Oh Mama! Gossip is a Beast.

written by:stacia_doss

I thought I would take a few minutes out of my day just to discuss how gossip, word-of-mouth, and assumptions can get a little out of control...especially in the world of celebrities.

Most recently, sources confirmed to the public that singer-songwriter Alicia Keys(left in right picture) is pregnant with the her first child with rapper-producer Swizz Beatz, her fiance`. Before the announcement was officially made, blogs and gossip sites across the web were criticizing 29-year-old Keys on her relationship with Swizz Beatz, claiming that the two were involved before the rapper had even filed for separation from his wife, Mashonda. Bad press continues to surround Keys and Swizz Beatz now, especially with the announcement of pregnancy.

The couple began dating in 2008, which was post-separation from Swizz Beatz' wife. However, the media claims from friends of Mashonda and herself that the two were still happily married when Keys began dating him, labeling Keys a "home wrecker". All is speculation. We, the public, can only believe what is said, and all that is being said is negative. Relationships are private matters, and what happened between the three is only truly known and understood by them. The scrutiny and name-calling being thrown at the two of them isn't fair...but then again, I guess that's just life.

Another similar celebrity has also come under the same invasion of privacy. 40-year-old Mariah Carey(right in picture above) has constantly been in the news recently with rumors speculating that the singer could be pregnant with husband entertainer, Nick Cannon. Assumptions came from recent photos of Carey and Cannon spotted leaving a fertility clinic. The singer-actress also announced last month that she would no longer be starring in writer-producer Tyler Perry's upcoming film,"For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”

With all the pressure from the media, Mariah Carey's husband Nick Cannon, said the following on his Twitter page yesterday:

"If & when my wife is ready to make ANY announcements about private matters she will do it personally."

All this morning, (not-so-reliable)news reports have circulated across the web, insinuating that from Cannon's statement on Twitter, he has confirmed that his wife is indeed pregnant. But once again, this is another speculation. I believe that the statement simply addressed the privacy of such a matter as pregnancy. It is between the husband, wife, and their family. The issue of whether or not she is pregnant or has been having trouble conceiving is a private matter. If she is indeed pregnant, Mariah will reveal that herself. This is not the type of issue that should be "dug-up" by the pressuring media.