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Colleen Ballinger Was Not in Blackface During "Single Ladies" Parody

The YouTube star, aka Miranda Sings, performed a duet of "As Long as You're Mine" from Wicked with West End theater actor Oliver Tompsett in green face paint before transitioning to the Beyoncé song.

Justin Timberlake Recalls Convincing Beyoncé To Do ‘Single Ladies' Sketch On ‘SNL': "Not Having It"

More than 15 years, one of Beyoncé’s catchiest songs - and the Saturday Night Live sketch it inspired - still have a hold on ...
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Colleen Ballinger responds to ‘Single Ladies’ controversy: That was not blackface, she says

Beleaguered YouTuber Colleen Ballinger stood onstage in a black leotard, granny panties and smeared facepaint. But was that paint green or black? Did she fail to wipe her face after a “Wicked” skit, ...
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Exec warned Joe Jonas that Beyoncé 'Single Ladies' parody would 'ruin' his career: 'Check the numbers on that'

Joe Jonas has the best "I told you so" to deliver to the record company executive who doubted his "Single Ladies" parody video. "I was told by a label head that this would be the worst idea, and it ...

'She Was Not Having It.' Justin Timberlake Tells The Story Behind SNL's Infamous Single Ladies Sketch And How Beyoncé Nearly Didn't Cooperate

2025 marks 50 years since Saturday Night Live first started making audiences laugh. To commemorate the milestone, a documentary has been released, Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, which now ...
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Justin Timberlake says Beyoncé was 'very hesitant' to do “SNL” 'Single Ladies' sketch: 'She was not having it'

Beyoncé nearly didn't let Saturday Night Live put a ring on the legendary "Single Ladies" sketch. "She was very polite about it, but she was very hesitant, and when I say hesitant, I mean, like, she ...
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Justin Timberlake Recalls Convincing Beyoncé To Do ‘Single Ladies’ Sketch On ‘SNL’: “Not Having It”

More than 15 years, one of Beyoncé’s catchiest songs — and the Saturday Night Live sketch it inspired — still have a hold on the hive. Justin Timberlake recently revealed how he convinced the 32x ...