Monifah Reveals Same-Sex Relationship in "R&B Divas" Super Trailer

R&B Divas, the hot new reality show chronicling the lives of nineties R&B singers Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, Monifah and KeKe Wyatt, promises to be chock full of surprises. But nothing could be any more surprising than Monifah revealing her sexual orientation for the cameras.

In this exclusive supertrailer, Monifah is shown asking her teen daughter how she feels about her relationship with a woman. "Can you support our union," she asks, on the verge of tears. "I don't support it," her daughter Akemi answers.

In the September issue of ESSENCE Magazine (on newsstands now), the "Touch It" singer says she hates that this would be seen as her "coming out."

"I hate the term," she says, "because I've never been anything but who I am and I've lived my authentic life."

The clip also shows her fellow divas dealing with issues of their own, including some internal conflict with their co-stars. 

Will the divas work out their issues? Will Monifah's daughter accept her mother's same-sex relationship? We'll have to wait until the show premieres on August 20.