Last year Swizz's ex-wife posted a lengthy message in which she alleges that Keys and her husband were seeing eachother while the two were still married, their second son just an infant. In the letter, Mashonda Tifrere makes it a point to say that she does not hold the singer responsible for stealing her husband, but the alleged flaunting of the affair is what bothered her. Tifrere, who is also an R&B singer, says that she tried reaching out to Keys several times but with no success.
The following are pieces of the open message, dated 9/26/2009 and posted by Mashonda on allhiphop.com:
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
If things really worked out this way (which we believe they did), then Alicia Keys isn't as genuine as she seems. Doesn't she know that if he will leave his girlfriend or wife for you, then you might find yourself in the same scenario later down the road....?? OH and what goes around comes around.
As for Swizz Beats, we think he's a coward for stringing his wife along.
Source:
allhiphop.com. Editorial: Mashonda's Open Letter to Alicia Keys. September 26th, 2009.
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