Personal Life
In 2001, Blige met record industry executive Martin Kendu Isaacs (known as "Kendu") who became her manager. The two were married on December 7, 2003, in a small private ceremony at Blige's home attended by 50 guests.
Blige earned her GED in 2010.
Blige has been a resident of Cresskill, New Jersey.
As part of her efforts to halt domestic violence, Blige opened the "Mary J. Blige Center for Women" in Yonkers, New York in October 2009.
Blige is a Democrat and has supported President Obama, performing at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of his re-election effort.
Blige has expressed support for same-sex marriage.
A February 2013 report in the The Star Ledger said that TMZ had reported that the State of New Jersey had filed a $900,000 tax lien on Blige and that she had "been sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million bank loan".
In a BET documentary, Blige said that when she hears music, she sees colors. In other words she is a synesthete.
Blige and her husband Martin Isaacs had a $3.4 million tax lien put against them in New Jersey. The Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of a lien on her on Feb. 7, 2013. It stated she owed more than $574,000 for the 2009 tax year, more than $2.2 million for 2010 and more than $647,000 for 2011.
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