Beyonce slips into in lacy bra and Calvin Kleins as she addresses fake pregnancy rumours
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She first sparked rumours of a fake pregnancy when her baby bump 'collapsed' during a live TV interview in Australia from October 2011.
But according to an outtake of her February GQ cover story, Beyonce Knowles wasn't the one angered by the allegations - it was her mother Tina and younger sister Solange.
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Showing her Calvin's: Beyonce sported a Brooklyn Nets hat and lacy bra and addressed fake pregnancy rumours in outtakes of her February GQ cover story
'I felt like I kind of had to protect my mother, because when people made up the silliest rumor about me not really being pregnant she was there when I went through all of those things,' said the 31-year-old pop star.
'And my sister. They were very, very defensive. It’s not personal to me, and it comes along with the job, but the lack of respect—people will just go too far sometimes.'
'It comes along with the job': Knowles wasn't the one angered by the fake baby bump allegations - it was her mother Tina and younger sister Solange
Since giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy last year, the 16-time Grammy winner's figure has snapped right back to its Bootylicious glory.
Photographer Terry Richardson snapped Beyonce in a sexy spread for the men's mag, including a just-released shot of her sporting a Brooklyn Nets hat and lacy bra.
The mother-of-one accessorised her playful, flirty look with Calvin Klein briefs, a silky kimono, and plenty of gold jewelry.
'When I gave birth, that was the first time I truly let go and surrendered,' Knowles told GQ.
'And it taught me how amazing that feels...Giving birth made me realize the power of being a woman. I have so much more substance in my life. And expressing that excitement and that sensuality and the connection I have with my husband [rapper Jay-Z] — I’m a lot more comfortable with that now.'
Beyonce added: 'I actually feel like my child introduced me to myself.'
The Dreamgirls actress also opened up about her marriage to the 43-year-old rap star, born Shawn Carter.
'I was independent before I met my husband, and we have such a natural chemistry and a genuine relationship, and it’s based on the things that relationships are supposed to be based on,' said Queen Bey.
'I’ve seen, growing up, when a woman or a man in a relationship—it doesn’t matter which one—doesn’t feel confident, they feel a bit trapped. Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.'
Flawless: Since giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy last year, the 16-time Grammy winner's figure has snapped right back to its Bootylicious glory
The Crazy in Love hitmaker wore $1.8 million emerald earrings to belt out the National Anthem at President Obama's inauguration ceremony Monday.
She's next scheduled to perform at the SuperBowl XLVII in February, and her Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, are rumoured to be joining her onstage.
The girl-group trio just released their first single in eight years, Nuclear, which will be included in their compilation Love Songs due out January 29.
Doting mother: When Beyonce welcomed her first child with husband Jay-Z a year ago she said it was the first time she 'truly let go and surrendered'
Speculation: She first sparked rumours of a fake pregnancy when her baby bump 'collapsed' during a live TV interview in Australia from October 2011
'They were my family, and still are my family,' Beyonce said of Destiny's Child.
'Unlike solo artists that started out, my foundation is being in a group and being with other women that needed — we needed each other so much. I mean, it's harmony. And we were super tight.
'We could walk into a room and not give each other the key and sing in perfect harmony. It gives me chills. So that union, that unity, that sisterhood, it is how I grew up.'
Killing it: The Crazy in Love hitmaker wore $1.8 million emerald earrings to belt out the National Anthem at President Obama's inauguration ceremony Monday
Unstoppable duo: The 31-year-old pop star, seen here with husband Jay-Z, is next scheduled to perform at the SuperBowl XLVII in February
The Love On Top singer signed a $50 million deal with Pepsi and a series of limited edition cans featuring the star's face will hit stores in March.
Beyonce also provided her award-winning voice for the animated feature, Epic, not unlike the 1998 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
The adventure-comedy, which comes out next May, also stars Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, and Christoph Waltz.