Prince's ex-girlfriend Jill Jones has claimed he 'punched her over and over' in the face as she discussed the singer's alleged abuse in a new interview.
The singer, 63, has spoken out about the abuse she claims she suffered from the late musical superstar, who died in 2016 after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota at the age of 57.
Prince and Jill also had a working relationship, as she became a backing vocalist for him in the 80s. They also collaborated together on various works, including her self-titled debut album in 1987.
Jill had shared her experience of being with the Purple Rain singer to Netflix as part of a nine-hour documentary on his life, which was eventually blocked from release by his estate.
Speaking now about the night in 1984 where Prince was violent, Jill explained how she had been left upset when he kissed her friend, and she slapped him.
She claims he responded by punching her 'over and over' in the face, telling her: 'B, this ain't no [expletive] movie.'
Jill wanted to press charges, though was warned if she reported it to police it would 'ruin' Prince's career, months before his Purple Rain tour.
She said to The Mirror: 'Had I come forward...it wouldn't have happened.
'But basically, after that, we made up because I had a surgery and he gave me a ton of toys, and this is how the apology was: balloons, toys and candy.'
Jill continued to be in Prince's life for some years after that, explaining: 'It was really hard for us to not be around each other. He always thought I would be there. He would always say: 'I'm always gonna know you'.'
Addressing her controversial involvement in the axed Netflix doc, she said: 'My intention was to talk about the man as he is. He was loveable, adorable, but he could be hateful too.'
She added that she had been 'holding onto it' all for many years 'waiting on an apology' from the hitmaker.
Another of Prince's lovers, Susannah Melvoin, reportedly said in the documentary the Little Red Corvette singer-songwriter told her not to leave the house while monitoring her calls in an effort to keep her away from her sister after moving in with the musician.
The shelving of the documentary last year came in the wake of a new deal with the singer's estate which will now pivot the focus on a brand new film about the Purple Rain legend.
In a statement at the time, they said: 'The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince's archive. As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.'
Following the announcement, Prince's estate shared a video on X with the caption, 'The Vault Has Been Freed.'
The original nine-hour doc by filmmaker Ezra Edelman has been under scrutiny since the new executors of the estate were shown a cut of the film that included accusations of physical and emotional abuse levied against the late star, according to a New York Times Magazine article in September 2024.
The Times reporter, Sasha Weiss, saw the cut of the film and confirmed that other interviews allege the Prince suffered abuse as a child and could be emotionally controlling.
After being approached to do the documentary Edelman was told he and Netflix would have final cut, but with the stipulation that the musician's estate would be able to review it for factual accuracy, the New York Times piece reported.
As a result attorney L. Londell McMillan, an estate administrator, handed over 17 pages of notes demanding changes after seeing an edit of the film
Edelman agreed to some of the suggestions, but would not budge on some of the others.
'How can you tell the truth about someone who, when you're talking to people, they all had different things to say? How can you tell the truth about someone who never told the truth about himself?' the American producer and director told the Times.
The scrapped documentary, which had included both vault footage and interviews with more than 70 people, also covered the devastating loss of his Prince's son with ex-wife Mayte Garcia and his difficult childhood.
A Variety story reported that the project was 'dead in the water' after the screening in July 2024, resulting in estate reps to describe the film as 'sensationalized.'
'We have a duty to honor and protect his legacy with a story that fairly shows him complexities as well as his greatness. #no9hourhitjob,' Prince's friend and former business advisor Charles Spicer reportedly posted on X in a since-deleted post.