In the summer of
2008, rumors spread that Swizz Beatz was cheating on his wife,
Mashonda, with his friend, R&B singer
Alicia Keys. Some reports indicate that Mashonda may have decided to file for divorce, hiring famed lawyer Bernard Clair, after finding an e-mail from Keys on Swizz's
BlackBerry. Furthermore, Keys allegedly hosted a birthday party for Swizz at a New York
Louis Vuitton store, referring to the producer as "my boo."
[New York Daily News: Alicia is the Ms. in the Swizz Beatzj split (September 15, 2008)] Swizz denied the rumors to
US Magazine on
September 14, stating "I am disappointed that some have chosen to try and tarnish Alicia's reputation by irresponsibly implicating her in a situation that she has absolutely nothing to do with." Although the rumors have not been substantiated, Keyes did throw Beatz a birthday party at the Guggenheim. Mashonda has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Beatz wfor withholding child support payments.
[US Magazine: Beatz: Keys Not to Blame for My Marital Breakup (September 14, 2008)][FoxNews: Is Alicia Keys a Homewrecker? (May 18, 2009)]