Prince's Ex-Wife Manuela Talks Their "Magical Journey"

Friends and fans are hurting over the loss of Prince, but his family is "heartbroken."

His second ex-wife, Manuela Testolini, is opening up about their relationship. Despite the fact that their marriage didn't last, Prince and Manuela remained very close friends who always kept in touch.

"Prince and I had a magical journey together and I loved him immensely. The world knew him as a musical genius - I knew him as a husband, friend and fierce philanthropist," Testolini, founder of In a Perfect World Foundation, tells E! News in a statement. "Philanthropy brought us together and it was Prince who encouraged me to start my own charity over 10 years ago."

Testolini and Prince were married from 2001-2006. He divorced backup dancer Mayte Garcia in 2000 after four years of marriage. Testolini says she reached out to the 57-year-old legendary musician because she wanted to tell him about her new project.

"I just reached out to him a few days ago to let him know that I was building a school in his honor," she continues. "My heart aches that the school will now be built in his memory." 

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