Celebrity Justice
Beyonce Takes Cover, Yanks Album

BeyonceBeyoncé is pulling her album "B'Day - Deluxe Edition" amidst a lawsuit that claims the singer recorded someone else's song without permission, MTV is reporting. Check out our story from last week to hear both songs.

The song in question, "Still in Love (Kissing You)," was originally recorded by Des'ree under the title "I'm Kissing You." Beyoncé's camp tried to obtain permission to re-record the song, but when talks failed, the lawsuit claims that Beyoncé went ahead with it anyway. No one tells Beyoncé what she can and cannot do ... except maybe a federal court!

MTV says the singer and her label have agreed to stop distributing the albums and an accompanying music video DVD that include the song -- at least until a preliminary injunction hearing on May 4.

Beyoncé explained to MTV earlier this year that the song wasn't originally intended for the album. "It was one of my all-time favorite songs," she said. "So I just did it for myself -- a lot of songs, I do like that -- and I let people hear it and they were like, 'You are crazy, you have to put it on the album.' So I did. It was a last-minute decision." A last-minute decision that got her sued!

Calls to Beyoncé's record label reps were not immediately returned.



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1. Is that really her?? Are those radio antennas on her ears??

Posted at 12:51PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Dallas

2. Des’ree has such a beautiful song, but Beyonce changed the title added a few different lyrics then list her name first as songwriter. And she added Des’ree’s name as a ‘co-writer’ to a song that Des'ree wrote, recorded and made popular in the 90s.

I wonder why the REAL writers of ‘Resentment’ allowed Bey to record and list her name first as song writer to their song? Victoria Beckham performed that song in 2004.

And this isn't the first time Beyonce has done this - its just the first time she was caught.

Posted at 12:54PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Just my opinion

3. Sorry girl! But you arent above the law. Hope u get served!

Posted at 12:54PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Ms. El

4. is she kidding? what an idiot! did she not realize that she was deliberately stealing someone elses work? you cant just make a decision like that without the company's knowing. whose working there?don't they have a legal dept??

Posted at 12:54PM on Apr 25th 2007 by jill

5. She is entirely too talented to get caught up in stuff like this! She should have done the right thing and whomever okayed this release is very very dumb! This is clearly a rip off of the original and there is no way around the fact that Beyonce was in negotiations and when it fell-threw, decided to put it on her album anyway. Not a smart decision...this is going to cost her some serious cash...cash that she can easily afford of course, but I still love ya Beyonce!

Posted at 12:55PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Good luck!

6. Beyonce has gotten progressively lighter with each new album. She's on the Michael Jackson route to looking as bright light as possible to 'shine' in front of the cameras.

And her weave gets longer and longer with each photo - pretty soon it will take over her entire body.

Posted at 12:58PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Whoa!

7. this is just a publicity stunt. she knows that she can settle for 150,000 and in the mean time people will be talking about it, wanting to hear her version and see the video. Haven't you noticed that of all the videos that were "leaked" that the "kissing you" video wasn't one of them? Beyonce and her team are not idiots...slimey assholes maybe, but NOT idiots...

Posted at 1:06PM on Apr 25th 2007 by campaignforcrazy@aol.com

8. I hope she gets sued for a lot of money! She and her managers know better than that!

SnappyG, She is using the Wrong foundation. Not a very good make-up artist.

Posted at 1:07PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Shame on You!!!!!!

9. As The Smiths song says "if you must write prose and poems the words you use should be your own, don't plagiarize or take on loan..."

This is good. It's about time someone finally told Beyonce that she has either write her own material or get permission to use someone else's.

Posted at 1:09PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Lillian

10. I thought I read somewhere that she is taking credit for "You Must Not know 'Bout Me." Heard she did not write it.

Posted at 1:11PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Lynn

11. It's like Michael Jackson more famous she gets the whiter looking she gets.

Posted at 1:12PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Dawn

12. Lynn, yes that is true, she didn't write Irreplaceable either yet she put her name as song writer! NeYo wrote that song yet Beyonce talk about how hard she tries coming up with lyrics for the songs she writes!

Posted at 1:13PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Former Beyonce Fan

13. It must be a shock for those that are famous to have to obey the laws. The entertainers truly believe that they make their own rules in the parallel universe they reside in. Call it what it is- Beyonce stole the woman's song.

Posted at 1:17PM on Apr 25th 2007 by my opinion

14. I like Beyonce, but when the business usues u for so many different ways to make a buck off of ,as a regular person I get tired of seeing the same ppl with so many projects in the works. Paris Hilton is not talented in anything but modeling yet, she has made movies, has a cd out, clothing line, perfume. I get tired. Was so glad Jennifer Hudson stole the spot light in Dream Girls.

Posted at 1:19PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Lynn

15. Let's be real here about her being too talanted. I agree she has some talent so does millions of other people in the world. She will never be a real song writer until she writes a complete song by herself on a continuious basis. She is a song stealer and munipulator which is a big difference. Beyonce is not extraordinary in no way just mediocre and average accross the board. This is nothing new that Beyonce is a thief. There is nothing original about her and clearly anyone who thinks so is just clueless, don't know much about music, fashion, or the history of music. Beyonce and her family are beautiful liars and theives. I agree she needs to be sued for breaking the law. If it were her you best believe they would be filing a law suit. I can not believe the nerve of some of her fans to want someone to just let her walk all over them according to other message boards because she is pretty. Give me a break a lot of people have really really low self esteem and need to seek professional help immediately. No one, I repeat NO ONE is INFERIOR to Beyonce in no way at all. If it were me I would sue her too because she deserves it.

Posted at 1:28PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Get a Life

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