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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31. ....totally looks like a shemale...

Posted at 4:26PM on Apr 25th 2007 by blondie027

32. #31, Desree Deserves to get paid, REGARDLESS of how old the song is... It is HER song and not BeonBitches sing. Nothing is free in this world... no matter how black you are, you still gotta pay!

Posted at 5:12PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Carlos

33. IS ANYONE ELSE OVER BEYONCE? SHE ANNOYS THE HELL OUT OF ME. I THINK SHE OVER-EXPOSED HERSELF. HER BOYFRIEND WON'T EVEN MARRY HER. SHE IS JUST TOO FULL OF HERSELF. SHE NEEDS TO TAKE A L - O - N - G VACATION, FAR, FAR AWAY!

Posted at 5:44PM on Apr 25th 2007 by annab

34. Its so sad that so you guys come on here, search for her stories and then complain about how much you cant stand the girl. Grow up, Get a life, get over it! SHE"S HOT YOUR NOT and acting like this you never will be!


How many artist have stolen other peoples songs? about a good 85% of them. The only reaon she's getting so much slack is cause she's perfect and insecure, ugly people hate seeing that. And everybody knows she's always been light skin so drop that.

Posted at 11:55PM on Apr 25th 2007 by NInaBella

35. It must be a shock to a pampered poodle like bee-yon-say to have to obey the law. She's probably saying "you mean the laws apply to me, too? But paris hilton & lindsay lohan don't have to..." What a moron. Her explanation as to why she put on her album a song she wasn't legally allowed to does NOT hold water. Basically, she got caught stealing something that wasn't hers, and was forced to admit her theft & take action to lessen a lawsuit.

So much for her "I'm just a shy good girl" image she & her parents have been trying so hard to shove down everyone's throats. You can now see exactly who she is; a typical calculating, manipulative music industry hack. What a hypocritical liar...

Posted at 3:34AM on Apr 26th 2007 by She's a hypocritical liar

36. Personally, I've never liked her variety of way over-produced pop muzak. She's strictly a visual artist (and an awkward one at that). For proof, close your eyes when her videos play, and you'll realize how mediocre at best her voice is.

That video she made for one of her songs, where she was rolling around on the ground, doing some sort of pretend "I love genie" dance, was downright embarrassing (she was so awkward in it, it was painful to watch). I get the feeling that she's not very bright. Proof - she once said in an interview that she didn't know what "bootylicious" meant when they recorded the song & did the video. Yeah; I guess you need to be Einstein to figure that one out...

Posted at 11:35AM on Apr 26th 2007 by blah blah

37. What i learned is that every publicity is good for a new album or a movie.... i'm pretty sure it's just a rumor , to make people rush to buy the album !

Posted at 10:32AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Melania

38. i hope they sue that no talent bitch beyonce for a bunch of money ---------she is just so overrated, i mean her songs are so ridiculous and ghetto, they all sound the same , now she want to capitalize on some one else work. beyonce is just a media whore - ever since Destiny's Child cant stand that gurl.

Posted at 9:26AM on Apr 26th 2007 by angel

39. Yo TMZ when I play Des'ree's song its scratched. Fix your stuff!

Posted at 9:26AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Gloria

40. She looks like a damn fool with all that makeup on.

Posted at 4:54PM on Apr 26th 2007 by Tabitha

41. to the people who said she gets lighter, no, she wears plenty of bronzer to look that tan color, that is all fake, when DC, first turned to DC3, they were rehersing for a performance and bey didn't have make-up on and she was see-thru, also,

when she was young and they were doing her make-up for a mag article, b4 the guy put make-up on her, she was white, like powder. she is extremely pale, very pale, like her mom, so she is not geting lighter, she has been putting on a fake tan her whole career,

plz know what ur talking about, before you just answer with any knind of answer!!! she has all white features (pale skin, light eyes, pointy nose/maybe, and thin lips, hips and no ass)including a white marlin monroe body, she only has black people hair

she's pretty, but looks average at the same time

i like her, but is annoyed by her

and she is in no way dumb, she just know that you make money from writing, not singing and records

she's always been rich, and i guess she wants to stay that way

it was very wrong, but if no one says anything or do anything, then how will anything change,

like bootyliscious, who didn't know snoop said that first, surely she did, unless she didn't listen to rap or watch diff worlds

people just sarted going against her and telling the truth: neyo, oscars, deseree'!!!

Posted at 7:12AM on Apr 27th 2007 by okaykk

42. She isn't light or near white. She is light brown. Simple as that. I was a DC Fan from the very beginning - even met them when they first started making the rounds in 96. She is light brown skin. And there isn't anything wrong with that.

You're probably thinking of the light-skinned member who was one of the first three to get thrown out. As a matter of fact, when they did a guest stint on a TV show at age 15 there was only 1 really light-skin member and it wasn't Beyonce. Just watch their performance on Star Search when they were first calling themselves "Girl Tyme" and you will see for yourself Beyonce had some color!

She has gotten lighter over the years because she's always indoors recording or performing, not really out in the sun getting tan. She wears a lot of foundation that makes her appear lighter than she really is and with all of the bright stage lights she looks that way on photos too. But the pic above is just ridiculous.

Posted at 12:13PM on Apr 27th 2007 by DC Fan

43. I used to love Beyonce and wanted to be just like her, but she lied to her fans. Why should I give my hard-earned money for a CD or concert ticket and she doesn't even take the time to write the songs she claims to have written?

On her album jacket liners she put her name first as songwriter for:
Resentment,
Irreplaceable,
Listen
Still in Love (Kissing You)
Amazing Grace
Silent Night

But the truth is:
Victoria Beckham sang "Resentment" in 2004 (even she did not write the song)
NeYo wrote "Irreplacable"
Des'ree wrote "I'm Kissing You" (just watch Rome & Juliet w/Leo DeCaprio)
And the Oscars told the world she didn't write "Listen" (she contributed a very small part - 3 other people wrote that song)
Amazing Grace was out before she was born, Get Real!
Silent Night - oh yes people, she actually put her name down as songwriter for SILENT NIGHT!

Posted at 12:24PM on Apr 27th 2007 by Look it up on ASCAP!

44. there are some comments out there saying that Beyonce's version is better. I personally prefer Des'ree's original.

BUT thats not really the point, is it? Beyonce, you're a thief! Plain and simple. You tried to take something that was not yours without permission. She deserves no respect. I really hope she's made to cough up not only cash but an apology.

Posted at 1:20AM on Apr 28th 2007 by notyours

45. Although Beyonce is very talented, she is not above the law and she never will be. She knew better, she just thought that she could get away with stealing someone elses song. She needs to take a break to tell you the truth, I am sick of seeing her. Let some real ladies make more music, Beyonce think that it is all about her, like she is the only one that can sing, all she doing is a lot of screaming and holling, sit down somewhere, with your phony ass.

Posted at 12:05PM on May 5th 2007 by janice j.

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