A
fashion designer who was once rumored to be Jay Z’s lover took an
apparent swipe at his wife, Beyoncé, on Instagram — just after Queen Bey
released a new song hinting at the alleged infidelity.
In her
new tune “Sorry,’’ released Saturday night as part of a new album,
“Lemonade,” Beyoncé sings, “He only want me when I’m not there. He
better call Becky with the good hair.’’
Designer Rachel Roy, who
has been linked to Jay Z in the past, then posted a grinning selfie on
Instagram with the caption, “Good hair don’t care, but we will take good
lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always.
“Live in the light
#nodramaqueens,” Roy added.
“Becky”
is often used as a slang term for a white “Valley girl” type and “good
hair’’ is a black colloquialism for straight hair.
“I think we found Becky!’’ someone commented on Roy’s posting.
Another wrote, “Becky’s gonna have her hair and the whole career gone.’’
The
online back-and-forth prompted Roy — the ex-wife of music producer
Damon Dash, Jay Z’s former business partner — to quickly change her
Instagram account to private.
But the designer then posted another message on Twitter that seemed to take on Bey once more.
“I
respect love, marriages, families and strength. What shouldn’t be
tolerated by anyone, no matter what, is bullying, of any kind,” Roy
wrote.
Roy’s relationship with Jay Z has fueled rumors for years
and was alleged to be behind the infamous elevator scufflebetween
Beyoncé’s sister, Solange Knowles, and the rapper in 2014 after the Met
Ball in Manhattan.
Music-industry insiders say that Jay Z and Beyoncé may be reveling in the drama-fueled attention.
“The
album was released on Tidal, Jay’s streaming service, and what better
way to draw attention to Beyoncé’s album release than to hint at all the
speculation about past problems in their marriage,’’ a source said.
And a source who knows Roy told The Post that the designer may have eagerly inserted herself into the fray.
“She
loves the attention and being in the headlines. I’m not surprised she
would jump on this, especially after [what happened after] The Met,’’
the source said. “It’s embarrassing, but Rachel loves press.”
“Sorry’’ is one of several adultery-alluding songs on the album.
“You
know I give you life, if you try this s–t again you’re gonna lose your
wife,” she sings on track three, “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” as footage in an
accompanying music video depicts her casting off her wedding ring.
“Ashes to ashes, dust to side chicks,” she later sings.
When
Jay Z appears near the end of the video, the lyrics espouse forgiveness
— with a shot showing the rapper literally kissing his wife’s feet.
