing a vocal part for a group known as the World Class Wreckin' Cru. Michel'le was cast as herself in the stage play Love Jones: The Musical. Her intentions with the biopic is to help encourage other victims of domestic violence. Dre and Suge Knight, her experiences with Ruthless Records, and the journey she went through to find herself. It tells the story of her abusive relationship with Dr. On October 15, 2016, Lifetime aired a biopic about her life titled Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le. This omission gave her the opportunity to tell her story. Michel'le was included in a notorious N.W.A diss track on Ice Cube's 1991 double platinum effort, Death Certificate, in a reference to a video the group made with the female singer. Her character was left out of the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, even though she played a role in N.W.A.
In 2013, Michel'le was part of the cast of TV One's R&B Divas LA. A trailer video for her single "Freedom to Love" can be seen on YouTube. In 20, Michel'le released new singles "Freedom To Love" and "It Still Hurts", though she hasn't released an album since 1998. She has since confirmed through several media outlets that she's been working on new material and looking for a label for her third album. Michel'le contributed to the soundtrack Dysfunktional in 2003. Dre parted ways after he became engaged to another woman. Dre's departure from Death Row Records in 1996, Michel'le and Dr. Michel'le also provided vocals on 2Pac's song "Run tha Streets" on his album All Eyez on Me, and Tha Dogg Pound's song " Let's Play House" on their debut Dogg Food. As of 2013, worldwide sales for the album stood at under 100,000 copies. In 1998, nine years after the release of her first album, she released her second album, Hung Jury, on Death Row Records but it garnered little attention and no hit singles. The West Coast All-Stars, of which she had a role in, scored a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 33rd Grammy Awards for the single " We're All in the Same Gang" - the West Coast All-Stars also included MC Hammer, Young MC, Ice-T, JJ Fad as well as N.W.A members Dr. During the Suge Knight shakedown incident, Jerry Heller was forced to sign over Dr. Michel'le was certified Gold on April 25, 1990, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the hit R&B singles "Nicety" and "Something in My Heart". The album contained the single "No More Lies" which peaked at No. In 1989, her self-titled debut album was released, produced entirely by then-boyfriend, rapper Dr. Michel'le was signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. She was called at the last minute to record vocals for Mona Lisa, who could not make it to the studio. Michel'le, a native of South Central Los Angeles, was originally a featured female vocalist of Louisiana Creole descent on World Class Wreckin' Cru's 1987 single "Turn Off the Lights".