VH1 News’ lovely and tenacious reporter, Janell Snowden, braved wind and rain on the red carpet at Alicia Keys‘ Black Ball last night, and we’re grateful she did. She chatted with everyone from Usher to Deepak Chopra, but the most vocal stars of all were event hostess Alicia and her hubby, Swizz Beatz.
Janell chatted with each of the lovebirds separately, and yet all they wanted to talk about was each other. Swizz called his new bride his “soulmate” and “partner” while she gushed about their love and revealed that he’s pampering her like crazy during her pregnancy. It was a straight-up love fest, the kind of which would make us barf if it wasn’t so damn adorable.
Swizz’s ex-wife Mashonda recently accused Alicia of trying to manipulate Swizz’s kids into calling her “Umi” (mother in Arabic) and claims that she ignored her emails about the nickname. “She never replied,” says Mashonda. “She doesn’t reply to me. She has never given me that respect.”
It doesn’t seem like Alicia and Swizz are phased by Mashonda’s claims at all. Still, who do you think is right in this never-ending love triangle drama?
More pics from the Black Ball red carpet below!
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