Because Alicia was and still remains a promoter of unity, harmony and community. She has also lobbied for reduced prison sentences and ran the New York City marathon for charity.īut none of that seems to mean a damn thing because she allegedly broke up a “happy home.”Īre we mad because we don’t want someone ‘stealing’ our man? I think so. Since 2003, her foundation Keep A Child Alive has raised over $25 million for HIV/AIDS for women in Africa and India. She was even sued by his ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade. But with the help of Being Mary Jane, Gabrielle has been able to win us back.Īre we selectively choosing who we forgive? Why haven’t we forgiven Alicia? Gabrielle Union was in the same predicament when she began her relationship with her husband Dwyane Wade. The public scrutiny took a toll on Fantasia and she attempted suicide in 2010. But Fantasia has since been able to reclaim the audience that also branded her as a home wrecker several years. Still, we can’t help but ask why Alicia remains under such intense scrutiny when her peers do not.Īround the same time as Alicia’s career woes, Fantasia Barrino faced a similar backlash. Although it went platinum and the album won R&B album of the year at the 2014 Grammys, it was also her lowest selling album. The song is out of her vocal range (try finding someone who actually likes the song). It didn’t help that her career also suffered a blow when she released (arguably) the worst single of her career Girl On Fire. She was no longer our home girl, who had encouraged us to stand by our man and hold each other down on her first three projects. Now, she was a home wrecker.īut after five years of marriage and two children, why is Alicia still facing this backlash? Alicia’s Superwoman image was tarnished and public opinion of her turned sour. It also didn’t help that Mashonda later appeared in the first season of Love & Hip Hop, living in an apparently abandoned home. But her spot was all the way blown up when Mashonda ( Swizz’s then wife) wrote an open letter to Keys, accusing her of helping to destroy her marriage. It all began after she reportedly threw a birthday party for him in 2008.
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