Today's Blind Items - Image Not Love

This globally adored pop star is widely seen as one of the most powerful and influential women in the world. Her marriage to a rap mogul has long been praised as the pinnacle of “black love” and empire-building, but behind closed doors, it’s anything but a fairytale. What most people don’t know is that the superstar never truly wanted this relationship to begin with. In fact, the marriage, and even the relationship itself, was something she was pushed into, by none other than her mother.

The superstar was barely 19 years old when the rapper, then in his early 30s, took a keen interest in her. At the time, she was still finding her voice, still figuring out her identity, and unsure about getting involved with a man nearly 13 years her senior. Insiders say the superstar was hesitant from the beginning. She knew about his reputation, the women, the questionable past, and the power imbalance, and voiced her discomfort to her mother. But instead of supporting her, her mother quickly shut her down.

Her mother, who had long been managing her career, saw the relationship as a strategic business move. She allegedly told her daughter that being with the rap mogul would “solidify her career” and “put her on another level,” essentially making her untouchable in the industry. The mother was focused on creating an empire and believed aligning her daughter with the rap mogul would do just that. Even when the superstar admitted she wasn’t sure she even liked him like that, her mother dismissed her.

And so, despite her hesitation, the young singer went along with it. But what she didn’t know at the time was just how dark her future husband’s past was, and how it would come back to haunt her.