Beyoncé gained’t be glad about her soiled laundry aired to the world like this!
For those that don’t know, the 41-year-old singer’s father, Mathew Knowles, had an affair with actress Alexsandra Wright within the late 2000s – whereas he was nonetheless married to Tina Lawson. She ended up getting pregnant and having their son, Nixon Alexander Knowles. Alexsandra served him authorized papers with a purpose to drive him to take a paternity take a look at, which inevitably proved he was the dad to Nixon.
When the affair and paternity scandal got here to mild, Tina and Mathew bought a divorce. But his infidelity did greater than wreck his marriage — it additionally ended his relationship with Beyoncé and her sister Solange. The Daddy Lessons eliminated Mathew as her supervisor, and the 2 siblings have been estranged from him ever since. They even refused to attend his marriage ceremony with Gena Charmaine in June 2022.
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As for Alexsandra and Nixon? The now 13-year-old has no relationship with Beyoncé, and that doesn’t appear to be altering anytime quickly. In an interview with The Sun revealed on Saturday, Alexsandra shared that Queen Bey hasn’t reached out to both of them – regardless of dwelling solely ten miles away in California. And the explanation for the dearth of contact? The 52-year-old believes their nonetheless some therapeutic that must be completed following the dishonest drama:
“She (Beyonce) is a billionaire and just bought the most expensive house in California, ten miles from where we live. But no, there has not been any contact. The pain still needs to heal.”
But sadly, Nixon has to undergo the results of her and Mathew’s actions. Alexsandra instructed the outlet her son’s estrangement with Beyoncé hurts, and he typically questions why his half-sister doesn’t “love” him:
“My main concern has been dealing with a child that asks, ‘Why doesn’t that person love me? It’s a very human story and I sit in the bathroom and cry sometimes because I just don’t know how to help him be his own person.”
That’s heartbreaking to listen to about Nixon. Alexsandra went on to say that he’s consistently dealing with powerful questions on his sibling in class:
“People will ask him straight up at school, ‘Are you the brother?’ Whatever they can Google they will ask him directly and even the grown-ups will take pictures of him. Nixon has never had the luxury of being a normal child. Being related to someone famous smothers kids like him and they lose their identity. They are so and so’s brother or stepkid. It’s hard for him to comprehend and he’s a quiet kid and very reserved.”
She continued:
“I tell him, ‘fame does not equal happiness’ so never covet what someone else has’. But it’s hard to see people living as billionaires. What does that kid think when I am working 16 hours a day and trying to get accounts paid? How does it feel? I think Beyonce is a lovely person and she has never done anything to harm me. I don’t want anything from them. I just want my son to be free and to have a happy life.”
Sadly, Beyoncé isn’t the one one with no relationship with Nixon. According to Alexsandra, Mathew has by no means met his little one – though he does pay little one help. Despite the unhappy state of affairs, she holds out hope that Nixon will ultimately meet his different relations:
“I believe our children and grandchildren will be much better human beings than we are. They have Snapchat and all that. I think they will find a way to open up and have that conversation.”
A really unhappy state of affairs throughout. Reactions to the household drama, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback beneath.
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