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| | Beyonce & Jay-Z take a blanket-covered Blue Ivy to lunch in NYC | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are the first candid photos of Beyonce and Jay-Z with their daughter Blue Ivy. We?ve seen the posed photos of course – go here to see those pics again. Bey, Jay and Blue were photographed taking their daughter out for a late lunch at Sant Ambroeus in New York City yesterday. You can?t even see Blue – I guess that?s the baby in Beyonce?s arms, swaddled in blankets. I see Bey is already back to leather pants. I like how protective Jay looks of his wife and daughter. This is probably one of their first big outings as a family! Cute.
In other Beyonce news, you know how we were discussing LeAnn Rimes?s public shill for a gig on The X Factor? Well, apparently Simon Cowell is very interested in Beyonce for either the UK X-Factor or the American version, but he probably won?t be able to meet her price:
Pop superstar Beyonc wants an eye-watering $50million to be a judge on X Factor. Show supremo Simon Cowell approached her about taking the role to mark her return to showbiz following the birth of her baby girl Blue Ivy Carter. But The Crazy in Love star is said to have told him she?d only do it for a $50million contract ? making her the highest-paid TV star in Britain.
Her wage demands are a major stumbling block ? as the 32million figure is roughly equivalent to ITV?s entire production budget for a complete series. It comes as Cowell, 52, is preparing to revamp the ITV show?s judging panel after last year?s series was marred by a series of bitter on-air rows.
Kelly Rowland ? who clashed with Tulisa over hopeful Mischa B ? is understood to have been given the boot. Tulisa, Take That star Gary Barlow and X Factor veteran Louis Walsh are waiting to hear whether they will survive the shake-up.
Cowell?s bold approach to Beyonce ? Kelly?s cousin and former Destiny?s Child bandmate ? follows rumours that she had bought a home in Surrey with rapper husband Jay-Z. The New York-based superstar is currently focused on being a mum after the birth last month of Blue ? the couple?s first child.
A source close to ITV said: ?Even Simon was shocked by the scale of Beyonce?s demands. However, she would be an incredible signing.?
However, Beyonce has also been tipped as a possible recruit to the US version of the show ? where Cowell is looking for two new judges after firing Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger and Paula Abdul.
Last week the music mogul opened the door to the possibility of making a sensational return to the UK judging panel himself after a year out.
He let slip during an interview at a charity event that he would consider changes to his schedule to allow him to take part in both Britain?s Got Talent and X Factor.
He said: ?Do you know what? I?m going to see maybe if we can move the dates around so I can do both shows the future because I miss it.?
Cheryl Cole has ruled herself out of returning to the show.
[From The Mirror]
I know that I should be all ?I can?t believe Beyonce is asking for that much money.? But I can?t. Beyonce probably just jacked up her asking price so much because she really doesn?t want to take the gig. I mean, she?s still one of the most internationally popular musical acts – there?s no reason for her to ?slum it? on a reality show, you know? I understand that The X Factor is a huge deal in the UK, but in America, you only do reality programming when your career is on the downward swing.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Beyonce's House of Dereon ad was shot when she was 9 months preggo, for real | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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You know how Beyonce announced her pregnancy at the VMAs last year? And she lovingly cradled her pillowy bump, letting us know that she was – at that time – already six months pregnant? And then for months afterwards, Beyonce kept releasing all of these new music videos, and she didn?t look pregnant in any of them, and it just kept fueling the speculation that she simply removed her pillow whenever she had something important to shoot, like a music video or a magazine cover or something? Well, guess what? This is the latest ad for the spring/summer collection of the House of Dereon, that trashy label that Bey and her mom design. Guess when it was shot? ?Shortly before Beyonce gave birth.? No, for real. That?s the honest-to-God TRUTH.
Beyonc has only stepped infront of the cameras a couple of times since giving birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy, on January 2.
But new photos of the singer will soon be spotted all over the place as she stars in the latest campaign for her clothing label, House of Deron.
Shot by famed celebrity and fashion photographer Tony Duran shortly before Beyonc gave birth, the only image released so far features the brand’s muse looking beautiful and sultry wearing a structured stud embellished bodice – a key piece from the line’s spring/summer 2012 collection.
The newest designs, which are available at Selfridges and House of Fraser, include a range of dresses – from short and feminine to floaty maxis and bold sporty styles – perfect for city streets or the summer’s festival fields.
[From The Mail]
I do think Beyonce is beautiful. Or, I did think that, before she started turning herself into a blonde white woman with a tweaked face. I?ve been staring at this ad image for too long now. It?s? disturbing? Beautiful? Enchanting? Bey?s Illuminati eyes are piercing my soul. Oh, and hahahahahaha nine months pregnant when she shot this. Hahaaha.
Here are more shots of Bey and her ?post-baby body? at the Knicks game this week. Beyonce Online even had a special post about ?saffron? being a big color next season.
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News, House of Dereon.
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| | Beyonce & Jay-Z had a date night at last night's NJ Nets- NY Knicks game | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Beyonce and Jay-Z went to the Knicks game last night, because the only thing more powerful than the pull of parenthood is the chance to see Linsanity first-hand. That?s a real thing, right? Jeremy Lin, the star New York Knick, who is getting better press than any other celebrity – Beyonce and Jay-Z graced Lin with their appearance last night, court-side. You can see some of the courtside photos here – including Beyonce not looking very impressed with the cheerleaders. I guess Jay and Bey don?t support the Knicks, though? Because Jay is part-owner of the New Jersey Nets? Don?t ask me to discuss sports. Please. I?m sure I got about a dozen things wrong in this paragraph.
As for these photos, I guess Bey and Jay were spotted leaving the Nets-Knicks game after the Nets were victorious. After the game, it seems like they went out for Chinese food in the Village. All in all, a nice date night.
I kind of don?t want to talk about how Beyonce looks. Opinions about Beyonce and her bump and now her ?post-baby? body are still very much divided. I will say that Bey looked tired to me – very much like a new mom who needed a night out. As for her figure? well, you decide. Is this a woman who gave birth six weeks ago?
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News and Fame.
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| | Beyonce and Jay-Z release first photos of Blue Ivy Carter | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Beyonce and Jay-Z have shared photos of their adorable one month old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The photos were posted on Jay Z’s website, Life and Times, along with a new Tumblr site made just for the occasion, Hello Blue Ivy Carter. They included photos of both Jay and Beyonce holding their beautiful baby along with a handwritten note asking for privacy. The note says:
“We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives. – The Carter Family.”
It’s nice to see a celebrity couple releasing baby photos online instead of opting for a magazine spread. My first impression is that this baby is very sweet and looks a lot like her dad. I don’t see much Beyonce in her and I’ll leave it at that. Only time will tell and some babies look significantly different within a few short months.
Beyonce just made her first post-baby appearance at an event at Carnegie hall where Jay-Z performed. Her nails were painted blue in honor of Blue Ivy. Beyonce looked incredible for a woman who had just had a baby a month prior. She reportedly achieved such fast weight loss through two two-hour workouts each day and a strict diet of “six tiny high protein meals a day.”
Congratulations to Beyonce and Jay-Z on their new arrival! They look elated and that baby is precious.
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| | Beyonce & Jay-Z are trademarking Blue Ivy's name for future branding | | Added 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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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