Beyonce Shows Off New Tattoos While in Portofino, Italy, for Her Birthday (Photos)

Danielle Datu

Sep 06, 2014 2:20PM

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Did Beyoncé get new tattoos all over her flawless body for her birthday? Yes, but it's not what you think.

While sightseeing in Portofino, Italy, with husband Jay Z today, the "Drunk in Love" singer flaunted four (for the millionth time her favorite number!) sets of ink fit for a queen: gold Flash Tattoos, or jewelry-inspired designs that should last the duration of her European birthday trip. In a word: temporary.

The 33 year old's floral bikini-and-coverup look revealed two different emblems adorning her clavicle for a necklace effect, bangles up and down both arms and sexy peacock feathers on her left thigh. Love!

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Despite reports that Bey had her permanent "IV" tattoo on her wedding finger ring removed following her sister Solange Knowles' infamous fight with Jay, which most speculated stemmed from a cheating scandal, that rumor was later debunked when the tat resurfaced after presumably only being retouched.

And clearly the couple, who married in April of 2008, are still very much together. Photos show them walking in the romantic city with their arms around each other. A couple days prior, they celebrated Bey's birthday as one happy family on a beach in Corsica, France, with 2-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

The Knowles-Carters, who are also vacationing with their mothers, will likely stick around Europe and live the fabulous life for at least another week due to the two upcoming Paris dates of their 'On the Run' tour on September 12 and 13, which are being filmed for their September 20 HBO concert special.

Who still thinks Bey and Jay are going to announce they're getting a divorce after their tour wraps up?

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Serena Williams wins 3rd US Open in row, 18th Slam

By HOWARD FENDRICH

NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams ended a difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third consecutive U.S. Open title by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.
Williams equaled Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 major singles titles, the fourth-most in history. Williams also matched Evert's total of six championships at the U.S. Open and became the first woman to win three in a row since Evert's four-title run from 1975-78.
Williams earned $4 million, a record in tennis - $3 million for the title, plus a $1 million bonus for having had the best results during the North American summer hard-court circuit.
It was a dominant performance to cap a dominant two weeks in Flushing Meadows. Not only did Williams, ranked and seeded No. 1, win all 14 sets she played in the tournament, she never even dropped more than three games in any of them.
Until the U.S. Open, though, Williams had not been at her best on her sport's biggest stages in 2014. She lost in the fourth round at the Australian Open, the second round at the French Open, and the third round at Wimbledon, where a disoriented Williams also struggled through an odd appearance in doubles that was attributed to a viral illness.
Back at the top of her game, Williams broke Wozniacki's serve five times and compiled a hard-to-believe 29-4 edge in winners.
Remarkably, until a cross-court backhand on the run in the final game that even Williams applauded, the only winners registered by the 10th-seeded Wozniacki came on a trio of aces, one in the first set, two in the second.
That was, in part, a result of the Dane's iffy play in only her second Grand Slam final - she lost to Kim Clijsters at the 2009 U.S. Open - but more due to Williams' relentless pursuit of every ball.
A few weeks shy of her 33rd birthday, making the American the oldest major champion since Navratilova was 33 at Wimbledon in 1990, Williams simply would not allow a shot to get past her. Wozniacki is the one training for the New York City Marathon, but Williams tired her out by the end.
Wozniacki was not exactly an extra in this Williams highlight reel, but pretty close to it. The points were being directed by Williams, whether via serves that reached 120 mph (194 kph), forceful returns that backed Wozniacki into a corner when not producing outright winners, unreachable groundstrokes from all angles or even the occasional volley.
Yes, this, as might have been expected, was really all about Williams. At times, it felt as if Wozniacki were there because, well, someone needed to be on the opposite side of the net to act as Williams' opponent.
They've been good pals for years, and they hung out together in Miami - heading to the beach, watching an NBA playoff game - right after both lost early at the French Open in May. Wozniacki says Williams helped her get over the end of her engagement to golf star Rory McIlroy.
That friendship between Williams and Wozniacki did not matter one bit, of course, while they played Sunday with so much at stake as early evening shadows moved across the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
As Williams put it beforehand, referring to her older sister, "If I can play Venus, I can play anybody."
Sure looked that way Sunday.

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Death of singer Simone Battle is ruled suicide

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The death of girl group singer Simone Battle has been ruled a suicide by hanging.
Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department said the cause of death was determined Sunday, two days after the 25-year-old singer was found dead in her West Hollywood home. No further details are being released.
Battle gained notoriety through performances on the television show "X Factor." Her five-member band - G.R.L., originally a reboot of the Pussycat Dolls - had been signed by mega-hit maker Dr. Luke.
The group was featured on rapper Pitbull's hit song "Wild Wild Love" earlier this year. Battle told The Associated Press in July that the collaboration gave the group a platform to launch its debut single, "Ugly Heart."

 Singer Simone Battle, who rose to fame on "The X Factor," was found dead in her Los Angeles home Saturday.

TMZ broke the story and reports that the 25-year-old's death was an apparent suicide.

CNN reports that Battle was a Los Angeles native who grew up singing in a church choir and studied music and songwriting at the University of Southern California.

Battle's music career started to take off after her run on "The X Factor" in 2011.

She then signed on as one-fifth of the pop group G.R.L., which is best known for its collaboration with Pit Pull on "Wild Wild Love."

G.R.L. was started by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin as the next generation of her original group.

The group commemorated Battle on its Twitter account saying:

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