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| | Beyonce & Jay-Z are trademarking Blue Ivy's name for future branding | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Have you heard the latest Blue Ivy Carter news? That baby is barely a month old, and she?s already The Most Important Baby Ever. Don?t believe me? Blue Ivy Carter is an official brand now. Beyonce and Jay-Z have filed paperwork (which is being rushed) to trademark BIC. For reals.
She’s just a month old, but Blue Ivy Carter is already a household name — and her world-famous parents Beyonce and Jay-Z aim to protect it.
Rolling Stone reports that the new mom, 30, and dad, 43, filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect their daughter’s name; the music superstars intend to use Blue Ivy as a potential brand name for a line of baby products, including carriages, diaper bags and baby cosmetics.
The application (made through Beyonce’s company BGK Trademark Holdings) is pending, but is expected to be approved.
The “Love on Top” singer and “Empire State of Mind” rapper’s move comes after two competing trademark applications emerged following Blue Ivy’s Jan. 7 birth. Fashion designer Joseph Mbeh tried to trademark “Blue Ivy Carter IV” on Jan. 11; another applicant tried to claim the name “Blue Ivy Carter Glory IV” for a line of fragrances. Both applications were denied.
[From Us Weekly]
And there?s the answer to several blind items – didn?t everyone say that Beyonce and Jay were going to use the pregnancy and the baby to extend their multiple business interests? Now, although I think this is the height of TACKY, I understand the reasoning behind trying to protect the baby?s name so that it?s not used for perfumes and such without a parent’s permission. Here?s a question I have, though – if (when) the trademark comes through and Bey and Jay then use ?BIC? to brand a multitude of crap, won?t all of the profits have to go to BIC?
In other Beyonce news, Star Magazine has a fascinating story about how Beyonce has gotten and will continue to ?get back? her figure. Hint: it?s harder than ?just removing the pillow.?
Beyonce is getting back to bootylicious! After giving birth to baby girl Blue Ivy Carter on Jan. 7, Beyonce is determined to drop 40 lbs. of baby weight she packed on during her pregnancy – and she hopes to do it in just four week of boot camp!
Trainer Marco Borges has moved into her and Jay-Z?s Hamptons home to put the new mom through intense daily sweat sessions.
?Beyonce and Marco are up at 5 a.m. for a two-hour workout, and they do it again at 5 p.m.,? says a source. ?They do a mix of cardio, Pilates, plyometrics, yoga and of course dance.?
Beyonce is sticking to a strict diet too. ?She?s having six tiny high-protein meals a day,? reveals the source. ?She?s living on protein shakes, egg-white omelettes, pineapple chunks and lots of ice-cold water.?
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
Pineapple chunks? A live-in trainer? Two workouts a day? All while breastfeeding? Damn, Bey. Someone sure wants us to believe that baby weight was definitely gained. Personally, I still don?t see it. Beyonce looks slightly heavier, but not by much.
Photos courtesy of WENN & Beyonce Online.
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| | New Mom Beyonce Enjoys Another Night at Carnegie Hall | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for the second night in a row, Beyonce Knowles was back for another visit to Carnegie Hall in New York City on Tuesday night (February 7).
The glowing new mom took to the locale to support husband Jay-Z as he took the stage for another intimate concert to benefit the United Way of New York City and his Shawn Carter Foundation.
Looking simply stunning, Beyonce was clad in a tight-fitting Monique Lhuillier sequined gown with Gucci shoes, a Chanel purse and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
The 30-year-old made her post-baby debut at Carnegie the previous evening, during which she was asked about her man's performance by the New york Daily News, to which she replied, ?It was amazing."
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| | Beyonce Is Turning White | | Added 12 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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People are calling Beyonce out once again for lightening her skin in her latest promo pics for her fourth studio album, 4. Beyonce is in a blonde wig lying down seductively with much whiter skin in the photos. Experts blame the lighting but others are saying she’s trying to hide her heritage.
This isn’t the first time Beyonce has been the center of a “whitewashing” controversy. In 2008, L’Oreal was accused of digitally lightening her skin and last February, Beyonce was seen stepping out with a black mini-dress and much paler skin.
Maybe she just saw Powderand thought the movie was really cool. Like when you were a kid and tried to dress up as a Ninja Turtle. Yea, that could totally be it!
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| | Beyonce's latest 'lighter skinned' album photo causes controversy | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This is a just-released image from the photo shoot for Beyonce?s 4 album artwork. And what an art project it is, eh? This one image has already scored yet another round of ?Beyonce systematically lightens her skin in post-production? complaints. One of the first times this happened was back in 2008, and was probably not even Bey?s fault – it was an ad for L?Oreal, so the company probably decided to lighten Beyonce?s skin color. But since then, Bey has been criticized several more times. I noted back when he discussed the original art work for 4 and the first video from the album – Beyonce?s weave was especially blonde, and her skin looked really, really pale in those photos.
She faced controversy back in 2008 when her skin appeared shades lighter in an advertisement. But it appears Beyonc – or her producers – have not learned their lesson. A promotional picture has emerged of the pop princess looking much paler than her usual colour.
The new photo, taken before the 30-year-old fell pregnant with her newborn daughter, are being used to re-advertise her fourth album, 4, which was released last year.
In the seductive pose, Beyonc dons a blonde wig and lies on a leopard-print couch, wearing a skimpy black crochet monokini. She also wears suspenders and a lashing of dark red lipstick. Experts told The Sun the appearance may have been down to lighting used in the studio. However this is not the first time the wife of rapper Jay-Z has accused of appearing to ‘lighten’ her skin.’
It has been alleged that in the early days of award-winning band Destiny’s Child her father Mathew Knowles had persuaded her to use skin treatments to remain the lightest-complexioned member of the successful girl group. And some commentators have expressed fears, that these images of the superstar singer – who is famous for her honey-toned hair and complexion, could have the effect of making darker-skinned black girls ashamed of how they look.
In August 2008, cosmetics giant L?Oreal was accused of ?whitewashing? the star in an advert by digitally lightening her skin. And last February, a very blonde Beyonce stepped out, wearing a black minidress which revealed unusually pale skin on the star.
At the time writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown accused the singer of ‘betraying all Black and Asian women.’ She wrote in The Daily Mail: ‘Too many black and Asian children grow up understanding the sad truth that to have dark skin is to be somehow inferior. Of course, black and Asian parents work hard to give their children a positive self-image and confidence in their appearance, despite the cultural forces stacked against them. But when black celebrities appear to deny their heritage by trying to make themselves look white, I despair for the youngsters who see those images.’
At the time, the cosmetics house denied that the pictures had been altered in such a way but The New York Post newspaper called the advert ?shocking? and accused it of making the singer look like a ?weird, nearly white version of herself?.
She has not commented on the photos.
[From The Mail]
Yes, the whole ?lighter is better? complex is felt in the Asian communities too – Freida Pinto spoke about the fixation with lighter skin amongst Indian women last year too. My thought? If it was an odd advertisement where Bey may or may not have had control over, I would think the controversy should not fall at Beyonce?s feet. But this has been happening with Beyonce for YEARS. In promotional images, in magazine photo shoots, in advertising, her skin is almost always lighter than it is in ?candid? photos. Sometimes, there really is a conspiracy. And I don?t understand why Beyonce is still so obsessed with putting herself out there like a blonde white woman. For why?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Beyonce Online.
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| | Beyonce's controversial delivery was investigated by NY Health Dept. | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I don?t really want to talk about the scandals and conspiracies involved with Beyonce?s (real or alleged) delivery of baby Blue Ivy at Lenox Hill Hospital. And yet? there are still tons of stories, and the scandal keeps growing by the day. After reports of multiple ?peasant? parents being denied access to the prenatal unit at Lenox Hill – and denied access to their own newborn children while Beyonce and Jay were in the house – reports now indicate that the situation around baby Blue?s birth is being investigated by the New York City Health Department. (UPDATE: TMZ reports that the investigation is over? O RLY?) Plus, the hospital is conducted their own in-house review of everything that went down. What will they find? Will they find that Beyonce and Jay spread around more than $1 million within the hospital to keep everyone quiet? Or will they find that Bey and Jay shelled out a large chunk of change for a temporary remodel of eight hospital rooms? That?s what Us Weekly claims:
Sweet suites! To prep for the birth of their daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce and Jay-Z didn’t just build a deluxe nursery at their Tribeca home — they had two private, over-the-top suites built at NYCs Lenox Hill Hospital for the express purpose of Blue’s arrival.
“A month ago, [workers] tore down 6-8 rooms and turned them into 2 suites,” a Lenox Hill Hospital source tells Us Weekly. Beyonce, 30, and husband Jay-Z, 42, “paid to have it constructed just for them.”
Featuring “mahogany walls” and other posh accents, the “amazing” suites sat empty for about a month until Blue Ivy’s Jan. 7 birth. “You’d want to live in there!” the hospital source gushes.
Officials for the hospital shot down rumors that the superstar couple caused turmoil at the hospital — and that some patients and families were temporarily denied access to the NICU to accommodate the VIPs on the premises.
No word yet on what’s to become of the suites now that Beyonce and Blue have departed.
Now that little Blue Ivy is at home at her parents’ palatial Tribeca home, she’ll kick back a $3,5000 NurseryWorks VETRO Lucite crib.
[From Us Weekly]
Dear God. How f–king wasteful! They tore apart six to eight perfectly adequate rooms so that Blue Ivy could enter the world in her own VIP suite? And no one was allowed in there for a month? How does the hospital justify this kind of thing to its board? If it was just about sprucing up an existing suite or something, it would be a meh story. But taken with the stories of Bey and Jay?s complete disregard for all of the ?peasants? in the hospital, and now the idea that part of the prenatal wing was under construction just for THE BIRTH OF A PILLOW, the whole thing is just insane. TMZ has photos of the VIP birthing suite that Bey and Jay had constructed – you can see it here. TMZ says it includes “4 flat screen TV’s, state of the art electronics, a kitchenette, nice art, mahogany walls and plush furnishings.” Sources tell TMZ, “the suite was not constructed specifically for Beyonce, but it was always intended that Beyonce would be the first patient to use it.” WTF?
Anyway, there are even more Blue Ivy stories. She?s already the biggest little princess ever. Even the eventual child of Duchess Kate and Prince William will not roll in the kind of luxury that Blue Ivy is getting. This is what has been allegedly stacked up for Blue – the list is worth more than $1.5 million, and includes:
*A ?fantasy? crib fit for Cinderella – a coach-like crib from PoshTots, for which her her parents paid nearly $20,000.
*A solid-gold, handmade horse from Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka that Jay-Z bought for $600,000. (This has been denied in some outlets.)
*A $15,000 highchair dripping with Swarovski crystals.
*A $285 Jean-Paul Gaultier dress.
*A $30,000 windmill playhouse.
*A trunk full of children’s books, a present from Oprah.
[Via The NY Post & The NYDN]
I can?t even. You know she?s just going to be pooping, sleeping and nursing for the first three months or so, right?
These are all photos from a trip Bey and Jay took to Paris in late April of last year. Bey would have been almost two months along in her pregnancy. Maybe that was why her face looked so jacked?
Photos courtesy of Fame.
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| | Beyonce and Jay-Z Already Spoiling Daughter | | Added 12 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Blue Ivy Carter isn’t even two weeks old yet and Beyonce and Jay-Z are already spoiling her rotten. They’ve already spent over $1.5 million in toys and equipment for the kid. What have they bought to ensure every other kid in the world will hate her with a passion?
- A $15,000 Swarovski-studded high chair by Carla Monchen
- A Fantasy ?posh tots? coach carriage crib for $22,000
- A $600,000 solid gold handmade Ginza Tanaka rocking horse
- A $30,000 magical windmill playhouse and mini-Bugatti
- $350,000 ensuring the nurseries in their three homes are identical
- A wardrobe of one-off designer clothes that the kid will outgrow in a year
This kid is going to be such an entitled princess but loved by all. At school, she’ll be all like, “Hey, guys. Let’s take a ride in my mini-Bugatti to my solid gold rocking horse located in my magical windmill house.” Meanwhile, little Timmy listening within earshot, rocking on his homemade rocking horse, will be all like, “Aww, f**k you!”
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| | Beyonce 'Gives Birth' to Blue Ivy Knowles | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Yeeeah |
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Beyonce Knowles’ (surrogate) gave birth to a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter Saturday morning in New York. Apparently Bey and Jay Z want her to grow up to be comic book villainess. People Magazine says:
The couple chose the name “Ivy” because of the number 4 or Roman numeral IV, which is significant in Beyonc and Jay-Z’s relationship.
Blue Ivy [is a combination of] “Blue” for Jay-Z’s Blueprint albums and [the first two letters of the the name "IVy" are the same two letters as the Roman numeral 4], which is their favorite number.
Beyonc’s birthday is Sept. 4, while Jay-Z’s is Dec. 4; the two married on April 4 in 2008; they have matching “IV” tattoos on their wedding fingers; and Beyonc named her latest album 4.
Somebody sure put a whole lot of thought in that name. I usually just named my kids after whatever brand of whiskey I happen to be drinking when I got knocked up.
Hosting a promotional screening of her new DVD “Live at Roseland: The Elements of 4? in New York last month:
PHOTO SOURCE: Fame Pictures
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| | Beyonce Gives Birth to Blue Ivy Knowles | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Yeeeah |
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Beyonce Knowles gave birth to a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter Saturday morning in New York. Apparently she and Jay Z want her to grow up to be comic book villainess. People Magazine says:
The couple chose the name “Ivy” because of the number 4 or Roman numeral IV, which is significant in Beyonc and Jay-Z’s relationship.
Beyonc’s birthday is Sept. 4, while Jay-Z’s is Dec. 4; the two married on April 4 in 2008; they have matching “IV” tattoos on their wedding fingers; and Beyonc named her latest album 4.
Blue Ivy [is a combination of] “Blue” for Jay-Z’s Blueprint albums and [the first two letters of the the name "IVy" are the same two letters as the Roman numeral 4], which is their favorite number.
Somebody sure put a whole lot of thought in that name. I usually just name name after the brand of whiskey I happen to be drinking at the time
Hosting a promotional screening of her new DVD “Live at Roseland: The Elements of 4? in New York last month:
PHOTO SOURCE: Fame Pictures
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| | Beyonce Gives Birth to a Girl | | Added 12 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Beyonc gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Saturday in New York. “The most beautiful girl in the world,” Beyonc’s sister, Solange Knowles, Tweeted Sunday morning.
This is good news for everyone especially Beyonce because now she won’t have to wear that enhanced baby bump anymore and worry about it folding in on itself. I’m told that is the #1 cause for concern among expectant celebrity mothers.
And if you’re wondering, yes, this baby has a dumb name like half of all the other celebrity babies out there. Sources tell E! they named her Blue Ivy Carter.
Beyonc apparently names her babies by combining her favorite color and favorite plant. It’s sort of like figuring out what your pornstar name would be by combining the name of your first pet and the first street you lived on.
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| | Beyonce gave birth to baby girl Blue Ivy Carter on Saturday via C-section | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On Friday, INF Daily sent us the link to their exclusive photos of Beyonce still pregnant (or still ?wearing the pillow?), which were taken Thursday night. It was a photo op designed to show us that Beyonce is still preggo, and to keep us on our guard that the birth could go down at any moment. Well, it did. It happened last night, and the news was first reported by E! News. It was a girl! They named her? Blue Ivy Carter. Blue Carter. Baby Blue.
We were so ready for this belly, and now we’re so psyched to meet this baby!
Beyonc and Jay-Z welcomed a daughter Saturday night in New York, the little one’s arrival coming via scheduled C-section, mutliple sources confirm to E! News
And the pop ‘n’ hip-hop princess’ name? Drumroll, please…
Blue Ivy Carter! (At least that’s what Jay-Z is telling pals at this point?the couple’s reps have not immediately responded to calls seeking comment.)
Friend and music mogul Russell Simmons was among the first to celebrate the arrival, tweeting the new parents: “congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.”
Rihanna gave baby Blue a warm welcome, tweeting: “Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih.”
Hey, we’re happy to find out this much, considering Blue’s parents didn’t even confirm to the world that they were married until…Wait? Did they ever really confirm it? (Public records ultimately told the tale.)
Anyway, the “Crazy in Love” duo tied the knot in April 2008 after roughly six years of dating. Considering they waited another three years to have a baby, you can tell this is one couple that thinks things through!
Beyonc memorably revealed that she was pregnant onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in August.
And her hubby certainly seems to be in the right head space, telling E! News in November that he hoped to be the kind of father whose children could talk to him about anything.
“Your child could come to you and have any type of conversation. I always hope for that kind of open relationship,” he said.
Just imagine the rap sessions father and daughter will be having a few years from now!
[From E! News]
I was kind of meh on this report?s accuracy, but People Magazine is reporting it too, so I think the ?scheduled C-section? actually did go down last night. People also reports that Beyonce gave birth at Lenox Hill, and she had checked into the NYC hospital on Friday. Just this past week, the rumors were surrounding Bey giving birth at St. Luke?s, so I don?t know what to make of the hospital switch-up. I wonder if Beyonce was wearing her special birthin? weave? I wonder if the surrogate is happy and healthy too?
Photos of Beyonce from November 2011, courtesy of PCN & WENN.
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