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Beyonce E! NEWS -- Two years ago it didn't look like Beyoncé and Jay Z were going to make it to their next wedding anniversary. Their marriage was at breaking point and they were barely talking. The couple was forced to make a choice: save the relationship or live separate lives. "They had been having problems for years," reveals a source close to the couple. "There was a constant commitment issue between them and in the end they were barely speaking. Beyoncé didn't fully trust Jay and it was hard for her to get past that." And so began an intense period of reflection for the couple, continues the insider. "They went to a lot of counseling and have been working on their issues ever since. They had help to get them through it." With the release of Lemonade, Beyoncé seems to have finally faced the martial strife rumors, which have plagued them for years. And in the process, solved the mystery of what really happened in t...

Alex Bize In a recent interview with Vanity Fair recently, rap-star Jay-Z indicated that the likely success of his new talent agency will in part rest on his financial skills, ” I know about budgets. I was a drug dealer .” Jay-Z’s first non music major commercial venture was Rocawear, A $700m a year turnover fashion line ran with co-founder "with co-founder Damon Dash, Alex Bize and his Russian partner Norton Cher. ..." . In 2007 against the background of a minor scandal regarding the use of fur Jay-Z sold the rights to Iconix Brand Group with Bize and Cher being made licensees "for the core business" One of Jay-Z’s business partners, Russian emigree Alex Bize opened his own fashion line CAVI, and seemed to draw on his former business partner’s business acumen. In 2011 Corporate pilot Ricky Rico was owned several thousand dollars by Alex Bize and CAVI with checks appearing after the pilot resorted to ABC channel 7 news . ...

**** THE LAS VEGAS GOSSIP **** Jay Z With Noah Tepperberg Saturday night Jay-Z returned to TAO Las Vegas to deliver another epic night for club goers. While his sold out Watch the Throne concert was Friday he decided to throw an “after, after” party at TAO on Saturday night for fans wanting more. The star made his way into the packed hot spot around 1 am and with one shout out from DJ Ross One the crowd erupted and camera phones went flying in the air to catch a shot of Hova. He commanded a VIP table on the dance floor with a group of his close guy friends. A six piece marching band with a little person conductor traveled through the partiers to his table, where they launched into the intro of his hit “N**gas in Paris”. Jay loved the tribute and it sent the crowd into a frenzy. The party marched on after that with Jigga holding court well past 3 am as TAO’s bottle fairy delivered a seemingly endless supply of Ace of Spades. Every time she made her way down the zip line with a bot...

**** THE LAS VEGAS GOSSIP **** Eva Amurri With Fortune Teller Joan DuKore Usher and David Guetta Eva Amurri With Friends Friday night TAO Nightclub celebrated its 1000th night. JAY-Z hosted the event commemorating so many great parties. The legend himself was joined by the father of the West, Dr. Dre as they held court at a dance floor table, providing inspiration for DJ Ross One who went back and forth playing each of their hits. JAY-Z was presented with a $100,000, 15 liter bottle of Ace of Spades Champagne, delivered on a king's throne with jokers in tow. JAY and Dre toasted Jermaine Dupri who was also at the sold out event celebrating his 36th birthday. TAO Las Vegas opened exactly six years ago to the night, on September 23, 2005 with a monster 30th birthday bash for Jermaine hosted by his ex Janet Jackson. While he hung with JAY and Dre, Jermaine's crew took over a table across the dance floor where he was joined by disco spawn and 90210 actor Evan Ross and his wif...

**** THE LAS VEGAS GOSSIP **** Rihanna Rihanna With Jay-Z Jimmy Iovine With Marc Anthony And Jennifer Lopez Jay-Z With Kanye West It was a night unlike any other the Vegas Strip has ever seen at the grand opening of Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve. Acclaimed global superstar DJ Erick Morillo kicked off the night with a set in the club's Main Room and led the countdown to 2011, while Interscope's Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre got the party started in the club's VIP room with DJ Ross One. After the JAY-Z and Coldplay private concert in the event center at The Cosmopolitan the celebrities descended en masse to the new mega club for a historic opening. Kellan Lutz, who showed up wearing a black eye mask to avoid the Twi-Hards lined up outside to see him, settled into a table in Marquee's Main Room next to Wilmer Valderamma. 50 Cent arrived with friend Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was in anything but a fighting mood, and the two w...

**** JAY Z. ROCKS ATLANTIC CITY JERSEY SHORE **** Jay Z. In Concert At Borgata Jay Z Performs At Borgata Jay Z. At The Borgata Atlantic City Jay-Z performed to a sold out crowd at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel And Casino which included:Adrienne Bailon, Fantasia Barrino,Jaclyn (Real Housewives of NJ), Michael Phelps, Stevie Wonder and Teresa Giudice (Real Housewives of NJ). After the concert, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder and Robin Thicke dined at the Old Homestead in Borgata and watch the Pacquiao fight. Sam Ronson joined the group later after her DJ set at Borgata’s club mur.mur where Bobby Flay, Charlotte Ronson, Michael Phelps, Robin Thicke and Angela from Jersey Shore partied. The girls were swooning over Michael and asked him for photos. Later in the evening Beyonce arrived, she joined Jay-Z in Borgata’s high limit salon for Blackjack.

**** BING PRESENTS THE FOURTH ANNUAL SHAWN “JAY-Z” CARTER AND LEBRON JAMES TWO KINGS DINNER **** Jay Z. With LeBron James Courtney Mazza With Mario Lopez Two Kings – Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, “King of Entertainment” and LeBron James, “King of Sports” – took over W Hotel in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, February 13th to co-host a private “power dinner” that consisted of a veritable who’s who in the entertainment and sports industries, including many of the CEOs and CMOs from Fortune 500 companies who will be in town for the NBA All-Star Weekend. Guests enjoyed a dinner menu prepared by renowned chef Tom Colicchio at Craft Dallas and Dallas Cowboys Owner & GM Jerry Jones will speak. Steuben Glass, the world’s finest maker of pure crystal, created an exclusive limited edition crystal ticket for dinner guests. Following the exclusive dinner, guests were joined by 500 stars and athletes at the Two Kings After Party at Ghost Bar at the W with music by Mick Boogie and Clark Kent.

**** WALTER MCBRIDE ON BROADWAY **** THE STARS FLOCK TO 'FELA' **** Ben Stiller Sherie Rene Scott Gayle King Angelique Kidjo Jay Z Judith Jamison Sandra Isidore Lee Daniels Bobby Cannavale David Byrne Harry Belafonte Lou Reed And Laurie Anderson Lou Reed along with Laurie Anderson, the legend himself Harry Belafonte , Ben Stiller , Gayle King, Jay Z, Judith Jamison, Bobby Cannavale, David Byrne and many other stars attended the Opening Night Performance of FELA ! on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. is considering retirement if his upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" movie flops at the box office. The very talented star is adamant that if his new detective movie doesn't do well on its release next month, he will think about finishing his film career because he will not be obligated to do any sequels. But Downey Jr. is admitting he might follow in the footsteps of rapper Jay-Z by announcing his retirement and then bouncing back months later with an exciting new project. He tells Entertainment Weekly , "I can only be a guy on a call sheet probably, I don't know, maybe a couple more times. It's something I'm so grateful to have in my palm, and yet I already see its inevitable decay. "If 'Sherlock Holmes' performs well, I could be busy for the next 5 or 7 or 10 years. But we'd like to go ahead and suggest the Jay-Z model wherein one announces his retirement, soaks in all the requisite fanfare, and then behaves...

**** THE STARS ROCK NEW YORK IMPERIAL **** Swizz Beatz And Jay Z Bobby Trendz With Swizz Beatz And Jay Z The Godfather of Hip Hop partied at The Imperial Friday Night, along with Juggernaut artist/producer Swizz Beatz. They came to join DJ Bobby Trendz at his hotter than hot Friday night weekly event, which featured a live performance by another music star-Fat Joe. While it was public knowledge about the feud between Fat Joe and Jay Z, Imperial owner and club Legend Paul Drohan said, "apparently the beef is over between them I am glad to say" ...adding-"we're an art club here at The Imperial, the ultimate nurturing environment for all music and artists. I hope we helped bring two Icons back a little closer together." We later checked out Fat Joe's twitter (@JoeyCrackTS) "Shouts to JZ and Swizz for coming through to my party at Imperial!!! @ Dj Bobby Trendz-What a party homie.!!!" Also at Imperial were adult film stars from the current exxxotic con...

Jay Z Jay Z took the Big Apple by storm the other night at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. The singing star really gave a show the the audience will never forget. Photo By: Sara Herbert Galloway

Martha Stewart Jay Z Jay Z and Martha Stewart visited the "Late Show with David Letterman" studios at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City . Photos By: RD / Dziekan / Retna Digital

Jay Z Jay-Z has confirmed his split with Def Jam records. The star is confirming gossip reports that he has left the record company where he was made star and went from artist to president, and back to artist once again. In an interview with the Web site RapRadar.com , he thanks the label's executives and calls his time at Def Jam "a unique and fulfilling experience." Last year, Jay-Z and Live Nation struck a wide-ranging deal that included touring, publishing and albums. Photo By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Beyonce Superstars Jay Z. and beautiful wife Beyonce have topped a new poll as Hollywood’s richest couple. They have combined earnings for 2008 of $162 million.The Crazy In Love stars, who wed in April (08), have amassed a fortune in the year from 1 June 2007 to 2008.Rapper Jay-Z earned $82 million. from his recent $150 million. 10-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation, while wife Knowles has brought in $80 million. from her various ventures in fashion, film and music.Their 2008 fortune sets them far apart from Hollywood’s other power couples Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are in second place in the Forbes magazine poll with $85 million. while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could only manage fifth place with $34 million. The top 10 of Hollywood’s Top Earning Couples 1. Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles - $162 million 2. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith - $85 million 3. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham - $58 million 4. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - $35 million ) 5. Brad P...

Ban Ki-Moon Media King Ted Turner Music Icon Jay Z. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter received his 'Millennium Development Goal' (MDG) award during the United Nations Association Of The USA's 2008 Global Leadership awards gala held at The Waldorf Astoria last night in New York City.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was also on hand as was Media king Ted Turner who also picked up a award. Photos By: RD/ Leon / Retna Digital

Music King Jay Z. JAY-Z is being named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by sports clothing company I Will Not Lose, LLC over a slogan used in the star’s 2007 Rocawear apparel advertising campaign.I Will Not Lose, LLC CEO Reggie Tucker claims Rocawear’s marketing executives used his trademarked phrase ‘I Will Not Lose’ to promote their urbanwear range internationally without permission. In the suit, filed in Georgia Northern District Court on September 18th, Tucker further alleges that Rocawear bosses failed to respond to calls to settle the matter out of court. Rocawear’s I Will Not Lose campaign was launched early last year and featured spokesmodels including Chris Brown and Ciara, who recited the copyrighted phrase.Jay Z. sold the rights to his Rocawear fashion firm to Iconix Brand Group in March 2007, but is believed to still oversee the product development, licensing, and marketing of the urbanwear.Tucker is seeking the termination of Rocawear’s use of the slogan and is s...

Jay Z. is stunned with Amy Winehouses mean temper at the Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, after launching a scathing attack on his very good friend Kayne West. The rehab singer hit the headlines the other day for attacking a audience member in the crowd at the English music festival on Saturday, but headliner Jay-Z was more put out by the singer’s comments about friend West minutes later. Jay-Z, who was watching her show from the side of Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, admits he was a little upset when Winehouse turned on his "brother" during a rant in which she attempted to defend festival organizers for hiring Jay-Z as Glastonbury’s first rap headliner. She told the audience: "Imagine if it was a c**t like Kanye West! `C**ts like Kanye’ - should be his next album title!" Jay-Z tells MTV.com, "She said something about Kanye late on (in her set) but I didn’t hear it and I don’t agree with it. He’s my brother and the biggest artist on Roc-a-fella (records) r...

Jay Z. And Usher Jay Z and Usher exit Katsuya yesterday in West Hollywood, California. Jay Z, who recently married his sweetheart Beyonce, looked great in huge sunglasses and a funky cardigan as he left with his great friend Usher, who wore a jaunty cap and matching jacket. Something about Jay Z's sneakers that we like. Don't know what, but we like. Photo By: FC-Stop Media/BuzzFoto

Singing star Beyonce Knowles is finally flashing her wedding ring to fans, four days after marrying music king Jay-Z in secret.The happy couple has refused to speak about their wedding ceremony, which took place in Westchester, New York on Friday, followed by a reception at the rapper's downtown New York City apartment. Jay-Z added to the confusion on Monday when he was photographed without a wedding ring. But concertgoers at the rapper's concert in Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday night spotted an impressive gem on Knowles' left ring finger, as she partied with her pal Usher in the V.I.P. area.

Jay Z's Tribeca Home Gwyneth Paltrow Arrives Singing star Beyonce Knowles allegedly wed rapper Jay-Z yesterday, a source close to the couple told People magazine. “It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair – close friends and family,” the source said. News of the reported wedding comes after days of speculation following reports, which surfaced last Tuesday, that Jay-Z and Beyonce had taken out a marriage license in Scarsdale, New York. The couple reportedly followed their private ceremony with a star-studded reception that included Destiny Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, Tina Knowles, Solange, and close friends Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, and Jay-Z’s close friends. Jay-Z’s favorite man on the turntables, DJ Cassidy, was at the reception spinning, according to the source. “Cassidy mentioned a week ago that he was really excited for the Jay Z and Beyonce’s wedding party to happen,” the source said. Earlie...