Bootylicious Mommy Fights Back On Fake Pregnancy Rumors
Most celebrities have to bat away pregnancy rumors regularly, but Beyonce Knowles is a special breed who has to defend her pregnancy.
A recently leaked video shows the media-savvy diva poking fun at the constant allegations that her pregnancy is fake.
It was shot during the "Countdown" filming in September, and has Knowles holding an issue of the Daily News featuring the story of her supposedly false pregnancy. The singer offered a view of her sizeable baby bump, and reveals how far she is along.
"I'm six months pregnant pretending that my stomach looks flat in body suits. Thank God you can't really tell from the front, but when I turn to the side, Oh Baby!" Knowles exclaims in the video.
Incidentally, it was that last bit of information that landed Knowles in the middle of the rumor mill again when it conflicted with previous reports.
Knowles' interview with Australia's Sunday Night Show has pegged the due date on February 2012, but if she was six months in September, expect the baby's birth as early as December.
"I feel great and I feel like thirty is the ideal age [to start a family], because you're mature enough to know who you are and to have your boundaries and your standards, and not be afraid, too polite - but you're young enough to be a young woman. I'm so looking forward to it," Knowles says to Piers Morgan in a telling interview in June.
A few months later, Knowles revealed her pregnancy to the world in a spectacular fashion at this year's Video Music Awards (VMAs). After a performance of "Love on Top", she unbuttoned her jacket and rubbed her belly to thundering applause of the crowd.
But just days after, rumors began to swirl about the new mom-to-be faking the pregnancy.
A television interview with the singer highlights her "peculiar" baby bump as it appeared to be squashed and moving.
Speculation was fueled by the music video of the song "Party", which features the bombshell in skimpy outfits - and the baby bump nowhere in sight. Accusations also followed an appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show, although this was quickly explained by reports that the performance was filmed months ago.
Representatives of Knowles have dismissed the rumors as "stupid, ridiculous and false."