Singer Mya has denied having a long-term affair with Jay Z after rumours spread online this week.
The Lady Marmalade hitmaker spoke out on Instagram after a fan posed the question, following reports online the pair had a secret relationship for 11 years.
A fan asked the star: “Heard you and Jay Z had an 11-year-affair. Are you his side chick or nah?”
Mya responded: “Never did, never was, never will.”
She added: “Illegitimate, thirsty sources with no facts and that’s the ‘media’ for you-especially today.
“I play second to no one, pay my own bills, have my own label, own management company, rely on God only and respect myself & marriage too much for nonsense.
“False rumors are crafted for ratings & numbers. And miserable, unhappy people need someone to judge to deter the attention away from their own misery and feel better about their miserable lives. If they did it to Jesus, they’ll do it to anyone. God bless.”
It follows reports online the star had a long-term affair with the rapper – sparked after a blind item was reportedly posted saying Jay had been seeing a “very short named R&B singer who hasn’t had a hit in a while.”
She’s not the first beauty to deny having an affair with the rapper.
Blonde stunner and reality TV star Casey Cohen was named in several magazines as Jay Z’s mistress earlier this year.
A lawyer for the blonde beauty issued a cease and desist letter stating Casey and Jay Z “have never been in love or intimate”.
The legal rep also dismissed the articles as “a foul and phony mistress-rumour”, TMZ reported at the time.
The recent denial from Mya comes as Beyonce and Jay put on a defiant front, after more rumours circulated that the rapper had cheated on his wife.
Bey sparked worry after she mysteriously changed the lyrics of her song Resentment – a song about a woman whose partner cheats on her (scroll down to watch the video).
She swapped “Been riding with you for six years,” to “Been riding with you for 12 years” – coincidentally the length of time she’s been with Jay Z.
Source: Mirror