Hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz wants to ban publicity of his bitter divorce battle with estranged wife Mashonda.

Swizz – real name Kasseem Dean – split from the R&B hook singer last after four years of marriage. Mashonda filed for divorce in February after she discovered her husband had been having an affair with multiplatinum-selling singer Alicia Keys.

On Monday, Swizz confirmed that he is, in fact, dating Keys, he has now asked Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan for a gag order to prevent further publicity of the proceedings.

Mashonda’s lawyer, Bernard Clair, called the move “curious,” telling the NY Post that the divorce proceedings had been “flying under the radar until Mr. Dean and Alicia Keys went public about their long-term affair and he released a song implying that he likes it when Alicia serves him breakfast naked. Now that Mr. Dean’s questionable conduct is being scrutinized, he suddenly wants a gag order and the media to be locked out?”

“What we have is so precious. But we’re nowhere ready for a baby or a ring,” Swizz told The New York Daily News over the weekend.

Rumors of their relationship have been around since last year, when the 28-year-old singer reportedly threw Swizz a birthday party at New York’s Guggenheim Museum. The Recent song “Best I Ever Had” – which Swizz produced with singer Drake – recently confirmed the gossip. The lyrics read: “Wake up in the morning and my baby cooked me breakfast/A’s wearing nothing on but a necklace/Yeah, she says she wanna treat me like a king/I get big gifts so the money ain’t a damn thing/She gave me a party at the Guggenheim/What’s next? The ring? The baby? She really loves me!”

The 30-year-old star – who has a two-year-old son Kasseem Jr. with Mashonda – admits the lyrics have been fabricated a little.

“This whole song is not about Alicia. The part about her cooking breakfast for me naked – she’s never done that for me!”

Mashonda is seeking interim support for their son, arguing that Swizz has slashed his support payments in recent months.

Swizz’s lawyer, Dan Rottenstreich, insists, “He has taken care of her and his son above and beyond what’s required.”

Hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz has reportedly been ordered to fork over $842,644 in back taxes to the IRS.

According to TMZ.com, Swizz, whose real name Kasseem Dean, has had a tax lien placed against him and his estranged wife, Mashonda.

Producer Swizz Beatz and his R&B singing wife Mashonda have confirmed recent rumors of a split. The couple is calling it quits after three years of marriage.

“Their union was one shared in love and deep admiration for one another. For the last seven months, the two have been working on establishing a formidable friendship , being great parents to their son, and remaining great supporters of each other’s careers,” a representative of Swizz Beatz said in a statement on Wednesday. “The couple has asked that their privacy be respected at this time.”

Hip hop producer and longtime love singer Mashonda are reportedly on the outs. Swizz and Mashonda have been married for four years. The couple, who have a one year old son, Kaseem Jr., have been separated for the past seven months and have begun divorce proceedings, according to new reports.

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