Alicia Keys purchased this $12,000,000 home in New York city from singer Lenny Kravitz
With Beatz in financial straits and making alimony and child support payments for three children, by three other women, one his ex-wife, Mashonda, it is clear Alicia has been footing the bill for their luxurious lifestyle.
Keys once remarked she is frugal and wishes to remain in a modest Queens, New York condo. However, shortly after, she plunged headfirst into lavish living, with two multi-million dollar properties in a row.
Swizz Beatz and family, before Alicia Keys broke them up. Wife Mashonda is on the left, who said of Keys "this is my husband, this is my family, this girl thinks she can just do anything she thinks she wants to."
In other news, Alicia Keys, has dropped her manager of 10-years, Jeff Robinson of MBK Entertainment, in favor of having Beatz manage her, which can only lead to trouble under the circumstances.
Mashonda Believed In Alicia Keys, Before She Took Swizz
Date: 07/14/10 - "I believed her before," Mashonda says before admitting that she has given up on fighting Keys. "I'm being f******g disrespected, nobody respects me, this is my husband, this is my family, this girl thinks she can just do anything she thinks she wants to. And that's what I dealt with for a while, until I gave up."
..."I still like her songs. She's head over heels in love and I get it. Every woman deserves to feel that, not at the expense of another woman though," she tells VIBE. "But I understand why some of the decisions were made on her part, because her heart was so in it. I can't fight that [and] I can't fight her because she’s a household name. People are always going to love her for her music, as they should. She makes great music, but no one is really ever going to understand what happened in this house. Bottom line, the rule is, if you're messing with somebody, you don't know they're married, and you found out they're married if you come into any contact with that wife, leave it alone… respect the woman, respect the wife. Like I said before, it was an ego thing for me."
For the complete interview visit VIBE.com.
http://www.singersroom.com