Beyonce has been battling over the trademark of Blue Ivy in a legal battle against Veronica Morales, a wedding planner whose company shares the same name. Morales claimed Beyonce attempted to file a trademark for the name which the singer has claimed was to protect her daughter’s name. Morales has stated that she already had the name first as she was using it for her company.

After Beyonce fired back at Morales on claims that Blue Ivy is a cultural icon, Morales clapped back in a statement saying, “With all due respect, Blue Ivy Carter definitely is not a cultural icon. That would be someone like Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe. Celebrities need to follow the law like everyone else.”

Over the years, Beyonce and Jay-Z have faced accusations of being part of the Illuminati. Although they’ve attempted to debunk these claims, conspiracy theorist and hip-hop fans have allegedly found symbols in their art alluding to their association to the secret society of powerful people. According to The Blast, Morales used these allegations and conspiracies against the couple as well.

“Many members of the general public believe the Carter’s are members of the so-called ‘Illuminati’ and the name of their daughter spelled backwards is “Eulb Yvi” which in Latin is translated to ‘Lucifer’s Daughter,'” Morales argued.

Morales is demanding Beyonce’s application for trademark gets denied. 

There wasn’t any possible way that the Super Bowl would’ve passed without Jay-Z making headlines. The rapper’s partnership with the NFL drew criticism, especially since it seemed like a slight towards Colin Kaepernick. Jay even said that “we’re passed kneeling” and wanted to use the opportunity to make a change.

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When Jay-Z and Beyonce were spotted sitting down during the National Anthem, they were immediately hit with critics including Kaep who brought up Hov’s previous comments on kneeling. All of that to say, Jay-Z didn’t actually sit down as a way to protest, TMZ reports. During an appearance at Colombia University, the rapper explained that he was sitting down because he was far more focused on Demi Lovato‘s performance since Roc Nation is handling the NFL’s music and entertainment.

“We get there and we immediately jump into artist mode,” he said. “Now, I’m just really looking at the show. The mics start. Was it too low to start?” He continued to explain how he was analyzing all aspects of how Demi’s performance was going down as well as Yolanda Adams performance of “America The Beautiful” and of course, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez‘ half-time show. 

Jay-Z went onto explain that he definitely didn’t need to silently protest in any way while also joking about people thinking Blue Ivy was involved in the protest.

Peep the video here. 

She may only be seven-years-old, but Blue Ivy's appearance has been the subject of internet conversations since she was born. The daughter of billionaire, music mogul couple Jay Z and Beyoncé is an unproblematic kid with seemingly unproblematic parents, but for years critics have spoken candidly about her looks. 

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Years ago, a woman from New York launched a silly Change.org petition for Beyoncé to take better care of Blue's hair after the young girl was seen rocking her natural locks. Then, Karrueche Tran read off a joke about Blue Ivy while she was visiting 106 & Park. Speaking as Blue Ivy Karrueche said, " "I really did wake up like this, because my parents never comb my hair." Following the remark, the producer of 106 & Park was suspended.

On Wednesday, photos began to circulate of Jay and Bey's New Year's Eve party. The black and white stills showed a growing Blue, and a Vanity Fair film critic by the name of K. Austin Collins tweeted about how much the little girl resembled her father. "I have a feeling the jay z face genes are about to really hit Blue Ivy and I feel so sorry for her," Collins wrote. Then, Harper's Magazine editor Violet Lucca replied to the tweet by writing, "Or she'll just get plastic surgery at 16 a la Kylie Jenner and we'll all have to pretend that she always looked that way...I can't allow myself to feel too sorry for the incredibly rich!"

It didn't take long for both tweets to make their way through social media causing both Collins and Lucca to issue apologies. "I’m sorry about the Blue Ivy tweet — bad joke, and black girls in particular deserve better," he wrote. Lucca penned, "Sorry I was cleaning my apartment while this blew up...children of famous ought to be off limits, but time and again they haven’t been. So I said something petty and have been called ugly, old, and a racist."

Lucca added that she wasn't looking for sympathy. "I’m not playing the victim," she said. "Sorry that I insulted Beyoncé’s daughter by suggesting that she might get plastic surgery some day, like many children of famous people do." Check out the tweets below.

Megan Thee Stallion has had quite the year, full of major ups and tragic downs. Though she sadly lost both her mother and grandmother in 2019, Meg has also achieved major success in her career, and from the looks of it, she celebrated all of her accomplishments this year with the best company by her side. Megan shared a post on Instagram on New Year’s Day featuring two black-and-white photos of herself joined by the goddesses themselves, Queen Bey and Mini Bey.

Beyoncé and Blue Ivy posed alongside the Hot Girl herself in the photo booth on NYE. Bey donned a festive paper hat, while Blue flashes a smile looking all grown up. Meg beams in both photos, throwing up a “rock on” sign in the first shot. The emoji in the caption references this hand gesture, as Meg tags Bey and wishes her a Happy 2020. The moment was likely a big deal for Meg, as she recently revealed that she watches video of her fellow Houston Hottie when she’s feeling down about herself to boost her confidence and self-esteem. “If Beyoncé can get through it, I can get through it,” she shared. Meg has also revealed that Beyoncé is definitely her dream collaborator. Hopefully they discussed this possibility during their New Year’s celebrations, and that a collab is on the horizon!