A new unauthorized biography by best-selling author-J Randy Taraborrelli titled ‘Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story‘ claims power couple-Beyoncé and Jay Z separated for a year over Beyonce’s suspicion that the rapper was having an affair with Rihanna.
According to the book, the alleged split happened around the time Jay Z scouted then-17-year-old Rihanna in 2005 and managed the launch of her debut single Pon De Replay—that was just 5 years into his relationship with Beyonce.
Even though it is said that the dating rumour was meant to generate publicity for Rihanna to fuel a musical breakthrough, the books says, Beyoncé ‘wasn’t sure what to make of the situation’.