Beyonce Knowles' Magazine Photos Spark Media Controversy

U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles is creating a global controversy for her photo shoot in the French magazine L'Officiel Paris. Her appearing in "blackface" raises questions about whether being creative in media photography can go too far.

Beyonce Knowles is under attack for wearing makeup to darken her struggle for a magazine photo shoot.

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French fashion magazine L`Officiel Paris featured Beyonce in a myriad of African-themed wardrobe shots, but it is a single photograph of the singer with a heavily darkened face and neck that has some crying racism.

"Given the controversial history surrounding blackface, it`s inconceivable to think that both Beyonce and her team didn`t think of the racial implications in painting her face," said Steven J.

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Beauty is Poison: Beyonce Does Blackface for L'Officiel Paris

I was listening to Power 105.1, a New York morning radio show hosted by Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, yesterday morning when I heard a rumor that Beyonce had done an editorial for a French Magazine (L'Officiel Paris) that was stirring up a lot of controversy because.

Beyonce Does Blackface for L'Officiel Paris

I was listening to Power 105.1, a New York morning radio show hosted by Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, yesterday morning when I heard a rumour that Beyonce had done an editorial for a French Magazine (L'Officiel Paris) that was stirring up a lot of controversy because. *drumroll please, gasp* she had through it in black face.

Beauty is Poison: Beyonce Does Blackface for L'Officiel Paris

I was listening to Power 105.1, a New York morning radio show hosted by Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, yesterday morning when I heard a rumour that Beyonce had done an editorial for a French Magazine (L'Officiel Paris) that was stirring up a lot of controversy because. *drumroll please, gasp* she had through it in black face.