Other Woman I Am Not: Women Who Denied Being Mistresses

Alicia Keys

One of the most notable love triangles in recent memory involved the ridiculously talented Alicia Keys, her current husband Swizz Beatz, and his former wife Mashonda. Keys largely ignored any insinuations that she had broken up the couple’s marriage and said that it took a long time for her to become smitten with Swizz (telling Marie Claire UK: “Honestly, I didn’t really like him that much. I though he was ostentatious. He’ll drive the fastest, brightest car, wear the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket; everything with him is really over the top.”). Mashonda didn’t keep silent for long. She was vocal about her belief that Keys and Swizz had been getting down and dirty while the couple was still married. The three have ultimately become more civil toward each other, but a possible “homewrecker” cloud still hangs over Keys.