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Brandy Releases ‘Phases,’ A Memoir of Fame, Pain, and Reclaimed Narrative

Her first-person account reframes well-known episodes through her eyes.

Overview

  • Brandy’s book Phases, published by Hanover Square Press, shares frank stories from her career and private life.
  • She writes that music executive Clive Davis renamed Monica’s album The Boy Is Mine, calling it a calculated move that heightened public tension.
  • In the memoir she says she dated Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris at 16 and now believes he took advantage, a timeline Morris has previously disputed.
  • She admits she lied about being married before her daughter Sy’Rai’s 2002 birth because she felt pressure to protect a pristine image.
  • She details a teen struggle with bulimia and years of depression after a fatal 2007 car crash, crediting Sy’Rai with helping her heal.