Working Relationship: When Bandmates Date

Wyclef and Lauryn aren't the first to mix love and music.

Working Relationship: When Bandmates Date - We all know it's a bad idea to date co-workers, right? Well, all of us except musicians. Wyclef Jean's autobiography, Purpose, which dropped today, September 18, is making waves for his claim that the Fugees broke up because Lauryn Hill falsely told him that her first-born son, Zion, was his. But whatever the reason for the group's 1997 split, it was an expensive one: They never recorded a follow-up to their diamond-selling 1996 album The Score. But Wyclef and Lauryn aren't the first to mix love and music. Read on to check out other bandmates who dated, loved, married and more.   (Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images)

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Working Relationship: When Bandmates Date - We all know it's a bad idea to date co-workers, right? Well, all of us except musicians. Wyclef Jean's autobiography, Purpose, which dropped today, September 18, is making waves for his claim that the Fugees broke up because Lauryn Hill falsely told him that her first-born son, Zion, was his. But whatever the reason for the group's 1997 split, it was an expensive one: They never recorded a follow-up to their diamond-selling 1996 album The Score. But Wyclef and Lauryn aren't the first to mix love and music. Read on to check out other bandmates who dated, loved, married and more.   (Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images)

City High - It's almost makes too much sense that Wyclef signed rap/R&B trio City High to his Booga Basement label: They're the one group who's inner romances are even more complicated and dramatic than those of the Fugees. Claudette Ortiz initially dated bandmate Robby Pardlo when the group formed (she later claimed he was emotionally abusive). Ortiz eventually left him for the other member of City High, Ryan Toby, who she married in 2004. Pardlo recounted the drama — and his subsequent turn to the bottle — on an episode of Intervention. Ortiz and Toby are no longer together. (Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

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City High - It's almost makes too much sense that Wyclef signed rap/R&B trio City High to his Booga Basement label: They're the one group who's inner romances are even more complicated and dramatic than those of the Fugees. Claudette Ortiz initially dated bandmate Robby Pardlo when the group formed (she later claimed he was emotionally abusive). Ortiz eventually left him for the other member of City High, Ryan Toby, who she married in 2004. Pardlo recounted the drama — and his subsequent turn to the bottle — on an episode of Intervention. Ortiz and Toby are no longer together. (Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil' Kim - Biggie had a long, tumultuous, semi-secret affair with Lil' Kim, a fellow member of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Photo: Lil Kim via Vibe Magazine)

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The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil' Kim - Biggie had a long, tumultuous, semi-secret affair with Lil' Kim, a fellow member of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Photo: Lil Kim via Vibe Magazine)

Headed To Motown - After a song they co-wrote, "Let's Go Get Stoned" (originally recorded by The Coasters), was covered by Ray Charles, the song became a major R&B hit in 1966. That same year, Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford joined the songwritng staff of Motown Records. (Photo: Ebet Roberts/Getty Images)

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Ashford & Simpson - Songwriting, production and recording legends Ashford & Simpson were "Solid As a Rock" through almost four decades of matrimony.   (Photo: Ebet Roberts)

Tina Turner and Ike Turner - Before going solo in 1976, the queen of rock n' roll not only sang with her then-hubby Ike Turner, but he also managed her business affairs. That is, until she broke away from the abusive marriage and took over the reigns.(Photo: Alpha/Landov)

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Ike and Tina Turner - Tina Turner endured 14 years of violent abuse at the hands of her bandmate, musical mentor and husband, Ike. (Photo: Alpha /Landov)

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KRS-One and Ms. Melodie - Legendary Bronx MC KRS One's wife, fellow rapper Ms. Melodie, was also a part of his Boogie Down Productions crew. The two divorced after five years of marriage in 1992; Ms. Melodie passed away this past July. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, RCA Records)

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KRS-One and Ms. Melodie - Legendary Bronx MC KRS One's wife, fellow rapper Ms. Melodie, was also a part of his Boogie Down Productions crew. The two divorced after five years of marriage in 1992; Ms. Melodie passed away this past July. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, RCA Records)

Prince & Vanity - This drop dead gorgeous Canadian model, born Denise Katrina Matthews, rocketed to fame after encountering Prince at an awards show in 1982. He renamed her Vanity because he saw her as his female reflection, and molded her in his image. She became the definitive '80s "nasty girl."\r(Photos: Ron Wolfson/Landov; Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Prince and Vanity and Apollonia and... - Prince is well known for dating a series of sexy sirens he worked with as a producer, songwriter and bandmate, including Sheila E, Vanity (above), Apollonia and Sheena Easton.   (Photos from left: Ron Wolfson /Landov, Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal (No Doubt) - Gwen Stefani and bassist Tony Kanal dated for seven years before the band finally broke through with their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom — much of which was inspired by the pair's break-up.  (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal (No Doubt) - Gwen Stefani and bassist Tony Kanal dated for seven years before the band finally broke through with their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom — much of which was inspired by the pair's break-up.  (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Kindred the Family Soul - The romantic neo-soul of Philly duo Kindred the Family Soul is fueled by the real-life marriage between singers Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. (Photo: John W. Ferguson/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

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Kindred the Family Soul - The romantic neo-soul of Philly duo Kindred the Family Soul is fueled by the real-life marriage between singers Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. (Photo: John W. Ferguson/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

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The Notorious B.I.G. & Charli Baltimore - Before his death, The Notorious B.I.G. began forming a supergroup, The Commision, consisting of Jay-Z, Diddy, Lil' Cease, producer Lance "Un" Rivera and his mistress Charli Baltimore.  (Photos from left: Michael Benabib / Retna Ltd, John Ricard / BET)

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The Notorious B.I.G. & Charli Baltimore - Before his death, The Notorious B.I.G. began forming a supergroup, The Commision, consisting of Jay-Z, Diddy, Lil' Cease, producer Lance "Un" Rivera and his mistress Charli Baltimore.  (Photos from left: Michael Benabib / Retna Ltd, John Ricard / BET)

Bob and Rita Marley - Being the woman behind the man seems these days like an antiquated notion from a bygone era, but Rita Marley took it to heart. The iconic reggae star's wife explained why she stood by her cheating man in her 2004 memoir: "Just because he cheated on me doesn’t mean he was a bad husband. He always provided for me, always gave me anything I wanted. But he was corrupted by show business, by the girls that would throw themselves at him." Don't hate the playa, hate the game?

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Bob and Rita Marley - In 1966, Bob Marley married Rita, who was also a member of the I-Threes, his backup singers. Though Bob had children with other women, the two stayed together until his death in 1981. She's currently the chairperson of the Robert Marley Foundation, Bob Marley Trust and the Bob Marley Group of Companies. (Photos from left: GAB Archive/Redferns, Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)