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Beyonce Shows Off $5 Million Wedding Ring

Lindsay Powers — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:34:00 -0400

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Bling, bling!

Beyonce is finally showing off her wedding ring, and it's worth a whopping $5 million!

The singer/actress, who tied the knot to Jay-Z in April, wore the Lorraine Schwartz stunner on the red carpet at Conde Nast's Fashion Rocks event in NYC Friday night.

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The ring features an 18-carat flawless diamond set in platinum.

(Jay-Z finally debuted his wedding ring in NYC on July 29 - three months after their secret ceremony at his NYC apartment)

See how much celebs paid for their engagement rings.

In addition to her ring, Beyonce showed off her bod in a short black frock on the red carpet. She recently lost the 20 pounds she packed on to play Etta James in Cadillac Records.

Gaining weight "was so much fun," she says in October's British Marie Claire. But when she later landed a part in the psychological thriller Obsessed, "I had to lose it," she laments. "I was so angry with myself. I was like, 'D'oh! Why do you have to go through this?'"

How strict is her diet these days?

Before her Marie Claire shoot, she stipulated her catering needs: "No chips, no candy, no desserts, no junk food, no fried food."

Check out photos of Beyonce's fashion through the years.

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Singer Beyonce performs during the Conde Nast Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, 2008.

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Rapper Jay-Z: Why I Won't Confirm My Marriage to Beyoncé

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:53:35 -0400

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PLUS: Beyoncé showed off her wedding ring in NYC Wednesday

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Jay-Z says privacy is the reason he and Beyonce won't talk about their wedding or marriage.

"I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself," he tells Vibe in their September issue.

"You have to have something sacred to you and the people around you," the 38-year-old adds. "I shared so much of my life… I should have something to hold on to."

See photos of Beyonce & Jay-Z through the years.

Beyonce, 26, and Jay-Z tied the knot over three months ago in a "very special, very private, very intimate" rooftop ceremony, according to a source close to the pair. He was finally spotted with his wedding ring last week.

Beyonce also showed off her wedding ring for the first time on Wednesday, when she saw Jay-Z perform at Madison Square Garden.

See photos of Us' Best Celeb Weddings.

Jay-Z also tells Vibe why he's a strong supporter of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

"What [Obama] represents is, we as a people are part of the American Dream," he says. "We were left out of the dream at a certain point. Now the dream is, you can be anything – and it's not cliché."

See photos of stars who back Barack Obama.

The rapper is featured on three special commemorative Vibe covers – out August 18 – for the magazine's 15th anniversary. The issue includes a comprehensive songography of his 450+ songs.

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Jay-Z Finally Wearing Wedding Ring

Lindsay Powers — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:20:21 -0400

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Beyonce's husband was spotted with the bling in NYC

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Jay-Z donned never-before-seen bling in NYC Wednesday: his wedding ring to Beyonce!

The rapper, 38, was spotted wearing the jewelry while leaving his Tribeca apartment, where they wed April 4.

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Beyonce, 26, and Jay-Z tied the knot over three months ago in a "very special, very private, very intimate" rooftop ceremony, according to a source close to the pair.

Look back at Jay-Z and Beyonce's most romantic moments.

Famous guests included Destiny's Child singers Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as well as Gwyneth Paltrow and hubby Chris Martin.

Why did they choose the date April 4? They're obsessed with the number!

The rapper named his club 40/40 after a baseball term. (If a player hits 40 home runs and steals 40 bases in the same season, it's considered a major coup.)

The couple also have matching IV tattoos on their ring fingers, and they were each born on the fourth day of a month (Beyoncé on September 4; Jay-Z, December 4).

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Are kids next for the couple?

"One day I hope to be married with children," the singer told Ellen DeGeneres in 2006.

"I don't want to retire at 30, I want to relax," she said. "I still want to make albums and movies, but at a slower pace."

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Jay-Z spotted leaving his apartment wearing his wedding ring in New York City on July 25, 2008.

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Report: Amy Winehouse Calls Kanye West a "C--t"

Alissa R — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:54:48 -0400

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Lunging at a fan wasn't the only controversial part of singer Amy Winehouse's performance at the Glastonbury Festival Saturday.

Near the end of her set, according to NME, the singer asked, "Are there any black people in the crowd?"

"Let's hear it for Jay-Z," Winehouse, 24, said. "The man has got bollocks to come here, and play the tunes you don't even know you remember. Imagine if it was a c--t like Kanye West. 'C--ts Like Kanye' - that should be his next album title."

(Her rep was unavailable for comment.)

Meanwhile, the man who was attacked by Winehouse at the show is speaking out for the first time about the incident.

"I saw a hat being thrown from behind me and it hit Amy's beehive," James Gostelow told the BBC. "She looked down, saw me looking up, and her elbow went for me."

The 25-year-old London resident says the encounter was a case of mistaken identity.

"She caught my forehead, then someone may have shouted something from the back, which is when she went in again," he added.

Footage of the singer's lunge was widely circulated over the weekend (Watch here).

Gostelow, who provided the BBC with his tape of the incident, is not planning to file a police complaint. He's brushing off the incident as "all part of the Glastonbury experience.

"Not everyone can say they have been hit by Amy Winehouse," he said. "I'm just pleased I got to see her. She did a great act."

Last month, Winehouse was released on bail after being arrested for suspicion of drug use. She was questioned by police for more than nine hours about footage from January that shows her allegedly using a crack pipe.

The singer also went to rehab in January.

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Jacob the Jeweler Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

Lindsay Powers — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:06:41 -0400

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He was involved in a multi-state drug ring

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Jacob the Jeweler has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multi-state drug ring, TMZ.com reports.

"I feel ashamed that I broke the laws of this country, a country that has been so good for me," the jeweler — whose real name is Jacob Arabov — said after the sentencing. "I will carry this shame for the rest of my life."

Arabov, 43, has made jewelry for Kanye West and Lil' Kim, among others in the hip hop world.

Prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn to hand down a three-year sentence, but Cohn cut him a break due to his charity work. Arabov will also pay a $50,000 fine and $2 million forfeiture payment to the government.

Arabov was arrested in his New York City store in 2006. Police charged he'd conspired to launder approximately $270 million in drug profits.

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Beyonce's Father on Pregnancy Report: No Comment

Henry Seltzer — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:43:12 -0400

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"They said that a month ago... We just let people make fools of themselves," Matthew Knowles says

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Matthew Knowles is not denying a New York Post report that daughter Beyonce is pregnant.

"They said that a month ago," he told Usmagazine.com Tuesday.

"We don't comment," he said. "We just let people make fools of themselves."

Beyonce, 26, and Jay-Z, 38, wed in April in a secret ceremony in NYC.

See the couple's most romantic moments here.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z at the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Jermaine Dupri: Jay-Z "Doing Great" After Wedding Beyonce

Rachel Paula Abrahamson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:30:51 -0400

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The producer worked with the rapper the day after his vows

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Producer Jermaine Dupri says Jay-Z is "doing great" since exchanging vows with Beyonce.

"We were in the studio the day after the wedding doing a record for Usher's album," he told Usmagazine.com at the opening of Bape store in L.A. Wednesday.

"It's the same as he always is," he added.

But Jay-Z was mum about enjoying married life.

"We don't talk about that kind of stuff," Dupri said. "We talk about work."

On Friday, Jay-Z and Beyonce's signed marriage license was filed in Scarsdale, NY.

The couple had a hush-hush wedding in New York City April 4.

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Beyoncé & Jay-Z: Marriage Is Official

Lindsay Powers — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:10:51 -0400

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They filed their signed marriage license last Friday in Scarsdale, New York

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Put any doubts to rest: Beyoncé and Jay-Z are definitely husband and wife.

Their signed marriage license was filed last Friday in Scarsdale, New York, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.

On April 1, they "applied for a marriage license," Scarsdale Town Clerk Donna Conkling tells Us.

"They were very low-key and weren't dressed up," she says. "They did not have a large entourage."

They took the license home that day, Conkling says, to have their hush-hush April 4 NYC wedding.

They signed the document and mailed it in after the ceremony.

"We received it back on Friday," Conkling says.

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Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z watch the game at the Toyota Center April 11, 2008 in Houston, Texas.

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Newlywed Beyoncé Hides Ring Finger at Basketball Game

Alissa R — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:47:13 -0400

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She and husband Jay-Z hit the Houston Rockets game Friday

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They just won't budge!

A week after their hush-hush NYC nuptials, Beyoncé and Jay-Z still won't confirm that they've wed.

The singer, 26, covered her ring finger Friday as they sat front row at the Houston Rockets-Phoenix Suns game in her Houston hometown. (The rapper, 38, is set to perform in Dallas tonight.)

Beyoncé's sister, Solange, was equally secretive when she popped by Us Weekly's NYC offices Wednesday.

She said she had "no idea" if her singing sis liked being married.

On Tuesday, Beyoncé turned up in the front row at Jay-Z's sold-out show in Atlanta, though there was no mention of their wedding.

Relive the couple's most romantic moments here.

In the new issue, Us Weekly reports on the singer's two dresses, what their first dance song was, the celebrity guests and just how tall the wedding cake was (hint: 5-foot-8!).

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Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z watch the game at the Toyota Center April 11, 2008 in Houston, Texas.

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Solange Knowles Visits Us Weekly, Plays Coy on Beyoncé's Wedding

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:15:48 -0400

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She says she has "no idea" if her singing sib likes married life

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Solange Knowles visited the New York offices of Us Weekly Wednesday but played coy when asked about the recent big event in her life: sister Beyoncé's wedding.

Does Beyoncé like being married? "I have no idea!" she responded.

Solange attended Beyonce and Jay-Z's hush-hush nuptials in NYC Friday night, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

When complimented about the skirt she wore to the wedding, she only replied, "It was a cute dress."

Was it a fun night? "What night are you talking about?" she replied. "Friday? Hmm. Friday. I really don't [know]."

The wedding aside, Solange did comment about Beyonce and her family.

"She's always pretty, she's always beautiful," she said when asked about Us' cover story on Beyonce's nuptials.

"Family is family, and we're all [a] very tight knit, protective family," she added.

Tuesday night Beyoncé turned up in the front row at Jay-Z's sold out show in Atlanta, though there was no mention of their wedding.

"It made the apartment like a heaven, like a palace," florist Amy Vongpitaka, owner of NYC's Amy's Orchids, told Us of the decorations. "You walked in, and it was all flowers — everything white and creamy."

In the new issue, Us Weekly reports on the singer's two dresses, what their first dance song was, the celebrity guests and just how tall the wedding cake was (hint: 5-foot-8!).

For more on Beyoncé's dream wedding, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

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