Cyrus Langhorne
Grammy-winning singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter‘s BeyHive can finally put a stop to their massive celebrity witch-hunt to identify her mysterious “Becky” reference.
Former hip-hop vixen Karrine “Superhead” Steffans outed herself as the “Becky” Queen Bey called out on her new “Sorry” song in an open blog post Friday (April 29).
“Over 15 years ago, I had Beyoncé’s husband. Yes, I was one of Jay Z’s Beckys back in the year 2000 for about three minutes, which is about as long it takes me to satisfy a man in the back of a Maybach while overlooking the beaches of Malibu,” Steffans wrote in a post titled “I Am Becky With the Good Hair.” “I was a 21-year-old California transplant who’d been tossed into my first music video after a fateful meeting with director Hype Williams. … This was the beginning of my stint as a video girl, and one day Jay and I stole away for some time alone toward the end of the day.” (XO Jane)
Steffans also revealed her reaction to watching Bey’s Lemonade visual album which premiered on HBO last weekend.
“I saw my role. I saw hers. I saw an endless march of Beckys who can never be stopped no matter the rage, no matter the brilliance of the lyrical vein cutting. And I listened to a woman who seemingly has it all but is riddled with the same insecurities of a woman who has not nearly as much. I witnessed as she went through the same stages I’ve gone through and am still traversing through as a wife, and the stages I have contributed to as a Becky.” (XO Jane)
Roc Nation’s Rita Ora addressed the “Becky” witch-hunt on social media.
Celebrity designer Rachel Roy came forward to address her alleged identity as Bey’s “Becky” via a statement this week.
“I want to put the speculation and rumors to rest. My Instagram post was meant to be fun and lighthearted, it was misunderstood as something other than that. There is no validity to the idea that the song references me personally. There is no truth to the rumors. Consequently, online haters have targeted me and my daughters in a hurtful and scary manner, including physical threats. As a mother – and I know many mothers would agree – I feel that bullying in any form is harmful and unacceptable. I would hope that the media sees the real issue here – the issue of cyber bullying – and how it should not be tolerated by anyone.” (People)
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