Jay-Z a bachelor no more?
2008-04-05 21:04
Los Angeles - As rumours of a wedding spread, it has been revealed Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z held a bachelor party in Canada on Wednesday ahead of Friday's rumoured wedding to Beyonce Knowles.
The record executive mogul threw a private party at Toronto hotspot Lobby after performing in the city, but onlookers said it looked more extravagant than a standard bash.
One onlooker commented: "It looked like a bachelor party because soon the doors were closed to all but the immediate guests. Jay-Z was laughing and happy and talking to everyone around him. It was amazing how many girls were flirting with him, but he was just being nice to everyone."
On Friday it was reported Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles married in New York, after a report on People magazine's website that cited an unidentified friend of the couple.
The report quoted the friend as saying, "It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair - close friends and family."
Representatives for the couple were unavailable to confirm the report, which added that the ceremony was followed by a party at the rapper's TriBeCa apartment.
Guests included Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles, her father and manager Mathew, her sister Solange, Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and friend Gwyneth Paltrow, it said.
Speculation
The report followed widespread speculation that drew swarms of media to the street outside Jay-Z's penthouse on Friday.
A parade of sport utility vehicles with tinted windows was seen coming and going from the garage late in the afternoon, one of them carrying two people dressed in chef's uniforms carrying large, square, white boxes on their laps.
And men dressed in tuxedos were spotted on the roof of the building, where a white tent was erected.
People touched off the celebrity wedding watch this week when it reported the couple, who have been dating for several years, had taken out a wedding license in Scarsdale Village, New York, valid for 60 days. - Reuters and Bang Showbiz.com