Alicia Keys has reportedly finally stopped dancing around those homewrecker allegations and address them head-on in her most recent interview with JET Magazine. Keys, who has been on a drama-filled roller coaster since 2010 when her new hubby, producer Swizz Beatz’s ex-wife Mashonda rang the alarm stating that the singer had been messing with her ex while they were still married and that Keys is actually the reason why their marriage fell apart in the first place. For a long time Alicia chose not to address the allegations but she has recently become a bit more vocal about them. She shared that she didn’t bother going back at Mashonda in the press because her allegations simply weren’t true. Check out some more of what she had to say in her recent JET interview.

Why she pays homewrecker allegations no mind

[They] were apart for some time before we ever got together…that doesn’t matter to those who take pleasure in trying to knock others down…there’s no need to fight what’s not true…

Why she and Swizz are a good match

I’d never met a person where I could be fully myself…Swizz and I live in each other’s shadow. So we can occupy the same space and there is nothing but equality. There’s something really powerful about that.

Though Mashonda, Swizz and Alicia have all seemed to move on and let go of past drama for the sake of the children involved, Alicia’s image has been tainted in the eyes of many of her female fans. It could be because so many find Mashonda to be a person whom they can relate to. She seemed to be a mom who was just trying to hold her family together when her fairytale got snatched from beneath her. But, I suppose it depends on how you look at the situation. The stories contradict each other so much that it is clear that someone isn’t being 100% truthful, but I guess no of us will ever know because we weren’t actually there.

What do you think of Alicia’s response?

Jazmine Denise is a freelance writer living in New York. Follow her on Twitter @Jazminedenise

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There are about 80 cliches that can be thrown at Raz-B right now but the main one that comes to mind is what goes around comes around. The former B2K member is getting a taste of his own medicine (there’s another one) from gossip site dazhot.com and he is not happy. The blog has accused Raz-B of being a sidepiece, describing him as: “a gay man who kisses a woman in public but sweats in between the sheets with another man behind closed doors” and he is not taking that accusation too kindly, particularly these rumored details about a romantic homosexual getaway:

“Supposedly, Raz B has done everything from take vacations with Michael to buying him clothing while in Mexico, “Raz-B even bought Michael a Mexico jacket for when he was making his single Mexico. Michael and him took a vacation there.”

Raz-B’s response? Denial, denial, denial. He tweeted:

Every one of you! that does that! we all know you don’t love jesus cause you wouldnt do that! you love the world!

So n***as dropping my name to make money! i pray it back fires like it does evert time! its cool I won’t get mad cause thats what you want.

I swear this article just writes itself. It’s not cool for a site to throw out craziness about a D-list celeb but we are talking about the same man who is releasing a tell-all in September and trying to make money off of Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and every black boyband member’s name by exposing them as gay. His exerpts were damaging enough, so we can’t even imagine what’s going to be in the finished copy. In a couple of snippets he says:

“I’ve never had issues with substances; even when I was at my lowest. I always thank God I never had a serious addiction like the Weezy’s [Lil Wayne] and the Breezy’s [Chris Brown].”

“What type of man hits a woman? A man that does not honor womanhood or the fragility of it. I also read that most men who beat women have latent homosexual tendencies. So there you go.”

Yeah, someone is pulling up a chair for this man right now. If I were Raz-B I wouldn’t take this string of bad luck lightly. On top of this rumor, he (supposedly) nearly sliced his hand off in a freak accident a little over a week ago. Either this man is just exaggerating—which is definitely possible—or he’s getting a hefty dose of karma. He better check the skeletons in his own closet instead of trying to push ofther people to come out of theirs.

Brande Victorian is the news and operations editor for madamenoire.com. Follow her on twitter @Be_Vic.

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I can hear the shade typing away already because even though it has to be tough to be blamed for psychologically ruining someone else’s kids with false accusations, considering Gabs was messing with another woman’s husband at the time, Dwyane Wade’s estranged wife, Siohvaughn Funches, deserves just a little leeway for her craziness.

In an interview with Yahoo’s A-Line: Celebrity Style blog, Gabrielle Union was asked how she handled the lawsuit Siovaughn filed against her in 2010 alleging that she had “engaged in sexual foreplay” with D. Wade in front of the couple’s sons, and she told them:

“Taking the high road sucks,” although she added that it was definitely worth it to protect her boo’s 10- and 4-year old sons.

“The biggest lesson [I learned] is that when there are children involved who can’t speak for themselves, no matter how tempted you are to just tell someone else’s truth … you just have to shut your mouth and make sure that they are protected at all times — even if you sacrifice yourself. People will still believe what they want.”

Sort of how people still view her as a homewrecker despite the circumstances surrounding the couple’s union. In 2006, she filed for divorce from NFL star Chris Howard and in 2007 Dwyane drafted papers with his wife, Siohvaughn. Granted he was still married when these two started dating but to say she took him from his wife would be just a bit inaccurate.

Despite how strong the couple appears to be standing throughout all the messiness of his marriage and the media, many still question their potential longevity considering they are two high-profile celebrities. Gabrielle says that’s not an issue.

“We both understand the schedule and the sacrifice and the demand,” she said. “He understands my appeal and I understand his.”

She also pointed out the difference between Dwyane and her ex-husband and other men she dated who couldn’t handle her career as an actress. She said:

“With [Dwyane], we don’t have those issues.”

Since Gabrielle was one of several actors to star in the box office hit, “Think Like a Man,” the reporter had to ask her if thinking like a man is what’s allowed her to have such a successful relationship with D. She said not exactly.

“I think when people say ‘think like a man,’ they really mean use common sense. Just like when they say, you’re thinking like a woman, they mean you are being too emotional. I’m reasonable, you know? I’m not a nut bag!”

We hope not.

How do you feel about Gabrielle Union and D. Wade’s relationship after all this time. Do you think he’ll put a ring on it?

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If you know who Jay Electronica is, it’s either because you are a hip-hop fan and know his music or you know him as the father of Erykah Badu’s youngest child. But according to Daily Mail UK, he is in the center of a marriage breaking up.  According to Ben Goldsmith, his music producer wife and heiress to the Rothschild banking dynasty Kate has been carrying on an affair with Jay for about a year (he is one of her clients and apparently lives in London now) .  Ben claims he found very racy text messages and email exchanges between the two of them and after denying anything was going on for a little while, Kate finally admitted they were having an affair.

During their argument, Ben assaulted her and left the home. Upon his return, the police were there and arrested him on a domestic charge. Allegedly, Ben has always been very suspicious of Kate and Jay’s “friendship” because of the amount of time they’d been spending together.  Apparently he was right because sources say Kate has a slight obsession with Jay, calling him multiple times throughout the night and sometimes spending the night with him.

This is quite the scandal as Ben’s father is financial tycoon Jimmy Goldsmith and as previously mentioned, Kate is a Rothschild scion.  The couple, who has been married since 2003, have three children.

Jay Electronica always finds himself in the most precarious situations.

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In true Kanye West fashion, the rapper is exposing the details of his love life in a song, except now he’s through mulling over Amber Rose (sort of), he’s dishing on his feelings for Kim Kardashian.

Yes, it appears that for once there was a lot of truth to the rumors that Kanye and Kim are/were/want to be a thing—although Amber calling Kim a homewrecker pretty much sealed the deal on that. Still we hadn’t heard from Ye at all on the subject until now, and in his new track, “Theraflu,” he puts it all out there. Here’s the line that has everybody talking:

“And the whole industry wanna f*** your old G. Only n**** I got respect for is Wiz. And I’ll admit I fell in love with Kim ’round the same time she fell in love with him. Well that’s cool, Babygirl, do your thing. Lucky I didn’t get Jay to drop him from the team.”

Anyone else find it interesting he doesn’t have a problem with Wiz snatching up Amber Rose but he thought twice about having Jay-Z, who co-owns the New Jersey Net’s team Kris Humphries plays for kick him off the team? I mean, that’s pretty deep, not to mention the “L” word.

I may be in the minority as far as people who don’t think this relationship is a good idea, but in the interest of saving Kanye another heartbreak I just want him to think about the fact that while he was loving Kim K., she went on to marry someone else. I don’t blame him for being sick over that, but getting back with her will not be the cure.

Are you surprised Kanye admitted to falling in love with Kim?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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I’m not sure what the statute of limitations is for blaming someone for the reason your marriage failed but I’d say Vladislav Doronin and Naomi Campbell’s relationship is way past that date.

The thing is, Naomi’s Russian billionaire boo is still married and his estranged wife, Ekaterina, says Naomi is the reason they’re divorcing. What she doesn’t mention is that she and Vladislav were already separated for nearly 10 years before Naomi came in the picture, and her husband had already been in a 7-year relationship with someone else before the two even met. If anyone has something to do with their divorce, it might be the first jump-off, but if Ekaterina and her husband hadn’t gotten back together by the time Naomi came around it was probably already a done deal.

Some speculate that Ekaterina is making the accusations in order to get more money in the divorce settlement, although comments she reportedly made recently suggest she has no intention of ending her 24-year “marriage.”

“It’s a ridiculous affair. Vladislav is married to me and we are still a couple, she said. “Naomi is deluding herself if she thinks she can take my husband.”

Naomi does seem to have a bit of a different take on the situation. According to a friend close to her,

“Naomi is pleased that Ekaterina has finally agreed to give Vladislav a divorce, but she is upset she is planning on blaming her for the marriage breakdown. She is no homewrecker. The truth is that Vladislav had been separated from her for a very long time when he and Naomi got together.”

Considering Naomi and Vlad have been together since 2008 and they live together in Moscow, it’s about time for Ekaterina to count her losses and look at the situation for what it really is. Homewrecker charges or not, her estranged husband is a billionaire and they have a 15-year-old daughter together—she’ll get broke off regardless, no need to make the divorce messier than necessary.

Do you think Naomi can be blamed for Vladislav’s pending divorce or was that ship already sunk when she came in the picture?

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I know, I said I don’t like using the word homewrecker for cheating women, but Kim Kardashian has actually wrecked her own home a few times so I think the term is pretty applicable to her.

Not long after Kim announced her 72-day marriage was a done deal last year, there was speculation that she ditched being Mrs. Kris Humphries to run back into the arms of ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush, and since that time, the rumors haven’t slowed down. The latest word is that the two are friends—for now—because Kim wants to take things slow and heal from the divorce, but both love and miss one another and don’t know what may come in the future. So while things may be up in the air right now, according to sources, if they land with Reggie and Kim back together, I just want to know two things: where they do that at and what kind of Voodoo, Angelie Jolie magic spell does Kim puts on these men to keep her in their good graces?

I’m actually starting to think Ray J really was sexmatized by her. See, Kim has one of those relationship rap sheets that, if she was a man, would make a woman tell her girlfriend “run!” She cheated with Kanye West while she was with Reggie which in turn ruined Amber Rose and Kanye’s relationship—theft rumors aside—then she got married to Kris in what seemed to be nothing more than a money-making publicity stunt that ended two-and-a-half months later. Not to mention this was her second marriage, and if we believe what Ray J has to say about “KK” in his new tell-all, she was creeping on him too. Can someone point me to this girl’s redeeming quality? Just one.

I know, it’s Kim and Reggie’s business what they do with their hearts, but I find it surprising Reggie would even entertain Kim after all of this drama. Men typically aren’t the type to give second chances, especially after they’ve been cheated on, and particularly when it comes to dating a woman who’s run through quite a few of our nation’s major league athletes. The locker room jokes alone would be enough to make most men say her ample backside just ain’t worth it. But not Reggie, he loves him some Kim, which made me wonder why they broke up in the first place again.

Let the Kardashians tell it, Reggie wasn’t ready for rings and baby carriages so Kim decided to find someone who was—we see how well that worked out. Reggie’s camp, on the other hand, said it was Kim’s crazy “work” schedule and her need to continuously be in the spotlight that pushed him away. Kim has taken a little breather from the media attention since announcing her divorce—sort of—so maybe Reggie sees that change as a positive sign that they can have more candlelight dinners and less cameras. But if he’s expecting to wife someone who will be happy waiting for him at home after he comes back from training camp and who won’t cheat on him while he’s gone, I’m just not sure Kim is the one. What happened to his look-a-like Kim K girlfriend anyway? That’s just one more sign that ol’ boy’s got it bad.

What do you think about Kim and Reggie getting back together? Is he crazy in love or are they right for one another?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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After news came out that Amber Rose considered Kim Kardashian a homewrecker and blamed her for her breakup with Kanye, many were wondering why she was still talking about this two years later.

She sensed that it was a little odd too and sent out a message explaining why she spoke out after all this time:

“I know there has been a lot of rumors circulating the internet today. After being asked the same questions over and over in every interview for so long i had to be honest and get this off my chest … I don’t lie, i don’t embellish I’m not trying to hurt anyone just setting the record straight.

“#FAME is a Crazy thing But I’m so thankful I have a AMAZING husband that Loves and supports me to the fullest he’s my Angel and soulmate. Thank u Rosebuds and Rosestuds for understanding me Muva loves y’all so much.”

Forget Kim, when did Amber and Wiz get married?  There were rumors that the couple became husband and wife in Las Vegas in September after this wedding-style photo popped up online, but Amber told XXL mag in November that they weren’t ready to take that step yet:

“We’re totally going to get married. But no, we’re not engaged. He’s overseas right now on his European tour and I’m out here working in the studio. We definitely don’t want to get married and be away from each other. We want to establish each other to the point, where we can get married and take a couple of months off to really just enjoy our time together and have some babies.”

So is he your husband or are you two just playing house right now? Which do you think is the truth?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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It’s good to see Kanye’s consistent at least. We don’t have to worry anymore about whether Yeezy World Peace and Kim Kardashian were ever more than just friends because Amber Rose has confirmed that they definitely were. She told Star magazine:

“Kim is one of the main reasons why me and Kanye are not together. She’s a homewrecker!”

Amber says she was dating Kanye when he first hooked up with Kim, and that Kim was still with Reggie Bush at the time as well.

“They were both cheating,” Amber, said.  “They were both cheating on me and Reggie with each other.”

Despite attempting to take the high road about the situation and get Kim to own up to her cheating ways, Amber says Kim was ruthless.

“She was sending pictures, and I was like, ‘Kim, just stop. Don’t be that person. I thought at least she’d be woman enough to respond to me.  She never responded.”

“It’s very important that us women stick together and we don’t f**k each other over like that.”

Apparently Kim Kardashian doesn’t feel the same way. But, letting bygones be bygones, Amber said she got the last laugh in the end by finding “true love” with Wiz Kalifah.

“I want to thank her because if she was never a homewrecker, then I never would have met Wiz, and I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now.”

Considering Ye still seemed a little broken up over the end of his relationship with Amber when he shouted her out at a concert in Philly last year, I think Amber proves being happy is the best revenge.

Are we at all surprised by Kim?

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Homewrecker is a word that’s going to be thrown around more and more as the Kobe-Vanessa saga unravels itself and rumors of who Kobe was sleeping with continue to surface. But it’s a word I’ve had a problem with long before the baller’s extramarital affairs became a hot topic because it’s rooted in myths about men and women’s sexually and most times allows the person who’s really at fault to get off the hook.

Have you ever noticed that a man who sleeps with a married woman is never called a homewrecker? It’s a term reserved specifically for either crazy stalker women or women who sleep with married men, or some combination of the two. For men, this is a convenient excuse that falls in line with the already-tainted assumption that men can’t control their sexual urges and have to do what’s “natural.” Therefore if some “homewrecker” comes along with a tempting figure and a down-for-anything mentally, it’s almost as if he had no control over the situation and was completely hopeless against the temptress’s feminine wiles.

Interestingly, when a woman cheats on her husband, she is still the one who has to bear all of the responsibility for risking her marriage and her family for some on the side. Where’s her homewrecker lifeline?

When it comes to a cheating husband, often more anger and frustration is directed at the “homewrecker” than the person who violated the commitment which is cool for the guy but is misguided anger that women need to redirect. It’s easy to blame a short-skirt-wearing, cleavage-showing temptress for the reason your relationship/marriage is falling apart rather than accept that your partner willingly cheated. But you’re in denial if you do. Tempting a man is not the same as forcing him to have sex, he chose to do so, and he had the option to say no if he wanted to, no matter how good the forbidden fruit looked to him. What this woman allowed to happen, or even possibly set in motion, is absolutely wrong, but not more wrong than the man who made a commitment to be a faithful partner. If you’re looking for the homewrecker, he’s it.

What’s evident in the use of the homewrecker term is the double standard placed on women’s sexuality. Women who are mistresses and women who cheat on their partners are both held to a higher standard than men who commit the same acts. Neither is right, but as women we can stop letting misplaced disappointment keep us in the same negative relationships with men and hinder us from building positive relationships with women, in fear that they might tempt our partner and he may stray.  No one can wreck your home unless you allow them to, and the person who leaves that window of opportunity open is the one who needs to accept blame when it all falls down.

Do you think the term homewrecker is accurate when applied to mistresses? Do you think men are ever considered homewreckers?

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