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    Beyonce Urged to Respond to Subpoena Over 'Black Is King' Shelter Island Lawsuit

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    Horse farm owner Mike Gaynor has launched legal action against local town council for allegedly allowing the’ Formation’ singer to shoot the video at a historical site in exchange of ‘substantial fee’.

    Nov 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A horse farm owner on Shelter Island, New York has ordered lawmakers to force Beyonce Knowles to respond to a subpoena over a legal spat linked to her “Black Is King” visual album.
    Mike Gaynor launched legal action against local town council officials for allegedly allowing the superstar to shoot a video at Sylvester Manor, the former home of slave trader Nathaniel Sylvester in return for an alleged “substantial fee” – and allegedly without having to obtain the proper permits.
    Gaynor said in court docs, “I’m a very wealthy person, and I’m able to defend myself when I’m treated unfairly in my community. What we find so beautiful about Shelter Island is its historical nature, it’s a very simple place, untouched, but increasingly the fact is that if you’re wealthy on the island you’ll be treated one way, and it’s different for everyone else.

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    “The farm was paid a substantial fee for the Filming and was required to sign non-disclosure agreements assuring its secrecy,” Gaynor’s documents continued to read.
    He claims he served Beyonce the subpoena at her East Hampton, New York mansion, and states: “It has now been over a month since Beyonce was served with the Subpoena, and she has not objected to any of the Subpoena… nor has she provided any justification for her failure to respond.”
    “This Court should compel Beyonce to comply… within 14 days issuing a warrant for a Sheriff to bring her to be deposed – or order her to pay costs, penalties, and damages.”
    Beyonce has yet to respond and bosses at Disney, the company which distributed Black is King on streaming site Disney+, insist they simply bought the finished project from Beyonce and had nothing to do with the filming locations she chose.

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      Beyonce Changes Her Costumes 63 Times in 'Black Is King'

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      According to her fashion curator, the former Destiny’s Child member undergoes a total of 63 costume changes for her visual album which debuts on the Disney streaming site.
      Aug 5, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Beyonce changes outfits a total of 63 times in “Black Is King”.
      The 38-year-old singer’s visual album, which accompanies “The Lion King: The Gift”, dropped on Disney+ last Friday (31Jul20), with fans left stunned by the incredible ensembles Beyonce sports throughout the 85-minute film.
      “Black Is King” ‘s fashion curator Zerina Akers opened up about working on the project during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, telling the outlet that she had to come prepared with suitcases upon suitcases of clothes for the former Destiny’s Child star.
      Revealing Beyonce had 63 outfit changes, Akers said, “You have to be prepared. If she says, ‘I just want to shoot, I think it would be really nice in a T-shirt,’ I’m like, OK, 10 ball gowns, please. Just in case! Because more likely than not, we get there and it’s like, ‘Oh, it’s so beautiful, we need something more grand.’ And we kind of allow it to shape-shift.”
      Akers also had to ensure that she had lots of outfit choices for Beyonce’s eight-year-old daughter Blue, who also features in the visual album.
      “The cool thing about Blue that not a lot of people know is that a lot of times she chooses when she wants to (be involved),” she said. “She may see her mother doing a shot she thinks is cool. When she sees something in it, she may be like, ‘I want to do that, can I have a turn to do that?’ ”
      “She gets up and she just kind of does her thing. It all kind of comes to life.”

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      Beyonce Dedicates 'Black Is King' to Her Only Son Sir Carter

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      The ‘Black Parade’ singer gives a special shout-out to her one and only son Sir Carter in her visual album which is newly released on the Disney streaming site.
      Aug 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Beyonce gave a special dedication to her son Sir Carter in the closing moments of her new visual album “Black Is King”.
      The film was released exclusively on the Disney+ platform on Friday (31Jul20), with the hitmaker uniting husband Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy, and mum Tina Knowles-Lawson for the project, which is based on Beyonce’s 2019 album “The Lion King: The Gift”.
      In the closing moments of the project, a video plays of Beyonce sweetly dancing with three-year-old Sir as he smiles contently, alongside a message revealing that she’s dedicated her latest project to her only son.
      “Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter,” the message reads. “And to all our sons and daughters, the sun and the moon sow for you. You are the keys to the kingdom.”
      Sir’s twin sister Rumi also features in the film, and elder sister Blue, alongside an A-list line-up including Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, and Lupita Nyong’o.

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      Beyonce Celebrates Black Excellence in Star-Studded 'Black Is King'

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      The ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ hitmaker reunites with Kelly Rowland and brings together her family and famous friends in the newly-premiered visual album.
      Aug 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Beyonce gathered an A-list cast of famous pals, including former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, along with her own family, to celebrate black excellence in her new streaming visual album, “Black Is King”.
      Available exclusively on the Disney+ platform from Friday (31Jul20), Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, and the star’s husband Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy, and mum Tina Knowles-Lawson, all feature in the film, based on Beyonce’s 2019 album “The Lion King: The Gift”.
      In a press release for the visual album, which follows the star’s appearance as adult Nala in Disney’s live-action remake of the 1994 classic, “The Lion King”, it explains the project “reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns” and is “a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience.”
      “Black Is King” features dance sequences, “The Lion King” samples, and footage of black families around the world, alongside sequences of the “Diva” hitmaker on a beach, reciting details of a spiritual journey that spans generations.
      It was filmed across locations in New York, Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London, and Belgium.
      Ahead of the film’s release, the “Formation” singer shared a new video for track “Already” from B”lack Is King” and released new songs – including an extended version of “Black Parade” on a deluxe version of “The Gift”.

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      Beyonce Treats Fans to Star-Studded Trailer for 'Black Is King'

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      This Disney+ project, which is based on the ‘Formation’ singer’s album ‘The Gift’, will premiere globally and feature the likes of Jay-Z and Lupita Nyong’o among others.
      Jul 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Beyonce Knowles has unveiled the all-star trailer for her upcoming visual album, “Black Is King”, featuring her husband Jay-Z, supermodel Naomi Campbell, and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.
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      The teaser for the Disney+ project, based on the singer’s “The Lion King (2019)” album, “The Gift”, also features Beyonce’s longtime pal and former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams, and her mum, Tina Knowles Lawson.
      The film, which will premiere globally on streaming service Disney+ on July 31, “reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns,” according to a Disney press release.
      “Black Is King” includes full-length videos for the songs “Already”, “Brown Skin Girl”, “Mood 4 Eva” and “My Power”, which features in the new trailer.
      Beyonce is credited as writer, director and executive producer on “Black Is King”.

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