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Beyoncé fans slam Rita Ora over rumours of affair with Jay Z

Die-hard Beyoncé fans have turned their attention from embattled fashion designer Rachel Roy to singer Rita Ora in the quest to find the mysterious ‘Becky with the good hair’
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Beyoncé’s most dedicated fans – known as ‘the Beyhive’ – have accused yet another star of having an affair with the singer’s husband, Jay Z, in the wake of Beyoncé’s brand new album Lemonade.

The visual album, which was released over the weekend, features a now-famous lyric that many fans have taken as a reference to Jay Z’s alleged infidelity. In her song ‘Sorry’, Beyoncé sings: “He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.”

After first going after designer Rachel Roy – who was rumoured to be the reason behind Jay Z and Solange Knowles’ infamous elevator fight of 2014 – it seems Rita Ora is now bearing the brunt of the Beyhive’s anger .

It all started when the ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ songstress posted a photo of herself wearing lingerie decorated with lemon-inspired appliques on SnapChat. In the picture, the singer can also be seen wearing a pendant in the shape of the letter ‘J’ – and that seemed to be enough proof for some Beyonce fans, who took to Rita’s Instagram page to leave many hurtful comments along with lemon and bee emojis (as a reference to Beyonce’s new album and their ‘Beyhive’ moniker).

Rita (left) and Rachel’s social media posts caused plenty of controversy within the ‘Beyhive’.

Fashion designer Rachel, 42, received a similar response on her own Instagram page when she shared a photo with a cryptic caption shortly after Lemonade was released.

“Good hair don’t care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always. Live in the light #nodramaqueens,” she captioned the shot, which showed the brunette laughing it up with a girlfriend.

After the stylist was subjected to a barrage of vicious comments and hurtful edits of her Wikipedia page, she made her account private. Later, she cancelled a scheduled personal appearance at a New York seminar, citing a “personal emergency”.

This isn’t the first time both Rita and Rachel have been linked to Jay Z. In 2014, rumours swirled that it was the rapper’s affair with Rachel that caused Beyoncé’s younger sister Solange to lose her temper and physically attack Jay Z in an elevator after the Met Gala.

Both Rita (left, with Jay Z at the Grammys last year) and Rachel (right) have been attacked by Beyoncé fans over rumours of an affair with the rapper.

Meanwhile, Rita – who was signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation label at the age of 18 – has repeatedly denied rumours that she was getting close with her former boss. In 2014, she appeared on Power 105FM’s The Breakfast Club, where she described the claims as “straight up disrespect”.

“You can’t even go there, that’s just not a question,” she told the hosts.

In December last year, Rita filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation claiming the label was no longer giving her the resources and support she needed. In response, the company filed a countersuit earlier this year, accusing the singer of breaking her contract and failing to deliver her second album.

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