Mashonda is this week's Single Celeb We Love.
Right about now I imagine that some of you are thinking WTH?! as in What the hell?!? while others of you are likely thinking WTH?! as in Who the hell?!
Well, keep on reading sistas!
When super singer Alicia Keys said "I Do" to super producer Swizz Beatz, the entertainment media couldn't wait to exalt their union of love and happiness.
Somewhere in the quiet however, Mashonda was saying "I Don't" believe that this is happening!
For those of you who do not know, Mashonda was Swizz Beatz's wife when he and the then Ms. Keys became friends, lovers, expecting parents, and finally fiancees.
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| Aww... Happier days. I bet she'd like to get her hands that close to his neck again now! |
We've heard several sides of the story, some that claim that Swizz and Mashonda had been separated before he and Alicia became playmates, others that claim that Mashonda thought she was happily married until she begin finding "evidence" that suggested otherwise.
We don't know which side of the story is true, so we'll reserve judgement, at least publicly, for now. We do know that there are hundreds of thousands of now singlelistas, who were once in an (un)perfect union until the "other" woman came prancing along.
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| Our commentary is reserved since we don't have all the facts, so we'll let you caption this one. |
So today, in honor of all of those who have had their loves stolen from underneath them but still found the strength, the grace, and the dignity to get back up, we at the Salon dedicate this week's Single Celebs We Love post to you!
Mashonda joins our elite rank of fab singlelistas for the sheer fact that no houses were burned nor ex-husbands harmed during the course of this heart wrenching debacle.
Rather than acting out the lyrics to Carrie Underwoods' smash song (pun intended) "Before He Cheats," Mashonda carried herself like a lady and maintained her self respect all along.
Barring the ocassional, tell all interviews (which hardly registers on our pay-back-ometer), Mashonda never acted out in any way that could be potentially damaging to her or her children in the long run.
*cue applause*
Even after the new pair announced their engagement and pregnancy only days after his divorced was finalized with Mashonda, no car windows were smashed and no clothing was set on fire.
And in the biggest "can't we all just get along" move of the decade, Mashonda actually met with Alicia to discuss how the two families can co-exist so that the children can all know one another.
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| Part 1 of the Swizz family. These two darlings will be meeting their new little sibling very soon. (Ok, the kids are not this little anymore either. But this pic is just so adorable, I couldn't resist!) |
*pull curtain. standing ovation*
We have to say that we're very proud of Mashonda for handling this so well. (I don't even know if I'd be that well-adjusted that quickly!)
The R&B crooner is reportedly looking onward and upwards, and is said to already be seeing a new beau. Excuse the flawed grammar, but we ain't mad Mashonda!
We also think that now might be a good time to get her back in the studio. I'm sure there are some amazing singlelista anthems in her just dying to come out!
Here's to the all the women out there who exhibit grace under fire.
Remember ladies, "it's not what what happens to you, but how you respond to it that matters." -Epictetus
Love life...every SINGLE moment of it!
-xoxo
