Following the fervor and backlash around Halle Bailey’s pregnancy, another popular star is telling fans to “Mind your fucking business” when it comes to her family.
Rapper Sexyy Red recently gave birth to her second child, but has kept the father’s identity secret. Other than a few blurry photos from the baby shower, she’s kept things personal. After her performance at Rolling Loud Cali, she spoke to Billboard about keeping her family life private.
“Cause I don’t need anyone in my business — like why you want to be so nosy? Mind your fucking business,” she said.
It feels crazy that we have to keep saying this, but just because you’re a fan, it doesn’t make you entitled to the details of these stars’ pregnancies. Like Bailey, the “Skee Yee” rapper wanted to enjoy her pregnancy with just family and friends. In a January interview for its digital cover, she explained to Billboard how she tried to keep her baby bump secret while opening for Drake.
“When nobody knew I was pregnant, I’d be in the back room like tryna suck my stomach in or wear clothes to show that I wasn’t pregnant,” the St. Louis rapper said. “And I had to practice my breathing — like before I’d go on stage, I had to hold my stomach in and look at myself and be like, ‘Can they tell?’ Once I just was like, ‘Okay I can’t keep hiding it ’cause it hurt to just be on stage all day holding your stomach in.’ So I’m like, ‘Just forget about it.’”
“I was pregnant on the Drake tour and the Moneybagg tour but nobody knew,” she continued. “People started suspecting it on the Drake tour because there was videos and pictures of me coming out. That’s the only reason I was hiding it because I just wanted me and my family and friends to know.”
After Bailey announced the birth of her son, fans were outraged that she didn’t tell them, expressing betrayal that she had the audacity to have a private life. Red was on stage trying to suck in a baby bump just so she could go through one of the most joyous times of her life without interference from the internet mob.
There’s always been an obsession with judging how women handle their pregnancies. These days, it doesn’t seem to matter what decision they make, someone can’t wait to jump into their mentions to tell them how wrong it is.
Out here in the real world, most women only share the details of their pregnancies with their closest friends and family. So why are the rules different for celebrities? If Halle Bailey wants to keep the special moments of her life to herself, that’s her right. If Sexyy Red wants the father of her child to stay private, again, that’s her right. None of this is your business.