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Prince's ex-wife: I never saw drug use

The ex-wife of Prince has told 5 live she never saw evidence of his drug use.

The singer died from an accidental overdose of painkillers last year and Mayte Garcia said she had "no idea" he was taking them.

"The most I ever saw him do was take vitamins. It was at the time when I was pregnant and I was saying 'Why you taking all these things? I can't take them!'"

She added: "To hear of his passing and the cause of it was shocking to me. I had no idea"

This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on Wednesday 5th April 2017

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