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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46. IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE PUT THAT BITCH IN HER PLACE. I WOULD LOVE TO GET AT HER AND SHOW HER HOW IT'S DONE. AND JAY-Z SHOULD FEEL MESSED UP TOHAVE A FAKE ASS BITCH LIKE BEYOUNCE'! SINCE HE'S SOOO DAMN REAL , HE NEEDS A REAL FEMALE,NOT SOME TROPHY WIFE TYPE BROAD. BEYOUNCE PROBAB;Y CAN'T SCRAP ANYWAYZ. JUST A OVER -PROTECTED MEDIA TRAMP THAT CAN'T KEEP HER CLOTHES ON!

Posted at 9:31PM on Apr 28th 2007 by SICK OF BEYOUNCE'

47. RING THE ALARM, BEYOUNCE,YOUR BUSTED! TO THE LEFT TO THE LEFT LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!IT'S ALL GOOD! THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL KARMA YOU GREEDY BITCH.I WARNED HER! SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE $HIT STUNK, SO OH WELL, QUE SA RA, SA RA!!!

Posted at 9:35PM on Apr 28th 2007 by VIDEO HO!

48. heyy. juss wanted to say that i love beyonce![[not in that wayy]]


but bee keep doin ya thing!

Posted at 6:46PM on Apr 29th 2007 by babiibeyonce

49. She's wearing too much pancake...I can't stand all that shrieking and bansheeing she does either.

Posted at 7:26PM on Apr 30th 2007 by Ceeya

50. Beyonce can do what she does...whatever. I avoid her as much as possible by watching originally creative artists. They may not have a bentley or diamonds in a video but they do their job--entertain me not adore themselves.
I can't stand a woman who makes a song about upgrading the man she's supposed to be crazy in love with. How would she take that song coming from Jay?
He said he has the baddest chick in the game wearing his chain and she says she needs to upgrade him? Run to Rihanna as fast as you can Jay!!!
Beyonce and Michael are both virgos who believe nothing is imperfect about them and the more money they get the more invincible they feel.
Beyonce is not a great songwriter (maybe I'm too use to Quincy Jones or even Neyo--whom she used also). Changing some words here or there doesn't make her a songwriter. It makes her an opportunist treating the public as idiots. Why put out a video anthology with no storyline? All the videos are just overdone photoshoots of nothing but her. Greenlight was taking from the 80's simply irresistible video. Freakem Dress (ghetto) looks like an old pointer sisters video. I saw another that looked like the old hot Amerie video. The one in question looks like a cologne commercial I've seen too many times. She came down in a trench coat during the awards and said she got that from Angelina Jolie in Mr & Mrs. Smith. The videos just seemed copied and not for an audience waiting for substance or creativity. They all seem like a woman overly in love with herself. It's like a long ass slide show of somebody's vacation that you didn't go on because they are so into themselves.

Posted at 10:34PM on May 12th 2007 by real talent wanted PLEASE...

51. Stupid chick (I mean stupid, as in not very bright) got caught ripping someone else off, and had to take the album out of stores (which is a HUGE deal). Only reason for this (ignoring her lame-o comments, which make no sense and have nothing to do with reality here on planet earth) is she's a MONEY WHORE, figuring that she could get away with it, without having to credit or pay anyone else for the song. PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:45AM on May 3rd 2007 by MONEY WHORE

52. DID ANYBODY SEE HER ON THE PUNK'D EPISODE WITH THE KIDS AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHE KNOCKED OVER! SHE DIDN'T APOLOGIZE OR ANYHTING TO THOSE KIDS WHEN IT FELL! SHE STOOD THERE AND HASD A REAL STUPID LOOK ON HER FACE! TIMELESS!

Posted at 5:10PM on May 5th 2007 by PUNK'D!

53. Is it true that Beyonce told Vibe magazine not to put Kelly Rowland on the cover because she wanted the cover? She promised them an exclusive so Kelly is out and Beyonce is now going on the cover.

Posted at 6:59AM on May 10th 2007 by A

54. I understand what you mean about the upgrade part. There are alot of women out her that aren't shaped like B or rich like her, but are good women needing a good solid brother at their side! At 1st when I heard about Rihanna -n- Jay i said to myself(wth?) But as I watch B, I and listen to her lyrics,I wonder how she treats her man? Jay is a strategic cat! I like what he talks about.He is real. He tells it how it is and offers up a postive solution for lifes' B>S>!
And,he gives to the kids that live out in Marcy and thru-out Bedstuy/Brownsville/ E. N.Y.! I haven't heard too much about her! Except of her recent mishap(or what-ever-have-you!)she needs to take a good look! Jay is an excellent catch! Just for his spirit alone! it always seems like the good ones get the bad ones?!?!

Posted at 7:33PM on May 13th 2007 by the Q.U.R.S.E.(aQueen Under Real Stress Everyday)

55. I soooooooooooo agree with writer 34 damn skippy.........

Posted at 2:24PM on May 16th 2007 by misty21

56. Number 55 F@%! you and #34 because no one is coming to the
internet to look for bad news on Beyonce. You freakin IDIOTS everytime a new
story comes out tmz posts it on their main page then they catagorize
it. Just for the record you Beyonce Stans need to get a life and
grow up and respect the fact that she is not everyones favorite.
DEAL WITH IT! Did you realize that this same story was broadcasted
on CNN news. So I guess CNN and the local news stations and
newspapers are hating too LOL! What amazes me is that Beyonce's
ignorant fans come on here and say someone is hating and picking on
her. However, did you not realize that TMZ does post about a variety
of other celebrites besides her. As a matter of fact Anna Nicole,
Brittney Spears, and Paris Hilton have a whole lot more nasty
articles posted about them. But you dummies still insist on
labeling anyone who does not find Beyonce appealing. It's just you
low class, low minded, no class, ignorant Beyonce fans that need to
realize that life does not revolve around what youor Beyonce wants.

Posted at 10:22PM on May 16th 2007 by Growup&Getalife

57. Number 55 and 34 you are both IGNORANT IDIOTS because no one is coming to the internet to look for bad news on Beyonce. You freakin IDIOTS everytime a new story comes out tmz posts it on their main page then they
catagorize it. Just for the record you Beyonce Stans need to get a life and grow up and respect the fact that she is not everyones favorite. DEAL WITH IT! Did you realize that this same story was broad casted on CNN news. So I guess CNN and the local news stations and newspapers are hating too LOL! What amazes me is that Beyonce'signorant fans come on here and say someone is hating and picking on her. However, did you not realize that TMZ does post about a variety of other celebrites besides her. As a matter of fact Anna Nicole, Brittney Spears, and Paris Hilton have a whole lot more
nasty articles posted about them. But you dummies still insist on labeling anyone who does not find Beyonce appealing. It's just you low class, low minded, no class, ignorant Beyonce fans that need to realize that life does not revolve around what you or Beyonce wants.

Posted at 10:27PM on May 16th 2007 by Growup&Getalife

58. ##34 you are 1 to talk! JADAKISS said the same thing even down to the 85%--- S.T.F.U. ----and as far anybody being AS HOT AS B- well, hell is hot too! and i feel that she totally switched up her image to meet the standard! that's just greed!!!! all for fame! yea so what she's pretty. i'm pretty! i have been picked off the runway b4 i even made it down the catwalk and back. soo please speak for yourself when you say" your not hot"! you don't know me or any of my collegues. only what you see. and by the way ##34,real beauty is natrual. no make -up needed. airbrushing??what is that? and your attitude makes up the difference! and she came to the Queen City---Charlotte, N.C. when D>C> was still together. i was in the building and so you know--they were not the most pleasant group to be around. especially B. and i heard and saw quite a bit that day. i know alot of gorgeous ladies other than B! and all NATURAL(no weave, make-up,fake nails,silicone.....) and she should have never made that video w/ SHAKIRA-- now you can see who is fake and who is natural! and i love it b/c B has a real jacked up attitude! ###34 you come across to me as being another stupid bitch! BASICALLY! but then again,birds of a feather--CLUCK--together.

Posted at 2:34AM on May 17th 2007 by so what ##34 you just bit someones' rhyme!!

59. Muhammad Ali is and always will be The Greatest. Beyonce is the female counterpart. The Greatest. I don't believe she deliberately did anything wrong..

Posted at 4:47PM on May 21st 2007 by Raziya

60. @#59 don't fool yourself. Beyonce is not the greatest nor will she ever be. If you want to talk about great let's say, Yolonda Adams, celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, or Mariah Carey. When you do the comparisons Beyonce is like clam chowder when it comes to those great talents mentioned above.

Posted at 9:33PM on May 21st 2007 by Whatever

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