We saw the latter for Victoria Monét and her ex-boyfriend John Gaines. In a joint statement, the two announced that they were no longer together at the end of September. Their hands were basically forced to clarify why they broke up as infidelity rumors and false accusations of their origin story ran rampant online. Although Monét and Gaines didn’t pinpoint what exactly led to their split, they cleared up fan speculations by emphasizing in their message that there was “no infidelity, toxic behavior, nor drama.” The same goes for ex-lovers Stormzy and Maya Jama. In July, the two released a statement about their uncoupling “for the sake of clarity” after having an on-and-off relationship since 2014.
