Jay-Z and Beyonce celebrate backstage at VMAs
(CBS) How do you show up all the pregnancy rumors that have floated around you and your husband for ages? Maybe by making the announcement that you're pregnant in the biggest public forum possible.
Pictures: MTV VMAs 2011 red carpet
Pictures: MTV VMAs show highlights
Pictures: Celebrity baby bumps
Pictures: Beyonce
MTV reports after Beyonce announced live at the Video Music Awards Sunday that she's pregnant, it was a relief-filled celebration backstage.
In the crowd, Beyonce's husband, rapper Jay-Z, could be seen happily clapping his hands while Kanye West gave him a congratulatory slap on the back. MTV reports backstage after the announcement, Beyonce said, "I'm free!"
The singer was soon joined by her husband, West and her former Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
