The Wildest Rumors About Jay Z

Are The Carters buying the Confederate flag? Nope.

Wishing On A Star - When you're Jay Z—one half of a $1 billion marriage—you can expect the rumor mill to churn. People just love to make small talk about folks with big money. The latest myth centered around Hov is that he and his wife Beyoncé are planning to purchase the rights to the Confederate flag.You read that right. Outlets have been running with the story from Newswatch33 that Jay and Bey want to own the Ol' Dixie emblem. The story even came with a fake quote from a fictional attorney that read:"My clients are adamant about purchasing the rights to the rebel Confederate flag. They have expressed deep concern regarding the flag and how it is tearing apart our nation... My clients have expressed that they are not looking to profit from the use of the flag, but rather prevent any further use of the flag on merchandise."Yeah, so this whole story i...
Hov 97 - When Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex went on a tirade declaring that he doesn't need Jay Z, stories almost immediately began circulating that Hov, along with a few investment partners like Carmelo Anthony, were buying the station. Emmis Communications put that word to bed, but the idea was the kind of takeover we'd almost expect from Jay [Hov laugh].(Photos from Left: Rich Schultz/Getty Images for Roc Nation Sports, Hot 97)
Splitsville - It's apparent that misery loves company because the Internet stays with stories that The Carters are calling it quits. However, according to their official online pages, Bonnie & Clyde are still riding off into the sunset. (Photo: Doug Peters/PA Photos/Landov)The Carters Are Expecting - Before there was Blue, the world couldn't wait for Jay and Beyoncé to announce that they were expecting. And after, the world can't wait for Carter baby, the sequel. Despite all those "Possible Baby Bump" headlines, Bey continues to prove that it's not happening [yet]. Carry on.(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)

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Wishing On A Star - When you're Jay Z—one half of a $1 billion marriage—you can expect the rumor mill to churn. People just love to make small talk about folks with big money. The latest myth centered around Hov is that he and his wife Beyoncé are planning to purchase the rights to the Confederate flag.You read that right. Outlets have been running with the story from Newswatch33 that Jay and Bey want to own the Ol' Dixie emblem. The story even came with a fake quote from a fictional attorney that read:"My clients are adamant about purchasing the rights to the rebel Confederate flag. They have expressed deep concern regarding the flag and how it is tearing apart our nation... My clients have expressed that they are not looking to profit from the use of the flag, but rather prevent any further use of the flag on merchandise."Yeah, so this whole story i...

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