Jay Z finally admits to being unfaithful to Beyoncé
We review the chronology of an announced infidelity full of names, music and taunts
Rumors of infidelity have always accompanied Jay Z and Beyoncé, but an unexpected turn of this fairy tale of rap and R&B has been given by the rapper, who has just confessed that the rumors were actually true. This is what he has made known to The New York Times in a heartfelt and intimate interview in which he admits that he understood the reason for his infidelity in therapy.
“The biggest learning was to realize that everything is connected. All emotions are related and come from somewhere, ”he explains. Before seeking psychological help, the rapper claims to have worn a breastplate to protect himself from his pain and insecurities. "When I realized what I had done, my life changed completely," he confesses.
Jay Z claims that he activated "survival mode" when he silenced his emotions, a decision that pushed him to do things that he would later regret. “You have to survive, so you activate the 'survival mechanism', and do you know what happens when you activate it? That you turn off your emotions and are unable to truly relate. There is the origin of all the things that happened, like infidelity ”, he confesses to the media.
Rumors of infidelity have been shaking the couple for 12 years. We review the chronology of these announced horns.
2005-2006: RIHANNA
In 2005, Beyoncé and Jay Z put a point - and we would find out later - to their relationship after one of the rapper's protégés, Rihanna, came into play. Numerous rumors claim that the singer and Jay Z are having an affair. The couple resumed her relationship and in September 2006, Beyoncé released her second solo album, B'Day, which includes two songs about infidelity: Resentment and Ring the Alarm. Everything seems to point to Rihanna's adventure with the rapper as the protagonist of Ring the Alarm, but Beyoncé's father and then manager, Matthew Knowles, releases a statement in which he denies that the single is about Rihanna.
2013: RITA ORA, LIV AND CLAUDIA SCHEELAN
Rumors point to Rita Ora as Jay Z's new lover. The singer, a year later, asks The Breakfast Club program not to disrespect Beyoncé when they ask her about her alleged infidelity.
In the single Holy Grail, Jay Z takes up the issue of infidelity, this time positing himself as the victim. In the song he explains how a woman - Beyoncé? - cheats on her on two occasions and how he can't blame her for doing it. Shortly after, the model and rapper LIV claims that Jay Z asked for her phone number, but her admiration for Beyoncé motivates her rejection.
To crown the year, Jay Z is surprised to party on several occasions with the model Claudia Scheelan, who denies through social networks that she has an affair with him.
2014: SOLANGE, RACHEL ROY, THE FAMOUS ELEVATOR, CASEY COHEN AND THE RETURN OF LIV
The media video is released in which Solange, Beyoncé's sister, hits Jay Z in an elevator during the Met Gala. Apparently, an alleged affair with Rachel Roy is the reason for this fight, which Beyoncé observes without blinking.
Rumors claim that marriage discussions are constant during their joint On The Run tour, which was intended to quell rumors of divorce. As if that were not enough, the gossip assures that Jay Z has an affair with the television star Casey Cohen, who is quick to deny it.
As the icing on this year's rumors and alleged horns, rapper LIV returns to the scene by releasing the single Sorry Ms Carter. Yes: Carter is Beyoncé's last name. Subtle, Casey, very subtle ...
2016: THE ACCUSING LEMONADE
After two years without infidelity rumors, Beyoncé releases her album Lemonade, full of lyrics that talk about infidelity. "Feel the deception", "They don't love you as much as I do", "What's worse: looking jealous or crazy?" and "Better call Becky, the one with beautiful hair" are some of the pearls that Beyoncé dedicates to her husband. Rachel Roy reappears in this infidelity sitcom by uploading a photo in which she is running as Becky. Such is the harassment of Beyoncé's followers that she is forced to declare to People magazine that there is no proof that she is Becky and that it is all a terrible rumor.
2017: THE MEA GUILTY OF JAY Z
The rapper releases the album 4:44, which includes the song Family Feud, in which Beyoncé collaborates. Everything would be in order if it weren't for the lyrics including a suspicious “Yeah, I'll fuck up a good thing if you let me. Let me alone, Becky ”. Yes: he asks Becky to leave him alone and ... we all already know that Beyoncé accused him of cheating on him with a certain Becky, so the couple has been in charge of publicly speaking about this infidelity by giving it rhythm and lyrics. We are nearing the end of this never-ending story when Jay Z confesses to The New York Times that he was unfaithful.
NOVEMBER 2017: THE MORTALS
Humanity breathes with relief that Beyoncé is human. This is the real plot twist in this timeline of rumors that when the river sounds ... infidelity leads.
