Several incidents have sparked rumors that hip-hop's First Couple - Beyonce and Jay-Z - are expecting a second child.

Beyonce banned press photographers from her tour in an attempt to prevent media from publishing unflattering pictures of her. However, when she wore a blue sparkle catsuit on and called her daughter Blue Ivy to the stage at London's O2 Arena, a fan photo taken of the singer from the side made her appear to have a baby bump.

A week later, a "quasi-official" source from Beyonce's "team" said the 31-year-old mother-of-one is eight weeks pregnant and her growing baby bump is the real reason her United Kingdom publicist banned press from taking pictures of her.

"Only photos that do not show her stomach up close are released to the public," the insider explained to Media Takeout.

The insider said the Halo singer will announce her pregnancy at next month's BET Awards, which will air on June 30.

Beyonce had an interview with Good Morning America that aired that same day of the report on May 6 and said she "would like more children" because her 15-month-old "needs some company." The singer added that she, herself, loved "being a big sister."

On the eve of May 6, the multi-Grammy winner, attended Metropolitan Museum of Art's Gala for the exhibit Punk: Chaos Couture, wearing a black strapless high-waisted Givenchy Couture gown. Beyoncé told The Huffington Post the corset to her dress was so tight that she was going to "need scissors to cut the string."

A week later on May 13, New York Post published a report that "multiple" entertainment industry insiders who also attended Metropolitan Museum of Art's Gala said she wore the corseted high-waisted dress because it "camouflaged" her growing baby bump.

Sources affiliated with the Dreamgirls actress have finally addressed the pregnancy rumors. When Us Weekly asked people close to the star, one replied, "This rumor again? Don't be silly."

"I know another kid is in the future, but it wouldn't make sense for her right now while on tour," as second insider told the weekly magazine.

See the video of Beyonce in London that sparked the baby bump rumors.

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