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Swizz Beatz hopes his wife, R&B singer Mashonda, will leave Alicia Keys out of their divorce, reports The New York Times.
Rumors have been swirling about Swizz and Alicia's relationship since last year, when the Alicia reportedly threw Swizz a birthday party at New York's Guggenheim Museum. The rapper also refers to his new relationship in one of his tracks Best I Ever Had:
"Wake up in the morning and my baby cooked me breakfast, A's naked wearing nothing on but a necklace... Yeah, she say she wanna treat me like a king; I get big gifts so the money ain't a damn thing... She gave me a party at the Guggenheim... What's next? The ring? The baby? She really loves me!"
"But we're nowhere near ready for a baby or a ring," says Swizz. "This whole song is not about Alicia. The part about her cooking breakfast for me naked — she never done that for me."
Where does this leave Mashonda?
"When he told Mashonda he was dating Alicia, I think she got jealous," says a friend of the couple.
Mashonda filed for divorce in February and is currently seeking interim support for their 2-year-old son, Kasseem Jr., arguing that Swizz has cut down his payments.
"He's been tightening the screws on her," says a friend of Moshanda. "It's becoming intolerable. Meanwhile, she's seen the charges for jewelry he's bought Alicia in France."
Mashonda's friend argues that she's resisted his offers "because he's been less than forthcoming about his true financial picture."
Swizz's lawyer, Dan Rottenstreich, insists, "He has taken care of her and his son above and beyond what's required."
Should Mashonda you bring up Swizz's new relationship in the divorce court?
