Grammy-winning R&B singer Muni Long has filed a countersuit against her former managers, alleging they forced her into a mental health facility during a lupus flare-up instead of providing proper medical care. The legal battle stems from their earlier lawsuit claiming unpaid commissions. Long denies owing them money and accuses them of professional negligence.
Muni Long, whose real name is Priscilla Renea Hamilton, is embroiled in a escalating legal dispute with her ex-managers Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, known for their long collaboration with rapper Ludacris. In an October lawsuit, Zulu and Dixon claimed Long refused to pay over $600,000 in past-due commissions following her decision to fire them. However, in a countersuit filed on January 6, 2026, Long asserts she never signed a written management agreement with the duo and owes them nothing.
Long accuses Zulu and Dixon of breaching fiduciary duty and causing intentional infliction of emotional distress, particularly in their handling of her chronic lupus condition. During a flare-up in March 2024, she alleges, the managers did not take her to a hospital for treatment but instead compelled her to spend five days at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center. "During that time, Hamilton was isolated and experienced excruciating pain and mental anguish from being forced to remain in a mental health facility instead of having her lupus condition treated," the countersuit states. It further claims that the incorrect placement led to inadequate medical care with lasting negative effects on her health, and that neither manager visited or contacted her during her hospitalization.
Beyond the health incident, Long's filing highlights broader mismanagement of her career. Her lawyers, Brian Caplan and Brett Van Benthysen from Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, argue that "Zulu and Dixon continually failed to satisfy the rudimentary functions of a personal manager in the music industry." Examples include missing key opportunities and advising her to decline a performance offer at Coachella the previous year. The singer ultimately terminated their services in December 2024 after they allegedly attempted to claim credit for a gig arranged by her publicist.
Long is seeking unspecified financial damages. A lawyer for Zulu and Dixon did not immediately respond to requests for comment on January 7, 2026.
