Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan says duo were ‘crucified’ for lip-synching and friend died as a result
The singer opened up on ITV's Good Morning Britain
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Milli Vanilli star Fab Morvan has said the duo were "crucified" over their lip-synching scandal and that his friend lost his life as a result.
Morvan and bandmate Rob Pilatus were big in the 80s, with tracks like Blame It On The Rain and Girl You Know It’s True, but were at the centre of controversy in 1990 when it emerged that they lip-synched their hits.
The pair were effectively cancelled and ended up handing back a Grammy for their music.
Pilatus died aged 32 in 1998 from an accidental alcohol and prescription drug overdose but Morvan suggested on ITV's Good Morning Britain that bullying played its part.
What, how, and why?
Opening up to host Kate Garraway, Morvan explained that he and Pilatus were manipulated by those in charge of them.
He shared that once they got the "taste" of the fame and success, it became hard to undo.
Garraway said what happened "took a huge cost" on them and Morvan replied: "My friend lost his life as a result.
"You know, the bullying and everything that took place after that... we were never protected."
Morvan said he and Pilatus "took the blame" for everything.
Talking about how the industry had changed, he said: "Today you are celebrated for lip-synching but we were crucified."
What else happened?
The star also insisted that he could sing – treating the hosts to a couple of lines from Girl You Know It’s True to make his point.
"I don't have to prove it, I have proved it to myself, but I will sing," he said, before performing the lines as those in the studio cheered.
Milli Vanilli documentary
New documentary Milli Vanilli lifts the lid on the story behind the sensational headlines that erupted when producer Frank Farian exposed the lip syncing lie to the world in 1990 after Morvan and Rob Pilatus made increasing demands that they wanted to sing on the next album.
What else has Fab Morvan said?
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo, Morvan revealed he was fearful that "life after Milli Vanilli would be unsafe" because the music duo had been living a lie.
He said: "We pushed Frank and pushed him and pushed him. In the end, he went to New York to Reuters and said they didn’t sing on the record because we pushed him. I can tell you it took balls for us to push him because we knew that life after Milli Vanilli would be unsafe. Uncertain.
"We were happy when it was done. Then the reality set in, 'Oh my God they’re gonna look at us very differently'. From fame to shame. How are we gonna earn money? How are we gonna survive?"
Morvan was speaking as a new documentary about the music duo - entitled Milli Vanilli - started on Paramount+.
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