much like the rest of us do. They crack jokes, share a few blurbs about
the more mundane aspects of their personal lives and promote the latest
project they’re working on. But occassionally, Twitter can get a whole
lot deeper, and celebrities can use the popular social networking site to vent darker, more serious emotions and share much more harrowing experiences.
Much like…well, the rest of us.
NBA forward Michael Beasley, hip hop artist Bow Wow
and others have drawn attention because of the seriousness of their
tweets and the window they seemed to provide into the stars’ troubled
psyche. Now, another window into a celebrity’s personal life is being cracked open via Twitter. But this time its a very different type of scandal.
Mashonda, recording artist and estranged wife of hip hop producer Swizz Beatz lashed out at R&B superstar Alicia Keys. Keys and Swizz have been involved in a relationship and apparently, Mashonda has reached her breaking point.
And she’s sick of Keys flaunting her newfound ‘happiness,’ which
Mashonda seems to feel comes at the expense of her (and her 5 year old
son’s) pain.
Check out the tweet below:
After
having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I
decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later
I was advised that I should check @aliciakeys twit page. I’ve never
reached out to her on twitter before. I feel our issues are a lot more
serious than a website conversation. Not to mention that I’ve reached
out to her many times in the beginning of this whole thing, as any wife
would do. Unfortunately, I never succeeded in getting a response. The
1st time I meet AK, my husband introduced us to each other at an event.
( I have no choice but to call him my husband, until he is not anymore)
In the messages that I sent to her (AK), I made it very clear that on
the contrary of what she might be hearing, I am still married to my
husband, living with him and just had a child. Its been two years and I
still have not received a response. What I do receive, is constant
displays of selfishness and disconcern to me and my son.
Swizz Beatz ex crashes his b’day party
I
was a fan of AK’s last album, we were both signed to J Records and I
always checked up on her projects. I sang her songs and admired her for
creating Superwoman and Karma, I would never deny her, her talent. I
believed in her until I found out she was possibly sleeping with my
husband. The affair was denied by both, until it was finally admitted
months later.
Already I can hear some of you saying ” why are u
blaming her, You cant make someone leave their wife, You cant break
something thats broken”. Well, my marriage was not broken, as far as I
knew we were celebrating our sons birth and getting ready to celebrate
our 5 year wedding anniversary . Call it blind love, whatever. I call
it being a devoted wife.. As far as me blaming her and not blaming him,
thats false. Me and my husband have worked out our differences. We are
in a good place as people and as parents. I accept his choices and I am
comfortable enough with myself to move on. I am so very blessed in many
ways.
My concern with AK is no longer the fact that she assisted
in destroying a family but that she has the audacity to make these
selfish comments about love and wanting to be with someone, even after
knowing their situation. How is this the same Superwoman that I sang
out loud with in my truck? I ask myself sometimes.
If you are
reading this Alicia, let me start by saying, you know what you did. You
know the role you played and you know how you contributed to the ending
of my marriage. You know that I asked you to step back and let me
handle my family issues. Issues that you helped to create.
Im not
saying everything was perfect all the time but no relationship is
perfect. We made a vow to God and I believe you should have respected
that, as a woman. I know you owe me or my son nothing but I just wish
you would’ve handled things more carefully. I’m not judging you, I put
you and the whole situation in the hands of God, the Higher Power. Just
know that as a woman, I expected so much more from you. I never had
intentions on reaching out to you this way but after reading your twits
tonight, and the constant disregard, you left me no choice. I feel that
after 1 and a half years of you hiding this affair and acting like it
doesnt exist, that now is the time to confront it, since you talk so
openly about it now
This is not a publicity stunt, I dont have a
record coming out. I just need to close this chapter in my life and
that means confronting our issues. There is a small child involved. His
dad loves him to death and he wants to spend more time with him but hes
afraid because he knows we don’t have a relationship. This is my main
concern. My son NEEDS his dad and I NEED to be comfortable with you.
For him!
I know many will see my point and many will not be able
to look into what’s real because they only want to see Alicia Keys the
celebrity, not the human. This is not for the “people”, this is for
you. Like I said I was left no choice but to reach out to you this way.
By now, Im sure you want to find a balance in this as well.
I
read your tweets tonight and I felt they were very insensitive. You
have no idea how much pain I was caused because of this affair. Its
baffling to me that you don’t understand what I might have gone through
with this situation. I dont consider myself a victim anymore, Ive
learned alot from this! I just ask you to try and be a bit more
realistic and delicate to the situation, at least until my divorce is
final. I felt me attending the party would have been a starting point
for us, since you shook my hand after I offered it, but I suppose I was
wrong.
If its so, that you and my husband are meant to be
together, then God bless you both and I hope you never have to deal
with what I did. I would not wish it on my worst enemy. If you two
being together forever is the case, its more of a reason for us to get
along, because I’m not going anywhere. Theres a child to be raised.
To
answer your tweet, choose smart over spark. Sparks burn everyone, be
smart! Its simple actually, just think of the shoe being on the other
foot.
Stay blessed and lets work this thing out with respect and dignity.
