*After Alicia Keys and now husband Swizz Beatz got together, there was just a little fuss about the singer being a possible home wrecker. In fact, many praised the union and totally dismissed the producer’s previous marriage.
But now that things are on recovery mode from (his) divorce, the whispers that eventually turned in to screams needed to be addressed.
The singer opened up in Essence magazine about why she ain’t one to claim that kind of fame.
“We didn’t start seeing each other until months after they had separated,” Keys told Essence. “I was aware of all the false things that were being said about me it definitely hurt.”
Things weren’t exactly pretty when the two got together. The now settled Mashonda used all of her might to ensure the world saw Keys as the devil she thought she was. She blamed the singer for destroying her family.
Avoiding any media attention, Keys never replied back to Mashonda, stating:
“I was sure that if I engaged it would become back-and-forth like some sick entertainment, which goes against everything I believe and would have made things worse.”
But things are better between the two mothers and they’ve accepted each other’s roles in their children’s lives.
She need to give it a rest. When dealing with someone who’s separated, the response should always be “Call me after you have signed the papers”
Why even address it if you weren’t?? Because u are what u r. Dude was still married and just had a baby regardless if they had issues or not thats none of your beeswax homegirl. my respect for you as a person has gone away. You had all those pro women and pro this and that songs back in the day and next thing I know your preggo butt looking skanky all over the piano singing and chillin with Swizz and dude was still on the hook. Go away Alicia…
Yup!
Amen, Amen, Amen, Alicia needs to shut up & sit down somewhere, SEPARATED is not divorced, until he signed the divorce papers she should have left him alone i will never buy anything of Alicia’s ever again, she is a HOMEWRECKER like we said, she need to just stop acting like she isnt
Homewrecker Bitch, shut up.
When will my female friends stop blaming the woman. You will never make a man do anything that he doesnt want to do. Chances are for whatever the reason..Alisha was just the better bet for him. It has nothing to do with love or emotion. Men are selfish. Instead of saying she should have told him to call her when the papers are signed..blaming her…why is it not his fault. he shouldnt have went after her until the divorce was final either. I just think women need to realize no one owes you anything. If the man you stood before god and took vows with doesnt feel the need to respect you..no other person will either. Only other thing i will say is mama’s baby..daddy’s maybe Alisha has gotten a baby…probably will be raised alone like the rest of his kids are. thats the sad part.
Thank you Poka! It takes two. If he wasn’t with Mashonda, nothing could have made him stay. Not Alicia’s declining his courtship nor Mashonda begging him to stay. Mashonda’s tactics were childish and desperate. HE wrecked his home…not Alicia. I could tell if he was doing something behind Mashonda’s back, but she knew what was going on and asking Alicia to step back to SEE if her marriage works was stupid! He wasn’t creeping around, he made it known that he was messing with Alicia. This situation is not an Arnold Schwarzenegger debacle.
Please. Women have been blaming men for years.
The reality is men have become even more bold in their infidelity because of a fractured sisterhood where women feel they have no obligations to one another.
How can a woman — Alicia — want a marriage when she doesn’t respect the principles of marriage enough to wait for a real divorce before having an affair?
When two people separate, it ain’t over til it’s over. That’s time to think, reflect, and maybe repair.
Blaming the woman doesn’t mean the man has be let off scot free.
Thank you Synthia!
Perfectly said and you’re appreciated for it!
OMG, WHO ever said the man is not at fault??? I have heard no one even hint at that. You on the other hand seem to be absolving the two-bit whore or any responsibility–not to the other woman, not even to the sanctity of a marriage–but even to HERSELF. She has now admitted to sleeping with a married man. As such, people have every right to call her what she is. No apologies.
I’m a man and I don’t blame Alicia for the breakup of the marriage. My statement applies to both men and women. If someone doesn’t want to be part of any divorce drama then wait until the divorce is finalized. The minute you date someone before the divorce you automatically insert yourself into any drama that is taking place therefore you shouldn’t get defensive when you are dragged into it. If I choose to date a women with a crazy, stalker husband I can’t act all surprised when he comes knocking on my door
separated is still married but, I wouldn’t call her a home wrecker, brother-man was already gone from home. Though, I think she should have waited till the ink was dry. And at the end of the day no one, even Alicia/Swizz don’t give a damn about our opinions, they’re like ass-holes, errr-body got one.
I would not buy her side of the story. Chances are very likely she is one of the main reasons he was separated in the first place.
Note to remember: Homewreckers are by and large revisionists of history. They will repeat lies until they start to believe them and until you start to believe them. She will repeatedly deny helping to break up a marriage so that when her son/daughter gets old enough to ask how mommy and daddy hooked up, she can have a respectful story to share.
At the end of the day, Alicia will end up singing the same tune Mashonda was singing when Swiss Cheatsies starts stepping out on her. I don’t know why any woman would think that a man who cheated WITH her wouldn’t cheat ON her.
I ont want to go I believe the person’s name is Kevobox on anyone,but here is something that is hardly ever mentioned. According to the Bible if a person is married and commits adultery and then marries another person,that person in the Bible’s eyes is also committing adultery.So in this case Swizz and Alicia are adulterers,while since Mashonda is the innocent one so to speak can get married again and be in the clear
Matthew 19
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
To that I say, all sins can be forgiven so what’s your point? That they are/were adulterers? Then I ask, what are/were you? And why should I care?
D you are correct , I didnt make it clear,Alica said this
“We didn’t start seeing each other until months after they had separated,” Keys told Essence. “I was aware of all the false things that were being said about me it definitely hurt .
My point was that just, she apparently thought,it was cool to see him because of him being separated. Alot of people think so, I was just pointing out,something I think most people dont know regarding the Bible’s take on divorce,some divorces are acceptable and one’s including immorality are looked upon in a different light by the Lord.So I was commenting on that.Who cares whether you care about it or not, (funny you say you dont care but you read this story and the comments and commented,lol),this is in ,the my people perish because of the lack of knowledge comment.
My comment about caring was directed toward caring/judging a person as an adulterer…or whatever. No explanation needed for why I read the article, but in case YOU need it, it’s an entertainment news site.
Swizz is Muslim
Muslim laws are even stricter concerning infidelity.
They usually stone their women to death.
alicia keys should have just kept her silence like she was doing.
This is old news now, the media and such needs to let it go. If Alicia was dating a man who was still married then that is between her and the Lord.
well when they asked alicia this in the interview, she should have said that she wasn’t commenting on it since it’s such old news.
She should’ve kept her mouth shut – forever. People are going to think what they want and many see her as a homewrecker. She isn’t going to change that by saying “it isn’t true” when dude was still married. People reconcile and they may have had she not inserted herself in there. I’m not saying they would’ve but there is always the possibility. That is why as others have said, her response should’ve been “holla at me when the ink is dry”. And in regards to blame – they are both to blame – equally. When someone has said those vows and you both know they were said, if you both participate in breaking them you are both at fault. People can rationalize it if they want but if both parties know, both parties are at fault. Period.
very well said! ITA!
well the problem that i have with this article and most of those who seem to be in denial is that, that there was a child created with another woman between his first wife and before he and alicia started dating which definitely says major problem. Now with that being said, he then decides to move on with his life (I guess with him possibly realizing that if he is already stepping out on his wife then there ain’t much left to work out, something alicia saw as well that’s why she was ok with dating him) something his first wife and the rest of you seem to have overlooked. sommething which is why our marriages are in such shambles and why men feel they can treat us anyway if choose to fight for something that is definitely over. Moshonda targeted alicia because she is a public person but the reality is there that marriage was already doa when alicia got involved and instead of her facing it, she went on pity party rant. which becomes the real crime here because if my man decides after realizing that he can no longer be in a marriage with me from knowing that he can’t do the right thing by me then all i can do is let it be. now i know a lot of women might feel that they would have still fought for their relationship with my question being for what, the man now has additional baggage with the child he created with another woman something you will be stuck with enduring, somethihg alicia now has to endure with me saying that i hope in her case this was really the right thing to do cause if he did it to one, he could do this to her, I’m just saying….and what i discuss in my book “i may not know what i’m talking about but i’m gonna say it anyway” available on xlibris.com, amazon.com and barnes and noble online. it’s time to wake ladies.
sorry about the errors. but another thing that insult to injury is that moshonda now claims that things are good between all parties which says why did she even go public with this. again it’s time we get all the facts before pointing figers
Babies have a destiny to get here. Love is blind. Jesus died on the cross to save sins because none of us are without sin. With that, carry on Alisha & Swiss, Mashonda, wishing you the best as you will one day be thankful what you went through to get where you are. To see women getting along; making sure the children are taken care of, brings harmony. Men, when they mature, know what kind of woman they want; and will stick by a woman’s side.