Recently there was a rumour about Beyonce’s father cheating on her mother, and getting the other woman pregnant. At first this sounded ridiculous- he Knowles exude the ‘perfect family’ image. Then the public became suspicious…Matthew usually shoots down rumours ASAP e.g. when a talk show claimed that Beyonce could not really sing, and provided a distorted tape as proof. This time…Silence.

The rumour faded away, until now. Tina Knowles are filed for divorce.

Now the rumours appear to be true. Did they separate years ago as insiders had claimed? Is that why Tina was seen without her wedding rings? Did Matthew get another woman pregnant?

It makes you wonder about rumours you hear. When they sound unbelievable people tend to laugh them off, especially when they are about your favourite stars. Now we will remember that where there is smoke, there is fire.

PS. Remember that three children are involved in this, no matter whether one is still a foetus, a second is a mother, and the third a wife. It will hurt.

Rihanna, Halle Berry, Beyonce, Eva the Diva, etc….would they be as famous if they had darker skin?

I’m not saying that light-skinned black stars should ALWAYS be pushed aside just for a darker skinned woman because sometimes the light-skinned woman may be more talented. In my opinion, Beyonce is such a great triple threat: she can sing circles around many stars today, bring the latest dance crazes to the general public, and her acting is…improving. Her being famous isn’t a surprise, and she more than deserves it. However, Kelly Rowland is also a triple threat. She can sing (admittedly, she still needs to perfect her live performances), she danced just as well as Beyonce did while in Destiny’s Child, and she has starred in films herself.

But Beyonce Knowles is bigger, MUCH BIGGER, yet their beginnings have been so similar. They both entered showbusiness barely in their teens, both got through the controversial separation from LeToya and Latavia, both stuck it out to the end of Destiny’s Child, both starred in films, both went platinum with their first albums, and are both international stars.

But now Beyonce Knowles is BEYONCE, and Kelly is still trying to find out who Ms Rowland is. Kelly has mentioned how she wanted to be lighter like Beyonce when they were younger. Many dark-skinned black girls have looked at a lighter friend, wishing that they could be ‘prettier’. A barely relevant rapper declares that he doesn’t want ‘dark butts’. Then the infamous ‘light skin blacks’ party, which sank like a rock. Why are light-skinned black women put on a pedestal?

The light/dark debate is just another division in the black community, and, as usual, both sides suffer. Dark-skinned women suffer from low self esteem and end up resenting lighter women. Then light-skinned women have everything they’ve worked hard for put down to their ‘beauty’, or their boyfriend is said to love them ‘because she’s got light skin and good hair’. Both sides end up feeling unwanted and unhappy, which only increases the frustration and hostility.