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The
esteemed
publicist
for
Beyoncé
fired
back
at
Erykah
Badu
recently
over
claims
the
superstar
copied
a
style
of
hers
for
the
Cowboy
Carter
release.
There
might
be
a
slight
bit
of
beef
down
in
the
heart
of
Texas
as
Erykah
Badu
feels
that
the
latest
artwork
release
by
Beyoncé
for
her
upcoming
album,
Act
II:
Cowboy
Carter,
took
from
her
own
style.
It
began
as
Beyoncé
shared
artwork
for
the
limited
edition
version
of
her
release.
The
photograph
shows
the
singer
in
the
nude,
standing
tall
while
draped
in
a
banner
emblazoned
with
“Act
II
Beyoncé”
(an
homage
to
her
mother
Tina
Knowles’
maiden
name)
with
a
lit
cigar
while
wearing
a
hairstyle
of
long
braids.
The
image
didn’t
sit
well
with
Erykah
Badu,
who
posted
the
image
on
her
Instagram
Stories
with
a
simple
caption
of
“Hmmm.”
The
“Window
Seat”
artist
added
a
little
bit
more
shade
with
another
post
on
the
social
media
platform,
which
featured
a
photo
of
her
rocking
a
braided
hairstyle
with
white
translucent
beads
which
she
pinned
to
the
top
of
her
grid.
The
53-year-old
artist
flaunted
the
hairstyle
last
month
during
her
birthday
concert
in
Dallas.
The
message
wasn’t
lost
on
the
legion
of
Beyoncé
fans
known
as
the
BeyHive,
and
they
promptly
let
her
know
in
the
comments
of
the
post.
“No
disrespect
Beyoncé
not
trying
to
copy
you,
and
on
top
of
that,
it’s
a
damn
hairstyle
that
has
been
around
in
the
Black
community
for
a
while!!”
one
user
wrote.
Yvette
Noel-Schure
–
who’s
worked
extensively
with
Beyoncé
for
20
years
–
laid
down
the
definitive
word
with
her
own
social
media
post,
a
montage
reel
of
the
superstar’s
looks
from
her
rise
with
Destiny’s
Child
to
now,
including
her
Lemonade
album
cover
where
she
also
famously
wore
braids.
“She
slays.
She
slays.
Now.
Then.
Always.”
Noel-Schure
captioned
the
post.
The
reaction
did
prompt
a
somewhat
comical
response
from
Erykah
Badu,
this
time
in
a
post
on
X,
formerly
Twitter.
“To
Jay
Z
.
Say
somethin’,
Jay.
You
gone
let
this
woman
and
these
bees
do
this
to
me
??”
she
wrote.
There
hasn’t
been
any
response
yet
by
Jay-Z
or
Beyoncé.
Act
II:
Cowboy
Carter
will
be
released
March
29.
