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Are Beyonce And Barack Obama Having An Affair?

No. The answer is no. Stop saying they are. Of course they are not.

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Of course they’re not. That is a ridiculous rumour to start and perpetuate. But that hasn’t stopped the French press from trying.

It all began on the radio, in an interview with French paparazzo Pascal Rostain. It was picked up by a whole heap of French blogs before being reported in Le Figaro, the second largest newspaper in France who have a lot of broken hearts to answer for today.

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“You know, at this time, the United States, there is something big that is happening,” Rostain is quoted as saying. “Anyway, it’ll go out tomorrow in the Washington Post — we cannot say that it is the gutter press — [a story about] an alleged affair between President Barack Obama and Beyoncé. I can assure you that the world will be talking about it.”

The Washington Post has denied that they are sitting on such an article. The claim, they say, is bogus. Everyone knows she friend-zoned him ages ago.