Daybreak Robinson’s ex-husband, Andre “Dre” Allen, is extending a serving to hand to the previous En Vogue singer after she revealed that she has been dwelling out of her automobile for 3 years.
Throughout an interview with TMZ Hip Hop that was printed on Thursday, Allen, 49, who was married to Robinson, 58, from 2003 to 2010, shared that he’s providing her a job within the hospitality business.
Allen, who can also be a singer-songwriter and former member of the Nineties pop and R&B group IV Xample, at the moment works full-time in hospitality, and he advised TMZ that he believes Robinson can be a “perfect” addition to the gross sales division at Hilton Manufacturers.
He predicted that Robinson would achieve success in a gross sales place as a consequence of her “charisma and personality” and doesn’t imagine that the leisure business is not going to “pay her what she’s worth.”
Allen launched his music profession in 1992 when he shaped the IV Xample with fellow members Robert “Bobby C” Chevis, his brother Raymond “Runni Rae” Chevis, and Bryant “Lucious” Woodert. The group’s debut album “For Example,” which featured their hit single “I’d Rather Be Alone,” bought over 500,000 copies.
After the group break up up in 1998, Allen launched two solo albums and wrote songs for a lot of recording artists. He advised TMZ that he helped facilitate Robinson’s return to En Vogue when she reunited with the group in 2008 earlier than she departed once more in 2011.
Whereas talking with TMZ Hip Hop, Allen advised the outlet that he has left the music business behind, which he mentioned saved his “life and finances.” He defined that he has discovered larger monetary success working within the hospitality business than he was capable of obtain over his years within the music enterprise.
Allen claimed that he has loaned cash to “dozens of notable music industry friends” and mentioned he is aware of others who died as a consequence of poverty, which motivated him to attempt to assist Robinson after studying of her present circumstances.
He advised TMZ Hip Hop that he beforehand provided the chance to Robinson and hopes she’s going to settle for the place. Allen mentioned that his ex-wife would obtain “free medical from day one” in addition to “PTO to juggle her career.”
In a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, Robinson, who discovered mega success alongside En Vogue band members Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis and Maxine Jones within the Nineties, opened up about dwelling in her automobile since 2022.
She defined why she selected to pursue “car life” and expressed her hopes that her vulnerability may also help encourage others who’re in dire conditions.
“People are like, ‘You shouldn’t talk about it, because you’re a celebrity, and what if they judge you?’ So what? What if they judge me? Life is life. . . . part of being human is being vulnerable,” she mentioned.
“You guys, for the past three years, I have been living in my car,” she added. “I said it, oh my gosh, it’s out.”
Robinson mentioned her intention is to “inspire” others and let individuals know that they’re “capable of anything, no matter what the odds are against you.”
Whereas explaining how she acquired to the place she was, Robinson mentioned she had been dwelling together with her dad and mom in Las Vegas about 5 years in the past. After being at odds together with her mother, the singer made the choice to go away and ended up sleeping in her automobile for a couple of month.
A co-manager on the time urged her to maneuver to Los Angeles, telling Robinson he’d assist her discover a place to remain. Nonetheless, after eight months of dwelling in a resort, Robinson lower ties when she realized he was “playing games.”
“Sometimes I think people want to trap you and keep you in a situation when you’re vulnerable,” she mentioned. “So, I got out of there.”
Afterward, Robinson packed her automobile up and drove to Malibu, Calif., to start her “car life.”
“I don’t regret anything,” she mentioned. “That first night was scary.”
Robinson rapidly realized the ins and outs of automobile life, like “cover your windows” and avoiding speaking to “certain people.”
“I felt free,” she mentioned. “It was so different. I felt like I was on a camping trip. It just felt like it was the right thing to do.”
“I’m learning who I am as a person, as a woman,” she continued. “We say we can’t do certain things before we even know that we’re capable. . . . I’m glad that I made this choice, because I needed to go through this fire.”
“I wouldn’t trade my experiences and what I’ve gone through for the world,” she added. “I miss my family. I miss everyone I was connected to. But I needed to do this alone. . . . But I needed to do this for me. It’s not easy for me by any means.”
Robinson mentioned she’s”actually proud” of how far she’s gone and urged her followers to face their fears.
“I challenge you to do the things that are scary,” she mentioned. “People are going to call you crazy, and that’s okay. You feel a sense of freedom, and you push yourself.”
“Be spontaneous,” she added. “Do the scary. F–k fear.”
En Vogue, which was shaped in 1989, earned six Grammy nominations. Robinson left in March 1997, however reunited with the group in 2005 and 2008.
