Muni Long has secured a court victory in her legal dispute with her former management team, blocking efforts to obtain medical records connected to a 2024 stay at a behavioral health facility.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ruled Oct. 8 that Ebony Son Entertainment cannot subpoena Long’s medical records from Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center. The judge also limited the company’s ability to question Long about her medical treatment.
The Grammy-winning singer, whose legal name is Priscilla Renea Hamilton, is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with Ebony Son Entertainment and its principals, Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon.
The dispute began in October 2025 when Ebony Son sued Long and several companies associated with her, alleging breach of contract over management fees. The company claims Long failed to pay more than $600,000 in commissions and other expenses after their business relationship ended.
The case later expanded after representatives for Long alleged that her former managers took possession of her phone and sought to have her involuntarily committed to a mental health facility while she was experiencing what they described as a lupus flare-up.
Ebony Son denied the allegation and added a defamation claim, arguing that the statement harmed the company and its principals. The management company sought records from Long’s March 2024 stay at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center, saying the documents could help establish what happened.
Long had initially filed a counterclaim alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, which placed her mental health at issue. She later withdrew that claim before releasing the medical records.
Netburn ruled that the withdrawal allowed Long to retain her medical privilege.
“Hamilton never released her records before she withdrew the counterclaim, and therefore her privilege was reinstated,” Netburn wrote.
The judge rejected Ebony Son’s argument that the records should be disclosed because they could provide evidence supporting its defamation claim. The ruling noted that medical and psychiatric records receive legal protection even when they could contain information relevant to a case.
Netburn ordered Ebony Son to notify the clinic that it should disregard the subpoena.
The ruling does not prevent the former managers from questioning Long about everything surrounding the disputed admission. They may seek information about the circumstances that led to her entering the facility as long as those questions do not reveal privileged medical information.
“Plaintiff may ask Hamilton about the circumstances of her admission to the Clinic but may not seek discovery of her medical records and treatment,” Netburn wrote.
The decision represents a win for Long on the medical privacy issue but does not resolve the larger lawsuit.
Ebony Son’s breach-of-contract and defamation claims remain part of the dispute, while Long and her affiliated companies continue to contest allegations stemming from the breakdown of the management relationship.
