After Major Backlash, Maxwell Defends His Celebrity Girlfriend Against Haters

ilosm — Tue, 09 May 2017 22:00:34 +0000

After we announced that Maxwell (43) was dating a celebrity whom many of us know and that he had been doing so for at least the past three years or so, inquiring minds not only wanted to know who, but they had a lot of opinions about it as well.

Julissa Bermudez and her man, Maxwell, at 2017 VH-1 “Dear Mama” Special

In case you missed our announcement on Sunday (5-7-17), Maxwell is dating former 106 & Park host, Julissa Bermudez (33). They attended VH-1’s Dear Mama event together and cozied up on the purple carpet for photos. Although he and Julissa have stepped out in public together a few times before, most people missed that they were dating. However, it wasn’t until Monday that Maxwell had gotten so much heat about his love life, that he decided to take to his social media pages to speak out in he and Julissa’s defense against his naysayers for the first time ever.

The Backlash

Because Maxwell is usually super private, many had been drawing their own conclusions about his sexuality for years. Being that he’s very rarely (if ever) been seen with a ‘girlfriend’ on his arm in public, the sexual conclusions by some if his fans was understandable. Therefore after they found out he was dating Julissa, many of his female fans voiced they’d believed he was gay for years and sighed a collective sigh of relief when they learned he wasn’t. Not sure why, but it could be because if he was gay, it kind of kills the sensual fantasy within his music…for women.

Secondly, he caught a lot of flack over his choice in a woman- some felt that he should have chosen a more ‘A-list celeb,’ or something; while others didn’t like that he was dating a Latina woman because he is a Black man.

Maxwell’s Message To Naysayers

Although Maxwell was brushing the flack off his shoulders, it wasn’t until the race card came into play that he got offended by it. Maxwell is Puerto Rican and Haitian; Julissa is Dominican. Maxwell took to Instagram and used the flags of Haiti and the Dominican Republic to address the hate:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT2S4BIl9do/?hl=en

He even jumped in his comment section to shut down and/or thank those who were being respectful of his love for his lady, Julissa:

By the way, if you’re not fully aware of why their Haitian/Dominican Republic heritage was viewed as a clash by some, here are two commenters who gave better insight into that:

All in all, we’re happy Maxwell and Julissa have found true love in each other. It must be really serious to have brought the ever-reclusive Maxwell out of love-life obscurity (if that’s even a thing). Wonder if wedding bells and baby bottles will be next though…Hmmm…

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Whaaat? Maxwell & His Famous Girlfriend Spotted On Red Carpet In Rare Appearance

ilosm — Sun, 07 May 2017 23:04:46 +0000

Okay family, many of us have probably been living under a rock when it comes to Maxwell’s celebrity status relationship with a woman most of us know already. If you’re like some of us, here at ILOSM, you probably were under the impression that Maxwell was just as single today, as he seemingly has been known to be for much of his career- at least as far as the public knows.

Clearly the man has had relationships throughout the years, but the thing that makes this a shocker for his fans is that he’s very private about his personal life. So when he stepped onto VH-1’s red carpet- which they are actually calling their ‘purple carpet’ this year- for their upcoming Dear Mama special with the love of his life on his arm, the gasps heard around the web were understandable.

Meet Maxwell’s Girlfriend

The woman he’s dating is none other than Julissa Bermudez. Remember her? She was the very next host of 106 & Park after AJ and Free made their abrupt exit in 2005. Radio personality, Big Tigger (former host of Rap City), was Julissa’s co-host for a while on 106 and after that, she became a BET personality for several other ventures.

Julissa & Big Tigger on “106 & Park”

Julissa also starred in her own reality TV show with her best friend, The Real co-host/ex 3LW singer, Adrienne Bailon. Their show was titled Empire Girls: Julissa and Adrienne and aired in 2012.

“The Real” co-host, Adrienne Bailon with best friend, Julissa

This Isn’t Their First Red Carpet…Last One Was Overshadowed…

Well, it turns out that reality TV and TV hosting isn’t her only claim to fame because unbeknownst to many, Julissa and Maxwell have been together since at least 2014 and word on the o0ld school curb is hat they are madly in love. Their ten year age difference ain’t nothing but a number either- Maxwell, 43, loves his 33 year old Dominican queen.

Maxwell and Julissa on BET Awards 2016 red carpet

This VH-1 event isn’t the first red carpet they touched. They appeared last year (2016 on BET’s red carpet together for the BET Awards, but I think that flew right over folks heads too, because that was the same year our girl, Toni Braxton, showed up on BET’s red carpet with Mr. ‘Put Some Respeck On My Name’ a.k.a. Cash Money Records owner, Birman, and became the focus of memes and blogs everywhere at that time…

Toni Braxton and Birdman meme from 2016 BET Awards appearnce

Well now, Maxwell and Julissa are stealing the red carpet shine and we’re happy that they’re happy.

Julissa’s Other Celebrity Relationship

Former NFL player, Larry Johnson, with then fiance’, Julissa

This is Julissa’s second public relationship as far as we know. From 2005 to 2008 she was in a serious relationship with former NFL player, Larry Johnson. It was widely reported that their relationship was pretty rocky and in 2008, they called off their engagement. When Julissa ran into Larry during the filming of an episode of Empire Girls in 2012, she was reduced to tears after he told her he was happily in love with the mother of his then new child and had finally stopped drinking- something Julissa had long hoped he’d do.

Maxwell & Julissa Are Happy Now

Maxwell and Julissa chilling on a Miami beach

However, as you can see from these lovey-dovey pics of she and Maxwell though, there are no more tears she’s crying…unless they are truly tears of joy, because from the looks of it, this couple has been genuinely happy for years now.

King + Queen Of Hearts Documentary Coming Soon

By the way, be on the lookout for the new King + Queen of Hearts tour documentary featuring Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. Check out a snippet below…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTrgakPFlrw/?taken-by=maxwell&hl=en

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