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by Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) May 15th, 2014 @ 5:01pm     (AllHipHop News)  According to the Carters, all’s well that ends well with that family. Today (May 15th), Jay Z and Beyonce releases their first public statement since the footage of Solange’s fight with Jay Z at a Met Gala afterparty surfaced. In the statement sent to The Associated Press , the couple addresses the speculation over the cause of the fight, but maintains that “our family has worked through it.” While not stating what the cause was, the statement does address Jay Z and Solange taking culpability for the incident:  Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family.   The statement also dispels the rumors that Solange was intoxicated during the elevato...

By JONATHAN TOPAZ | 5/9/14 7:59 AM EDT Rahm Emanuel will speak at two June fundraisers for a major super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton for president. “Hillary is smart, she’s determined, and most importantly, she is a champion for the American people,” the Chicago mayor said in a statement from the Ready for Hillary super PAC. “I’m proud to make my support for her official, and I’m even prouder to join more than two million Americans encouraging her to run.” Emanuel will speak at two events for the PAC on June 5 in Chicago. “When I worked with her in the White House, I saw what an effective leader she was — like when she spoke out on women’s rights in Beijing and when she played an instrumental role in passing the Children’s Health Insurance Program,” the statement continued. “I’ve seen firsthand how Hillary has inspired women and men, and girls and boys, here in America and across the globe, and I know that as president, she would continu...

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MARIANNE GARVEY AND BRIAN NIEMIETZ Beyonce's younger singer turned sullen and said she wanted to leave the Standard Hotel fete after Jay Z told her to not let her friends drop his name to get into the after-party. Beyonce’s sister went berzerk on Jay Z after the rapper insisted on going to Rihanna’s Met Gala after-party, the Daily News has learned. But the fight that led to the Standard Hotel elevator explosion was set in motion 15 minutes earlier when a group of Solange Knowles’ non-famous friends showed up uninvited at the star-studded soiree, a source told The News. “Two of her friends, who were not dressed for the Met Ball, showed up at The Standard and caused a scene downstairs,” the source said. "They wouldn't leave and kept name dropping Jay Z. They were pretending they were guests of his and not hers. Management went to Julius (Beyonce's bodyguard) and said there's a problem." Our source said Jay Z soon got wind ...