Ignore that screeching version of “If I Were a Boy” making the rounds on the web. (Listen above)
Beyonce says she can sing.
On Tuesday, Howard Stern played an unedited sound board recording of the singer, 27, performing the song on the Today show last year. She sounds excruciatingly off-key as she wails through the number.
At a junket Wednesday for her new thriller Obsessed, Beyonce said that she hasn’t heard the recording, but the story “sounds completely ridiculous.”
“Everyone’s heard me sing and it’s perfect timing, actually, because I’ll be on the Today show tomorrow singing ‘Halo,’ or tonight you can watch me sing live on David Letterman!” she told MTV News. “It’s perfect promotion, whoever came up with that idea.”
Earlier in the day, her dad (and manager) Matthew Knowles claimed the tape was “obviously altered.”
“If no one took the time to look at the biggest Inauguration in the history of America then shame on them,” he wrote. “If no one took the time to listen to Beyoncé sing ‘America the Beautiful’ and ‘At Last’ at the Neighborhood Ball for the first dance of President Obama and the First Lady, and they question Beyoncé’s vocal ability, they’ve gotta be an idiot,” he said in a statement.
He continued, “At 12 years into her career, the last thing someone should be questioning is her vocal ability. That would be like questioning if Kobe Bryant could shoot a jump shot.”
TMZ has obtained the prenup between Tyrese Gibson and his soon-to-be ex Norma Gibson — and from the looks of it, she won’t be getting much when it’s all said and done.
According to the docs, Norma doesn’t get a piece of any of Tyrese’s possessions — not his production company, not his cars, not his house … nothing.
The prenup does state that Norma would get a lump sum of $50,000 for every year they were married — maxed out at 10 years. The couple was only married 10 months.
The prenup says that if either side files for separation or divorce, Norma has to move out of the house within 60 days — or else Tyrese can get a court order to make her move out.
It’s Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s fourth film together,which officially makes them Hollywood’s hottest couple after Brad ‘n’ Angie. But Shutter Island is not just exciting because of that; it’s also shaping up to be something of a stylistic shift for Scorsese. And here’s a shot of Scorsese directing DiCaprio (as Teddy Daniels) and Michelle Williams as his wife.
Co-star Mark Ruffalo, who plays a US marshal alongside DiCaprio, said, “This could be one of [Scorsese's] great films. He gets to do everything he loves about film: noir, dream sequences, suspense, tough urban stuff. It’s absolute madness, twist upon twist.”
Scorsese himself has likened the film to Orson Welles‘ take on Kafka’sThe Trial, or Hitchcock at his weirdest, which sounds pretty darn promising to us. The film’s out on October 9 in the UK and October 2 in the US. Next year’s Oscar race starts here.
Jennifer Lopez returns to the St. Regis Hotel after appearing on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’. Following a quick outfit change Lopez heads off to the Rachael Ray Show.
