Beyoncé has had to back out of a role in the remake of the Hollywood classic, A Star Is Born.

Basil Iwanyk, the films producer, told About.com that the movie would go into production sans Sasha Fierce this fall. Apparently, Bey and Warner Bros. Pictures just couldn’t hammer out the details of her movie contract.

“We wanted Beyonce, she wanted to do it, but it was hard to figure out her dates and her deal” said Basil. “She just came off of a huge world tour and Warners wants to have the movie for next summer, and so we just couldn’t work out.”

Unfortunately, Basil didn’t say who the studio might bring on to replace Bey, but Russell Crowe is in talks to be the movie’s leading man. The “Single Ladies” diva may not be irreplaceable, but who could really fill her stilettos?!

No matter who they find to take over for Beyoncé, this will be the fourth incarnation of A Star Is Born, which was originally released in 1937.

Beyonce Knowles‘ first foray into fragrances is officially a hit.

At the Sixth Annual Retail & Luxury Goods Conference held at Harvard Business School, Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren shared that B’s fragrance has made more than $3 million worldwide since its debut last month (via WWD)!

When Beyonce signed autographs at the Macy’s in New York City’s Herald Square, 72,000 bottles of perfume were sold that hour, Terry shared.

This was my first fragrance,” Beyonce told WWD, “and I wanted to make sure that it was something I would love forever.”

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The editors of a German magazine have apologised to singer Beyonce Knowles after running an erroneous article about the singer and her marriage to rap superstar Jay Z.

The article featured details about a bogus marriage contract and Beyonce’s controversial feelings about white producers.

“We do have serious doubts in the truth of many statements of the interview of Ms Beyonce Knowles published in Neon, Issue January/2010,” contactmusic.com quoted Neon editors Michael Ebert and Timm Klotzek as saying in the apology printed in the magazine.

The magazine said the article was written by freelancer Ingo Mocek who was not able to verify certain statements, particularly those regarding a marriage contract of Knowles.

“Therefore, we assume that the interview did not take place as claimed by Ingo Mocek. We sincerely apologise to Ms Knowles and her management for all personal inconvenience that may have arisen due to the publication of this interview,” it said.

Singer Beyonce Knowles has had a whiff of the sweet smell of success – $3 million worth of her Beyonce Heat fragrance has been sold since its launch last month.

The perfume hit the US departmental store Macy’s in February. Contactmusic.com reports that fans clamoured to purchase the fragrance, which features “notes of red vanilla orchid, magnolia, neroli and blush peach”, and it quickly became America’s top-selling beauty counter product.

The fragrance’s popularity continues to soar – Macy’s CEO Terry Lungren has revealed sales have reached a staggering $3 million in its first few weeks of release.