Muni Long is setting the report straight on her relationship standing with Raysean Hairston, her accomplice of 9 years.

Appearing with REVOLT on the 2025 ESSENCE Fest, Long defined how the “public perception” took away from the message she tried to share.

“One thing I find interesting in this day and age is how… I never said that. The truth doesn’t matter anymore,” Long stated. “Public perception is everything, and once a narrative is decided upon, it’s really like [shrugs].”

“What I said was, ‘I can’t wake up next to somebody every day that’s always in a bad mood, and I’m a have to move on.’ I’m paraphrasing, but the gist of it is, I only want to be around empowering, uplifting, positive, motivating, in-alignment people, places, and things,” she continued. “And if you’re not that, I feel like either I’m gonna walk away or you’re gonna fizzle out of the equation, because I just decided no more.”

As the interview went on, Long expressed the significance of protecting her peach amid her Lupus analysis.

You’re not gonna maintain stressing me out. Not solely as a result of I’ve a bodily cause, but it surely additionally impacts me. It impacts my well being,” she stated. She doubled down as soon as once more and concluded by saying she’s extra targeted on the positivity in her life. “But just mentally, I want to have fun. I want to enjoy these blessings. I have a beautiful baby boy. I never said that, guys. I don’t know where y’all got that from.”

Last summer time, many speculated Long ended her relationship with Hairston in an interview with The Cruz Show.

“I always pull from real experiences because I’m writing from my unique perspective,” Long stated. “ I can only talk about what I know. But this is the first time I’m putting my real life in it. It’s no secret…I’ve been married for nine years…it just didn’t work out, you know?”