Badu has accused Beyoncé of copying her several times—though the singer has never responded directly to Badu.
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Erykah Badu has again accused Beyoncé of copying her look on the cover for her upcoming album, “Cowboy Carter,” in a series of social media posts, inciting anger from Beyoncé’s fans and prompting an apparent denial from Beyoncé’s publicist on Instagram.Key Facts
Soon after Beyoncé posted the exclusive vinyl cover for “Cowboy Carter” on Instagram Wednesday, Badu reposted the cover on her story with the caption: “Hmmm.”
The cover depicts Beyoncé smoking, wearing a sash that says “act ii: BEYINCÉ” while wearing long beaded braids—and fans have interpreted Badu’s accusation to be over Beyoncé’s hair, since Badu has also been known to wear braids.
Badu followed up her Instagram post with a tweet, bizarrely pleading to Beyoncé’s husband for help: “To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay . You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ??”
In an apparent response to Badu, Beyoncé’s longtime publicist slammed “critics without credentials” on Instagram by posting a video featuring the singer wearing braids throughout her career, stating: “She slays. Now.
