Kim Marlowe and Fabrice Morvan.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Kim Marlowe and Fabrice Morvan attend the “Milli Vanilli” premiere during the 2023 Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 10, 2023 in New York City.

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Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanillifame is heading for a divorce from his wife, Kim Marlowe.

The pair’s marriage was largely unknown. In a 1997 interview with theLos Angeles Timesabout Morvan’s life following Milli Vanilli’s swift fall from grace due to the R&B duo’s lip-syncing scandal, Marlowe was described as the musician’s “manager and best friend.”

Tessa van der Steen and Fabrice Morvan in New York City in June 2023.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Tessa Morvan and Fabrice Morvan attend the “Milli Vanilli” premiere during the 2023 Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 10, 2023 in New York City.

Last year, Morvan told PEOPLE he’s been living in Amsterdam with partner Tessa van der Steen and their four children: Sacha, 10, Solange, 7, and twins Paris and Vince, 2.

Marlowe and Morvan appear to have sustained a working relationship. She was an executive producer on Paramount+’s recent documentary about Milli Vanilli. He was photographed at the film’s June 2023 premiere alongside both Marlowe and van der Steen.

The documentary chronicled Milli Vanilli’s rise to fame in the late ‘80s with hits like “Girl You Know It’s True” and “Blame It on the Rain” through the duo’s downfall after it was revealed he and groupmate Rob Pilatus were not the vocalists on any of Milli Vanilli’s hits.

Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli.Michel Linssen/Redferns/Getty

Posed group portrait L-R Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus

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“People always thought they knew the story,” Morvan told PEOPLE around the film’s release, “butmystory has never been told.”

Fans quickly turned on them, with many destroying their albums. “We went from being these loved characters to being laughed at and ridiculed,” Morvan recalls. “We were the butt of all the jokes and easy targets.” They also faced racism. “It was ugly,” he adds. “Rob took it really personally.”

Since then, Morvan told PEOPLE fatherhood has brought light into his life: “It healed me, because suddenly they became the focal point.”

He ultimately found peace with Milli Vanilli’s complicated legacy and remains committed to music. “I said to myself, ‘Hey, let’s go for it. You’ve got nothing to lose,’” said Morvan. “I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.”

source: people.com