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Beyonce Used a Teleprompter at Roseland Ballroom Show?

Posted Aug 17th 2011 4:30PM by Cameron Matthews
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Andrew H. Walker, Getty

Diva of destiny Beyonce is in the midst of performing four intimate nights at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City -- to a consistently packed house of fans. But according to Perez Hilton there was one thing just a little off -- the former Destiny's Child frontwoman was using a teleprompter.

Artists have used sheet music, teleprompters, lyrics sheets and more onstage -- which isn't unusual -- but even the momentary conversation King B had with the audience was scripted. Perez Hilton quotes one of his readers in attendance of the concert last night (Aug. 17) as saying:

"It was so distracting that for the first few songs everyone in my immediate area was watching the screen talking the script out loud before she was. It became especially ironic/humorous when she was talking about becoming an actress yet she's reading off of a prompter instead of memorizing the damn words."

Check out a few pictures of Beyonce using the teleprompter here. Do you think she should have relied on her natural stage presence? Or was she really drawing a blank?

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mhsden

I sing and play if it wernt for my cheat sheets on the floor I would never rember alllll the songs we do but a prompter thats a little to much like karoke

August 18 2011 at 6:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Geno

Everyone thinks these people are immortal but think about it. Do you remember everything all the time? I can't remember an entire shopping list much less a speech. So before you cast blame, ask yourself. Could you do all she does from memory? If you could you would be in this article instead of reading it.

August 18 2011 at 1:01 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

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cbbkf

Thank you!!

August 18 2011 at 1:41 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

Eric Van

Thank you Mr. Rick....very well stated.

August 18 2011 at 12:28 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

ddad605

good for her , She is a bueatiful woman and a great singer, i love her to pieces.

August 17 2011 at 11:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mizbizc

Is it possible that this was done for the benefit of the hearing impaired?

August 17 2011 at 11:37 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply

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Patrick

good point!!!

August 18 2011 at 12:49 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

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