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Beyoncé Knowles' secret baby bombshell

They plan to start a family, but does Jay-Z already have a son?

Monday, 22 June 2009

Beyoncé’s star is shining brightly right now and she attributes much of her showbiz success to her long-term partner and husband, rap star Jay-Z, 39.

Such is their deep love for each other that Beyoncé, 27, recently revealed that they plan to start a family before she turns 30. But behind the apparent happiness lies a secret that Beyoncé carries with her: the claim that Jay-Z has already experienced fatherhood without her.

Now can reveal that the fiercely private rapper – who’s worth an estimated $400 million – reportedly has a secret 7-year-old son who he’s amazingly managed to hide from the limelight all this time. The boy apparently bears a striking resemblance to his father and is the result of Jay-Z’s romance with Trinidadian model Shenelle Scott which ended in 2001, before he met Beyoncé.

Jay-Z has gone to great lengths to distance himself from the claims, despite reports that he’s privately admitted paternity. Beyoncé, whom he married in April 2008, is now apparently accepting of the boy and is even said to have gone on holiday with her stepson in the South of France.

Although Jay-Z’s spokesman denied that there was any truth in ‘these ridiculous rumours’, the rebuttal falls short of a denial that the rap star is the boy’s father. Despite approaching Jay-Z’s representatives repeatedly last week, they refused to comment.

Sources say that Shenelle and her son live a quiet life in Trinidad at a $2.5 million home that Jay-Z bought for them after paternity tests revealed a positive match. It’s also thought that Shenelle, 28, brings her son to see Jay-Z in New York, where he’s based, whenever she flies there for modelling assignments.

This isn’t the first time Jay-Z has tried to keep his personal life out of the public eye. Even though he and Beyoncé have been together since September 2002, they kept the relationship under wraps for many months – and it wasn’t until six months after they married last year that they officially confirmed they were man and wife.

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3 comments

Tracey Fields June 27 18:08

so what if he has a child that was before B she love jay and he love's her so leave them alone

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nondumiso July 13 10:26

but if he really loved her,he should have told her the truth ,& love is all about trust & faithfulness not secrets.

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Mz Nicety July 29 22:02

I hope Beyonce is not trying to have a baby just because Jay have one someone else. A planned child should be produced out of love, not because I want to prove something. Also, if Jay's alledged son was before Bey's time why wouldn't she accept it? Jay is a lot older than she is, I hope she didn't think he waited all these years just for her. With all that said it all boils down to "their business." PEACE!!

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