Who the f*** do you think Beyonce is? That's a question she asked towards the end of her rather epic performance at last night MTV Video Music Awards. It sent fans — and former New York City mayor Rudy Guliani — into a frenzy.

The 34-year-old former Destiny's Child frontwoman gone solo superstar took home a moonman for Breakthrough Long Form Video, and turned in a 15-minute onstage spectacle that ran through "Hold Up," "Pray You Catch Me," "Sorry," and more. It's been four months since the release of her visual album, Lemonade, and we still don't want to be Jay-Z or "Becky with the good hair."

If you believe everything you read in gossip sites, then Bey and hubby Jay-Z could be headed for divorce soon thanks to that ol' thing we call infidelity. All the speculation swirling around only makes performances like last night's more salacious and fun, but we can't help but think that it's all part of the marketing. I mean, we're writing about right now. Plus, look at this Instagram shot producer Swizz Beats posted depicting himself, wife Alicia Keys, Jay/Bey, Ye/Kim, and even Puff Daddy all having a good ol' time.

I swear Jay-Z is laughing at me about to hit the 'publish' button on this. Tell us, is the whole Jay-Z, Beyonce scandal real or something made up to wrestle away our disposable income. Take this Twitter poll to tell us what you think.

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This article appears in Aug 25 – Sep 1, 2016.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...