Muni Long’s Ex-Managers Cannot Subpoena Her Medical Records in Lawsuit, Judge Says

Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon claim the singer defamed them by accusing them of involuntarily committing her to a mental health facility. Muni Long attends the 2026 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Trending on Billboard A judge says Muni Long’s former managers cannot subpoena her medical records after she publicly accused them of involuntarily committing her to a mental health facility. The evidentiary ruling came amid a bitter lawsuit between the Grammy-winning R&B singer (real name Priscilla Renea Hamilton) and her ex-managers Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon and their Ebony Son Entertainment, in which both sides have hurled insults and accusations of legal wrongdoing at the other. Related Among other disputes, Zulu and Dixon claim Long defamed them by publicly accusing them of forcing her into a mental health facility against her will. To prove that statement was false, they asked for a court order forcing the facility to hand over her medical records. But in an order Thursday (Oct. 8), Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ruled that such records are clearly privileged and off-limits — whether from the facility or from Long herself. The judge said the managers can
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