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JOURNEY Guitarist Defends His Relationship On 'Today' Show (Video)

February 15, 2012

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon and his current girlfriend, onetime "Real Housewives Of D.C." star Michaele Salahi, appeared on this morning's (Wednesday, February 15) edition of NBC's crown jewel, the "Today" show, to tell their side of the story that found Michaele abruptly leaving her husband and former "Housewives" co-star Tareq Salahi last September. You can watch video footage of their appearance below.

Salahi said she left her husband in late September of 2011 to escape a too-close, abusive relationship. "What happened between Tareq and I was him and I. It's between us," she explained. "And what he did is push me away. When there's control or abuse or hurting someone mentally ... it's not love. It's smothering."

She added, "I left that day not with plans to be gone forever. Our relationship was very controlled by Tareq. Anyone that watched the show, or even spent 24 hours with Tareq and I, knew what I had been through. That day I reached [out], Neal and I had been friends since the '90s, and I just wanted to be with someone that would help me sort through everything in my head. I didn't return because I couldn't endure anymore of what I had been through."

Schon also denied Tareq's assertion that the two men were previously friends. "I considered her a best friend, and I had to know Tareq because she was my best friend. Did [Tareq and I] know each other? Yes, but I wouldn't consider him a friend, and certainly not now!"

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