Left Eye and Tupac were in love: What we learned from the new Lifetime docu-series
We all remember
rapper and songwriter Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes as one-third of the 90s girl group,
TLC. We remember her futuristic fashion sense in the No Scrubs music video;
we remember that condom accessory on her ‘left eye’ when the group emerged with
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg; we sing
along to her sexy verse on Donell Jones’ You
Know What’s Up…and we also remember when she accidentally burnt her
boyfriend’s luxury mansion down after the two got into a nasty fight.
In a new Lifetime
docu-series dubbed, Hopelessly in Love,
the pop star’s tumultuous relationship with former NFL wide receiver Andre
Rison is explored, and sees Rison giving his first detailed account of his side
of the story.
The two started dating after meeting in a club in 1993 and continued an on and off, abusive relationship until the early 2000s.
Though Lopes passed
away in 2002 following a car crash in Honduras, fans are up for some major
bombshells, as the documentary unveils secrets about the rapper’s life from her
having two miscarriages to her mother foreseeing her death.
In case you missed
it, here are the top ‘What the fluff?’ moments you should know about Lopes and
her relationship with Rison.
Left Eye and Tupac were almost a thing!
How it go?!?
Lopes was open about
her fondness for Pac in video interviews, but she never detailed the true
nature of their relationship. According to record executive Suge Knight, Tupac
refrained from sexual activity with her as he had plans to make her his queen.
“He was like,
‘Well I’m gonna be with her so if Imma be with her. I just don’t wanna f**k
her’. He was like, ‘I’m really gonna be with her’ and she really wanted to be
with him too,” said Knight.
Lopes’ sister,
Reigndrop added: “I think Andre probably assumed that Lisa and Tupac slept
together or had sex but actually Tupac told Lisa in the very beginning, ‘Never
let me sleep with you’ and they stood by that.”
Pac died in
September 1996, days after being gunned down. Lopes painted a portrait of the
West-coast rapper and engraved the words “we’ll be together in 10
years” at the back.
I cannot make this
up.
Rison is married, and his wife’s name is Lisa
Lopez!
Call it coincidence,
call it crazy, call it creepy, but Rison is married today to a Latina named
Lisa Lopez. While he didn’t address how they met, he said he is happy and
doesn’t hide his past relationship with Lisa Lopes (the confusion of it all!)
from his children.
Lopes was involved with Suge Knight
According to the
Death Row Records boss, he and Lopes became intimate after she decided to
embark on a solo career at the turn of the millennium. After agreeing to help
her through his label, Knight said she appeared at his house with her clothes,
and things started from there.
Even though Lopes
and Rison were still on shaky ground, and Rison had racked up numerous affairs
of his own over the years, he said that was the last straw.
Rison’s sister claimed Lisa worked Voodoo on him
Rison’s sister,
Raquel is picking up heat on Twitter for being ‘pressed’ about Lopes even years
after her death. Raquel said she met a lady who hinted that Lopes “put a
spell” on her brother, and went investigating. Raquel claimed she found
her comb in a bag owned by Lopes, which she said was proof that the rapper had
performed Voodoo on the athlete.
