Reps for Mary J. Blige deny that the singer punched her husband Kendu Isaacs at a promotional event for her new CD just prior to Christmas. The singer’s publicist Karynne Tencer told The NY Daily News that Blige was trying to stop a brawl between Isaacs and her brother. “Mary was not fighting with her husband,” said Tencer. “Her husband and her brother got into an altercation that turned into a fight. Mary went to break up the fight.”
Her publicist also denied the singer screamed “What are you gonna do, Chris Brown me?” at her husband.
“She never mentioned Chris Brown,” Tencer said. “Mary and Kendu went home together.”
Sources told The Daily News Blige slapped Isaacs because he was supposedly flirting with a waitress.
A video of the incident has hit the web and footage suggests that the rumors of the altercation were not unfounded. It The clip shows Blige smacking her husband at the event while bodyguards attempt to shield the public outburst from guests at the event.