In an interview about his life, Jay-Z has admitted for the first time that he cheated on Beyonce.
The musician told The New York Times Style Magazine that he had built up walls due to issues from his childhood, which led to him shutting down and infidelity.
Jay-Z said: “The hardest thing is seeing pain on someone’s face that you caused, and then have to deal with yourself.”
Beyonce and her husband had both hinted about it in their music.
“You have to survive,” Jay-Z said.
“So you go into survival mode, and when you go into survival mode, what happens? You shut down all emotions.
“So, even with women, you gonna shut down emotionally, so you can’t connect. In my case, like, it’s deep. And then all the things happen from there: infidelity.”
Jay-Z hinted that they could have got divorced but he had had therapy to help him deal with his past experiences.
“You know, most people walk away, and, like, divorce rate is like 50% or something ’cause most people can’t see themselves.”
In 2013, rumors came out that the rapper had been cheating and then there was #elevatorgate when Solange Knowles attacked him, while sister Beyonce stayed silent.
More recently Jay-Z’s album, 4:44, alluded to him being unfaithful.
The rapper wrote: “Look, I apologize/Often womanize/Took for my child to be born to see through a woman’s eyes.”
A year before 4:44 came out, Beyonce sang about “Becky with good hair” on her album Lemonade.
“He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.”
Jay-Z and Beyonce had planned to do a joint album but ended up doing solo records instead.
“We were using our art almost like a therapy session. And we started making music together. And then the music she was making at that time was further along.
“So, her album came out as opposed to the joint album that we were working on.”
The rapper also talked about his relationship with Kanye West.
“I [talked to] Kanye the other day, just to tell him, like, he’s my brother. I love Kanye. I do. It’s a complicated relationship with us.”
Jay-Z admitted that it hadn’t always been an easy relationship.
Kanye West reportedly left Jay-Z’s streaming service, Tidal, over a money dispute and he also ranted about him during a concert.
“I’m sure he feels that I’ve done things to him as well. I’m not a perfect human being by no stretch.
“Hopefully when we’re 89, we look at this six months or whatever time and we laugh at that.”
Jonathan Cheban has been one of the few people to be by Kim Kardashian’s side since the birth of baby North West.
Jonathan Cheban has revealed what’s in been like hanging out with Kim Kardashian and her six-week-old daughter, which he has described as looking “delicious”.
Speaking at the QVC Super Saturday event in the Hamptons, Jonathan Cheban gushed to Extraabout baby North West, saying: “She’s gorgeous, she’s amazing.”
He also revealed that Kim Kardashian has taken to motherhood like a duck to water, saying: “Every time I’m on the phone with her, she’s with the baby. She’s always feeding her or playing with her… she really took it and ran with it.”
Jonathan Cheban added: “She’s a great, great mom.”
Talking about losing her baby weight, Jonathan Cheban said: “Knowing Kim, I’m sure she looks 80% at this point, she’s pretty much perfect.”
Speaking at the QVC Super Saturday event in the Hamptons, Jonathan Cheban gushed to Extra about baby North West
When asked if the baby looks more like Kim Kardashian or Kanye West, Jonathan Cheban replied: “It’s a split. She’s delicious, that’s all I can say.”
Although he admitted that he will babysit for Kim Kardashian, Jonathan Cheban point blank refused to change any diapers.
He also said that the proud parents are “obsessed” with their “kid” North, and remarked how the unusual name was better than naming it “something like a Jen or a Lisa”.
As well as getting visits from her BFF Jonathan Cheban, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are also said to have been visited by Jay-Z recently.
Jay-Z, 43, was spotted eating at ultra trendy gourmet restaurant Gjelina in Venice Beach, California, on Sunday after he was said to have paid a visit to Kanye West and baby North.
Earlier this month it was revealed that Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce splurged on nearly $8,000 worth in gifts on the newborn child.
The famous couple were also among some of the first non-family members to catch a glimpse of North, due to Jay-Z’s long-time friendship with Kanye West.
Among the gifts Jay-Z and Beyonce gave to the then two-week-old North West were personalized Christian Dior baby booties and a three-piece sterling silver Elsa Peretti Padova baby set with the tot’s name on, according to reports.
A source said: “Kanye is one of Jay-Z’s closest friends so he wanted to get the best gift. They’ve had a girl themselves, so they know the right type of present.”
Meanwhile it has been reported that Kim Kardashian is getting ready to step back into the limelight for the first time since giving birth, in less than two weeks.
Kim Kardashian is apparently keen to attend her sister Kylie Jenner’s Sweet 16 party on August 17.
But in order to avoid overshadowing the teen Kim Kardashian is plotting on making her public debut a few days prior, according to new reports.
Kim Kardashian is said to be discussing making a carefully choreographed appearance on her mother Kris Jenner’s new chatshow.
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