Brandy finally opened up and admitted her marriage to Robert Smith was a faux. Robert admitted it years ago but Brandy held on to the lie. Until now....

In a radio interview in 2003, she claimed her marriage to Robert actually never happened. Opening up about that matter to the newest issue of US Weekly, Brandy explains, “I lied because of the fear of what people would think and the pressure to be a good role model,” but “Our relationship was very real, we just weren’t legally married.” (source)

Brandy's team/family did try to make her into this "goody two shoes" type character and that was probably one of the reasons for her breakdown. I can't fathom not being able to be myself and act how I really want to act. Even though I'm sure that would make the masses happy. LOL But manufacturing images for people will always become an issue. How long is someone supposed to stay in character?