Celebrity Feuds
Beyoncé Ambushed by PETA at Nobu

Beyoncé was confronted Thursday night at the swanky restaurant Nobu in New York City by two members of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The two had won an eBay auction, benefiting VH1's Save the Music Foundation, to dine with the star. Beyoncé had no idea they were PETA members.


TMZ obtained video of the confrontation, shot by PETA, taped inside the restaurant. As they sat at the table, Beyoncé, who has a fashion line with her mother that uses fur, had no idea what was coming. After placing their orders, the PETA members confronted the singer.

The PETA members then pulled out a portable DVD player and began playing a tape of Pamela Anderson's attack on the fur industry, which highlights graphic footage of the process of killing animals for their fur.

Also present at the table -- Beyoncé's mother Tina and her sister Solange.

The PETA members were swiftly escorted out of the restaurant. Beyoncé and her relatives stayed inside.

Calls to Beyoncé's reps were not immediately returned.

Related links:
PETA
Pamela Anderson Anti-Fur Campaign movie



Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, Beyonce Knowles

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1. Way to go PETA!!! I used to LOVE Beyonce, but she has become so CALLOUS. I've thrown all her music away. She makes me sick. And she should be ashamed of her whole good girl christian front. The suffering and misery she is directly responsible for with her fur collection is reprehensible.

Posted at 11:41PM on Jun 15th 2006 by Sam Anderson

2. her mother has zero talent when it comes to designing... and like mother, like daughter... at least when it comes to talent, that is...

Posted at 12:12AM on Jun 16th 2006 by sean

3. ha ha what were they having for lunch? veal? obviously from the video beyonce clearly does not have a mind of her own. she says nothing to defend or rationalize her use of fur in her fashion line. both her mother and sister are bitches.

Posted at 12:19AM on Jun 16th 2006 by sean

4. I just watched the Pamela Anderson video and I could not even finish it. It made me sick to my stomach. I wonder if the people that thought PETA was too hard on Beyonce, watched it. How could anyone buy real fur after seeing that?

Posted at 12:23AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Robin Sigmon

5. For anyone else with too much time on their hands who watched the video, did you enjoy the irony of the Oscar Meyer Wiener commercial as a lead-in to a story about PETA? LOL

Posted at 12:30AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Kelly

6. Beyonce looked so dumb. The PETA woman asked her if she thought she would have more fans if she didn't wear fur and this idiot said yes! WHAT?!?! Either you like the fur or you don't, make up your mind hun.

Posted at 12:35AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Sasha

7. Beyonce needs to realize that animals are being tortured and killed just for ugly clothing. She needs to step out of the box and think for herself. This video proves how much brains Beyonce really has. She is a disgrace to humanity.

Posted at 1:09AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Julie Glass

8. I am no Beyonce fan however if a person wants to wear fur then that is their business. I applaud Beyonce for ignoring this ignorant woman who was disturbing her dinner for her own personal cause. Beyonce is not the first nor only woman to wear fur. I'm wondering is the people shooting this video all vegetarians. Peta should also picket supermarkets for selling meats since animals are sent to the slaughterhouse for food as well. As for me I am going to buy me a new fur coat this year.

Posted at 1:16AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Debra

9. Im not a beyonce fan but Beyoncez reaction was the best she could do why would you want beyonce to go wild on peta she was just sereine and calm the normal reaction

Posted at 1:24AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Sketluv

10. im not a beyonce fan too but i have to say her reaction was the best she was so calm and thats good im really impressed by her

Posted at 1:32AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Sketluv

11. People eat hamburgers, steaks, chickens all kinds of meat and what is PETA going to do? Are they going to get in the face of everyone eating dead animals for dinner? They are going to have to recruit and awful lot of members to do that! Hunt down every celebrity and tell them how the chickens were beheaded for their dinner. How dumb is this? I'd like to see dumb Pam (way too huge implants) Amderson get in Ted Nugents personal space and complain about his hunting of animals. She'd probably end up with some buckshot in her a** as she leaves his ranch.

Posted at 1:52AM on Jun 16th 2006 by sarah

12. THE GREEN EYED MONSTER IS EVERYWHERE. IT ONLY TAKES A FAKE INCIDENT SUCH AS THE PETA FIASCO WITH BEYONCE TO BRING OUT THE COVERT HATERS. WHY SHOULD BEYONCE OR ANY ONE WHO CAN AFFORD A A FUR COAT HAVE TO ANSWER TO THESE DEMENTED PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO GET ATTENTION AND PUBLICITY FOR THEMSELVES. MANY WORTHY CAUSES HAVE BEEN FOUGHT AND WON BY PEOPLE WHO ARE GENUINELY SINCERE ABOUT THEIR PURPOSE. BEYONCE COMES FROM AN UPPER MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY IN A SWINGING CITY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR CLASSY DRESS. IF SHE WAS TAKEN OFF GUARD AND GAVE AN ANSWER SHE THOUGHT WOULD SEND THE DUFUSSES AWAY SHE WAS MUCH CLASSIER THAN I WOULD HAVE BEEN. THESE COWARDS WORK THIS WAY , SNEAKY AND SUPRISE ATTACKS. I HOPE AND KNOW NONE OF THESE QUACKS WOULD DARE ATTACK A REGULAR CITIZEN WITH FUR ON ,THERE ARE DIRE CONSEQUENCES AND PROBABLY NOT A LITTLE BODILY HARM TO PEOPLE WHO DESTROY OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY.

Posted at 2:02AM on Jun 16th 2006 by JARENALE

13. PETA has gone too far, using a charity auction to pose as a fan to disturb Beyonce's dinner with some foolishness about fur? Who cares? These PETA drones need to get a life, worry about the genocide occuring in the Sudan and all of the other lives being lost all over the world due to war, poverty, and disease. I am glad she just ignored them, their idiocricy didn't deserve any comments. In the meantime, I will be buying Beyonce's new album when it drops on Sept. 4th!

Posted at 2:03AM on Jun 16th 2006 by G

14. Chincila's are rats, if we don't wear them they won't exist.
If they are wild, we kill them. THat's what human's do to other animals.
The fact that this is a big deal in the middle of two wars, shows exactly how shallow you twits are.
When people are murdering people all over this great planet of ours, why should I care about people killing animals.

Oh and here's the funny part about your whole arguement, you wannabe terrorists for bunnies....I AM A DEMOCRAT. I HATE THE WAR, PLUS YOU ARE CRAZY AND RUINING OUR PARTY BECAUSE YOU IDIOTS ARE LOUDER THAN EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM.

Hey hippies, give your money to the christian children's fund instead of these Puppy Nazis.

Cows can't vote or talk, it's a fact. LOOK IT UP.

Posted at 2:04AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Erasmus

15. I feel really bad for Beyonce. she doesn't deserve to be treated like that. I don't get why they target her when billions of people all over the world eat meat and wear fur or leather.
THE PETA ARE CRUEL TO HUMANS. they would do anything to save animals even if it means hurting peaople. where are their priorities at? sick freaks!

Posted at 2:36AM on Jun 16th 2006 by Ihatepeta

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