Beyoncé put a ban on it.
The pop diva was so upset when unflattering pictures of her performing at the Super Bowl went viral that she’s no longer allowing independent photographers to shoot her world tour, sources said.
The ban came after a Web site posted the string of harsh photos.
“There are some unflattering photos on your current feed that we are respectfully asking you to change,” Beyoncé’s publicist wrote in an e-mail to BuzzFeed.com days after the February performance.
But instead of replacing the pictures, BuzzFeed did what any self-promoting entertainment Web site would do: It reposted the pictures and the publicist’s e-mail with a brand new headline:
“The ‘Unflattering’ Photos Beyoncé’s Publicist Doesn’t Want You To See.”
Soon the pictures were everywhere, some Photoshopped to show the diva as a bloody zombie, a ‘She Hulk,’ and an Olympic weightlifter.
Outlets that want photos from “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” now have to sign up for pre-approved shots.