Do You Remember when Rachael Ray Got Pulled Into Jay-Z’s Cheating Scandal?
Rachael Ray is a 56-year-old married celebrity cook. Jay-Z is a 55-year-old married music mogul. While both are famous, they run in different crowds. In fact, there is no evidence to suggest the two celebs, who have built their careers in completely different entertainment mediums, have ever even been in the same room. That didn’t prevent rumors from swirling that Rachael Ray is the woman Jay-Z cheated on Beyonce with. While it sounds absurd now, there is a somewhat reasonable explanation for the entire situation.
Rumors once swirled that Jay-Z cheated on Beyonce with Rachael Ray
For a brief period of time in 2016, Rachael Ray found herself in the middle of Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s infidelity drama. The Beyhive descended on Rachael Ray’s social media to accuse her of meddling in their idol’s marriage. They took over her social media to hate on the upstate New York native.
Shortly after the release of Lemonade, Beyoncé’s fans wrongly assumed the songstress was pointing to Rachael Ray as Jay-Z’s affair partner. She was not, but the damage was done. Beyonce’s fans left lemon emojis on Ray’s Instagram account and verbally attacked the TV personality, much to her chagrin and confusion.
A name mix-up was to blame
If Jay-Z and Rachael Ray’s paths never crossed, why would people speculate about them? Simply put, a name mixup is to blame. While Rachael Ray is a well-known cook, the woman people largely believe may have been Jay-Z’s affair partner is less famous, but has a very similar name. Somewhere along the way, social media swapped Rachel Roy, a fashion designer who fans believe is actually “Becky with the good hair,” for Rachael Ray, the woman who made a career out of crafting 30-minute meals.
Rachel Roy fueled the drama around her potential affair by posting an 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.” According to The Wrap, the post came just hours after Lemonade was released. The fashion designer went private soon after, which left Beyoncé fans clamoring for a way to go after her. That is where the name mix-up came in.
Who did Jay-Z have an affair with?
While Jay-Z and Beyonce have both confirmed infidelity in their marriage through their music, they haven’t named any names. Beyoncé addressed it in Lemonade, and Jay-Z admitted to being a “womanizer” in 4:44. Still, they focused on the act and left the affair partner’s anonymity intact. Over the years, people have theorized and speculated. One music artist even stepped forward to claim to have been Jay-Z’s mistress
Rachel Roy, the woman whom everyone mistook for Rachael Ray, remains the most discussed potential mistress, but Rita Ora, Rihanna, and a woman named Liv have all been mentioned in passing. Fans first suggested Rita Ora was Jay-Z’s affair partner because of her connection to Roc Nation and a single Instagram post of her wearing a lemon-themed bra. Ora has long denied the allegations.
Fans also speculated Rihanna might have hooked up with Jay-Z because of their perceived closeness. Jay-Z took Rihanna under his wing when she was still just a teen, signing her to Def Jam Records. There is no proof that their relationship has been anything more than professional, though. Finally, a woman named Liv came out around the time Lemonade dropped to claim she was Jay-Z’s mistress. Fans generally believe she was clout chasing and had no actual connection to the music mogul.
