After all the back and forth, finally producer Swizz Beatz is publicly speaking out about his alleged affair with Alicia Keys and the displeasure that his wife R&B singer Mashonda has with it.  For those of you who have been living under a rock; Swizz and Ms. Keys have been an item for some time, and as you all know Mashonda and Swizz are still LEGALLY MARRIED.  

Back in late September Alicia Keys wrote on her Twitter page:

“evn the things u might b ashamed of,love is feelin comfort&safe wit some1,but still gettin weak knees whn they walk n2 a room & smile at u”….love is knowin all abt some1, & still wantin 2 b wit thm more thn any other persn. love is trustin the enuf 2 tell thm everythin abt urself, “I don’t pretend 2 no wht luv is 4 every1, I can tell u wht it is for me;”

This sparked and sent Mashonda into her own rage. She then penned and released an OPEN letter to Alicia that states the following:

“If you are reading this Alicia, let me start by saying, you know what you did,” she wrote over the weekend. “You know the role you played and you know how you contributed to the ending of my marriage. You know that I asked you to step back and let me handle my family issues. Issues that you helped to create…I read your tweets tonight and I felt they were very insensitive. You have no idea how much pain I was caused because of this affair. Its baffling to me that you don’t understand what I might have gone through with this situation. I dont consider myself a victim anymore, Ive learned alot from this! I just ask you to try and be a bit more realistic and delicate to the situation, at least until my divorce is final…If its so, that you and my husband are meant to be together, then God bless you both and I hope you never have to deal with what I did. I would not wish it on my worst enemy. If you two being together forever is the case, its more of a reason for us to get along, because I’m not going anywhere. Theres a child to be raised.”

Talk about drama right?!? Well now, Swizz is finally speaking out about this issue and is displeased with the fact that everyone is so interested in his personal affairs. He stated via his Twitter page:

“Much love To all the real fans out there that support that real sh*t love y’all,” he wrote. “Let the hate take you to the next level! Oh yeah get that album on the 15th it’s Firreeeeeee yeah I said it and what!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s my bo!!!!!! 4 life! People done lost there minds I been in this game for 11 plus years since I was 17 and all people want to talk about is my divorce Wow! F*ck what they say or said I’m a good man but when it’s time to move on it’s just time! I’m also so a great f*cking Dad but nobody give a sh*t!”

So Swizz you’re a good father, just a horrible cheating husband? Yeah that’s a way to stick it to ‘em! Well you know Ms. Mashonda had to get the last word. Via her Twitter page she had this to say:

“Here’s the bottom line u were married when u started ur affair, ur married now,” she wrote. “And both of u knew wht it was. Separation came after the fact. Now peps, this is why its important to keep God 1st! I’m not gona battle my sons father on twitter about his mistress. Yall WON! But just know! I never lied and NEVER will. Thank God we are doing this b4 2010. My new year will not involve this scandol. That all folks.”

Well, what else can you say? I mean I agree, this is just getting too much attention. Especially when we have a bigger cheating scandal in the midst! I just want to say that it’s dumb to keep posting your business up for everyone to see. So what’s the moral of this story? Stay your ass off Twitter!

Buju Banton Faces Cocaine Possession Charges

Well, you guys know news just wouldn’t be news if we didn’t talk about yet ANOTHER artist getting arrested. This time it’s international! Reggae superstar Buju Banton has reportedly been placed in federal custody after allegedly attempting to sell over five kilos of cocaine.

The Associated Press reports that Mr. Banton was taken in by authorities on charges stemming from a case in Tampa, Florida. He was taken in on December 10, 2009.

“Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. federal custody in Miami since Thursday. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman David Melenkevitz said Sunday that Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. The charge stems from a DEA case in Tampa.”

Mr. Banton, things are not looking good for you!  As you all know Buju had his United States tour canceled due to his anti-gay songs. Several anti-gay groups have spoken out against his character and his recent Grammy nomination as well. Entertainment Weekly reports:

“The Jamaican dancehall star Buju Banton has a long-standing reputation for inciting anti-gay sentiment (his 1992 single “Boom Bye Bye” proposes pouring acid on homosexuals and shooting them in the head with an Uzi, among other things; in 2004, he was tried and acquitted on charges that he participated in the beating of six gay men).”

Ah Buju, not a good look son! You can’t come to America with that. Especially not as long as we have a Perez Hilton! You want to know what’s the funniest part about that situation, a lot of us listen to this music especially “Boom Bye Bye” and have NO IDEA that we are singing about killing gays. Doesn’t make you want to dance so much now huh?

To get back on subject, Mr. Banton that is a lot of cocaine. I’m just trying to figure out what the hell he planned to do with all of that?!? Not that I promote the selling of narcotics but I’m guessing you found your new career as a Street Pharmacist. I sure hope you weren’t going to smoke all of that!