Thank you. I suffered through a lot worse than I had to specifically since I insisted that nobody else know because I knew all judgment would (ridiculously) be on me. It was hell, and it wasn’t until everything finally ended, years later, and IT was out in the open that I finally felt like I could own my circumstances…

Don’t people understand anything? Beyonce never really talks about the other woman, she doesn’t rage at her or confront her. She doesn’t degrade the other woman. This album is not for them. It’s not for the side-chick; it’s not for the cheating spouse; it’s for all the women who’ve been cheated and lied to and had to…

Why is it that an artist can put out an artistically brilliant album, but all anyone wants to report on or talk about is gossipy speculation and examination of one single line from one single song?