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Jay-Z Denies Beyonce's Pregnancy
Singer Beyonce arrives at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Last week, the world of news locked on the news that Beyonce was pregnant with her second child, after E! Online broke the story.
But today, that news is coming under fire by none other than Mrs. Beyonce: Jay-Z himself apparently emailed Ebro Darden, the head honcho at Hot 97, saying that it's all a big lie. According to Kid Fury:
“It’s not true. The news is worse than blogs,” Jay reportedly emailed the program director.
Beyonce herself had some cryptic comments to make on Instagram as well, posting the following comment before deleting it soon after:
'I can't stop the rumors from starting, and I can't really change peoples minds who believe them, all I can do is sit back and laugh at these low life people who have nothing better to do than talk about me.'
So. Perhaps no sibling for Blue Ivy just yet. Or if there is, he or she is not quite ready for their debut.
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