Posted on 06/20/2006 8:07:16 PM PDT by RDTF
NEW YORK - Beyonce Knowles had several surprise guests at a recent dinner, where members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals peppered the pop star with questions about her fur use.
An eBay auction offered fans a chance to dine with Knowles, and PETA secretly placed the winning bid. At the dinner Wednesday at the chic Nobu 57 restaurant, members of the animal rights group confronted Knowles about wearing fur coats and using fur in her clothing line, House of Dereon.
A video of the encounter, posted on http://www.tmz.com, shows a stunned Knowles, unresponsive to the allegations and appealing to others in her group to react. The PETA guests, whose tone was conversational but persistent, are eventually kicked out of the restaurant.
A spokesman for the singer told The Associated Press on Friday that Knowles, 24, had no comment on the incident.
PETA, known for its untraditional methods of raising awareness about animal rights, said it had previously attempted to reach Knowles through faxes, letters and rallies outside her concerts.
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I hope she comes up with a creative way to tell those sh!#bags to go get f#*ked.
Is this story fur real?
I would love for someone to just say, "I like fur clothing, what's the big deal?" And then just press on as if they asked her about hair color.
I eat animals, I wear animals.
Darwin explained, the Lord provided.
End of conversation.
I'd look these jerks straight in the eye and say "Oh, yeah, that's right, you guys only believe in killing helpless animals that are left at your shelters."
I love animals... very tasty.
PETA is racist. You never hear PETA protest "the other white meat", it's always meat, meat, meat.
Let's just hope she strong enough to stand their intimidation. Beyonce wear fur when you deposit their check.
Bet they wouldn't try that stunt with Naomi Campbell. :)
Thanks for placing the winning bid in the "Have Lunch With Beyonce" contest. Your generosity is appreciated. I plan to use the profits to buy a delicious Russian sable I've had my eye on, and to take a trip to the Aleutians so I can stomp on some baby seal heads.
Again, thanks. Without your contribution, I would have had to tear the heads off chickens and wear corduroy.
Love ya, ... Beyonce.
She doesn't look like someone who would know how to respond.
I wish she would have said, "I like wearing furs. If you have a problem with it, please discuss it further outside with my bodyguards."
Beyonce is prettier than Naomi.
Did you see Beyonce in the Pink Panther remake? That was a funny movie.
http://www.foreverbeyonce.com
06-16-06 Beyonce Attacked by PETA Activisists!
Unfortunately for Beyoncé Knowles, she couldn't guess who was coming to dinner. The singer was taken by surprise Wednesday when she dined with some people she believed were fans who had won a meal with her in an eBay auction, but were actually representatives from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which, unbeknownst to Knowles, had placed the winning bid on the dinner date. The organization claimed it had repeatedly tried to contact Knowles by fax, mail, taking out a full-page add in Billboard and even staging demonstrations outside her concerts to no avail. So when the opportunity came up to share a meal with the star, the group jumped at the chance.
According to a release issued by the organization, the PETA activists were picked up by car and whisked to swanky Manhattan eatery Nobu 57, where they used their time with Knowles to grill her about using fur in her House of Dereon clothing line and in her personal wardrobe. To break the ice, one activist reportedly began with an appeal to the ex-Destiny's Child singer:
"Beyoncé, many of your fans would like to know why you don't care about how minks, foxes, and chinchillas are gassed, strangled, and electrocuted for vanity and if you might have it in your heart to recognize that fur is not only cheap and tacky but also horribly cruel."
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Video of the conversation, available on TMZ.com, shows a stunned Knowles refusing to respond to the queries and asking others in her group, which included her mother and sister, to do something about her less than welcome guests.
"I don't think people would not like you if you didn't wear fur, you know what I mean? You're so gorgeous, you don't really need to kill animals," one activist persists.
PETA also claims that its fur opponent managed to whisk out a portable DVD player and show the singer footage of animals being trapped, drowned and electrocuted for their pelts.
Eventually, the PETA people were escorted out, despite their claims that they "respect [Beyoncé's] work." The group used the dinner to draw attention to their FurIsDead.com Website, which, unsurprisingly, promotes an anti-fur agenda. A spokesperson for Knowles said she had no comment on the incident. Last week, Knowles announced that she was launching a nation-wide search for an all-female band to back her on her upcoming solo tour. Her latest album, B'Day, will be released internationally on Sept. 4--coinciding with her 25th birthday--and Stateside on Sept. 5.
Why don't you go and f@#k yourselves...boys why don't you trow those bums out, will you? I am getting a head ache!
Definitely. She's gorgeous and I've seen her on talk shows, very down to earth, not afraid to act goofy. Seems sweet.
Naomi, however, would've kicked some PETA butt. LOL
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