Jay-Z, Beyonce Making It Official

Village Clerk Says Marriage License Dated April 4 Is Being Filed With State

(AP)  A village clerk says a marriage license for singer Beyonce Knowles and rap mogul Jay-Z, dated April 4 and signed by the person who officiated at the wedding, is being filed with the state.

The license was received by mail last Friday, says Scarsdale Clerk Donna Conkling. She would not say who officiated.

The celebrities and their representatives had refused to confirm widespread rumors about the marriage. But there was a lavish party at Jay-Z's Manhattan apartment on April 4, with guests including Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce's former Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

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Photos: Beyonce & Jay-Z - Crazy In Love

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The couple have apparently been dating for six years. Knowles, 26, and Jay-Z, 38, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have collaborated on the songs "03 Bonnie and Clyde" and "Crazy In Love."

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It''ll last 3 years then they''ll be filing for divorce saying, "We''re still friends. We ask that the public & the press respect our privacy at this sensitive time."

They''ll never see each other. She''s touring, recording, doing movies or print ads/TV commercials. I would think Beyonce is a lot busier than Jay-Z but he''s no quiet homebody.

They''ll have a kid or two & give them ridiculous names before the marriage sinks like the Titanic.

Beyonce was Destiny''s Child. The other two are nothing. She is a true star. She is hot. He''ll be in her shadow. Who gets excited about seeing Jay-Z? What''s so great about him? What does she see in him? He can''t do anything for her. She''s done it all already.