Egypt’s Zahi Hawass calls Beyonce a “stupid person”

Maybe Burlesque singer Beyonce shouldn’t travel outside of the U.S. since only Americans tend to dismiss how dumb she is.

In a shocking display of poor diplomacy, Egypt’s chief Egyptologist Zahi Hawass allegedly called American pop-star Beyonce a “stupid person” during her brief tour of the Giza pyramids earlier this week. Writing in al-Shorouk newspaper, Summer al-Gamal said that Hawass became fed up with the pop star’s attitude after she did not show the interest Hawass felt was deserved of the pyramids.

According to Gamal, during Hawass’ self-guided tour, he said “I showed her the Sphinx and I gave her a book on King Tutankhamen,” but then his anger and frustration made its way to the forefront.

“Then he stopped being diplomatic and said in anger, ’she’s a stupid person and she doesn’t understand a thing and she doesn’t want to understand’,” wrote Gamal.

Hawass is known for his outbursts. A number of foreigners have told Bikya Masr that he has employed Arabic to insult others at dinner events and gatherings, believing the non-Egyptians will not understand his Arabic. Beyonce, obviously, did not understand his jabs, Gamal said.

“She’s coming here to take pictures and that’s it,” Gamal quoted Hawass as saying. Read more…

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thaspinaltruth

All I going to say is…

Is Beyonce going for that Virgin Mary look????
mirsmommy

Ouch @ Zahi Hawass’ comments towards Beyonce.
mirsmommy

Why do her weaves always look so rough?
ELove

“Maybe Burlesque singer Beyonce ” … THIS is by far the funniest part of this post !!!

NOW regarding Bey-Baby’s intelligence:
We willingly poke fun at her and THAT’S COOL because that what we do on theses gossip-entertainment blogs BUY Why should she be SO DAMN INTERESTED in what THIS PERSON wants her to be??? She’s visiting as a CELEBRITY (Big-Time AT THAT) and lets be real… Beyounce has gotten by JUST LIKE MANY Professional Athletes who become HUGE in their arena which had NOTHING to do with their level of formal education… So I say BOO to THIS B_U_L_L_S_H_I_T !!!!!
masonmom

im sure he’d say that about most americans! furthermore i’d be quite bored wit anyone tryin to give me a dmn near 8 hr tour of READING a dmn book. fall back zahi and let me take in the SIGHTS of the workmanship of the pyramids. its SIGHT-SEEING tours not READ N TALK my dmn head off tour!
Krysi J

So whats new?
The Divine Ms. K

Hi @ ELove.

I don’t think she’s stupid just because she wasn’t interested in what this person wanted her to be interested in either. Obviously, he thinks he more intelligent than others (his record of insults), so next!
http://createspace.com/3393054 iscream

Uhm I don’t insult Beyonce intelligence because this is a gossip board. I insult it because when you read or hear her in an interview she can not put her thoughts together correctly. She has a hard time expressing herself outside of smiling and performing.

I’m confused as to why she was on a tour she wasn’t interested in hearing about in the first place.
ELove

@The Divine Ms. K
Right BACK atcha !!!
ELove

@iscream… I WAS TRYING to be nice about THAT FACT !!!
Anna

This guy had a passion and she didn’t take the bait and he feels like she insulted his intelligence. To me it is merely that he couldn’t hold her attention.
mirsmommy

@ iscream…. That is so true.
aqtpie

Whatever, Bey gets a pass, obviously he was talking to devil worshipping Sasha.
LovelyLady

THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTSIDE MY JOB PROTESTING THE HEALTH CARE REFORM Y???? THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO ITS PASSED NOW ALL IT HAS TO DO IS PASSS THRU THE SENATE.
licia

well most people don’t really care about what the tour guide has to say they just want pictures. i can call her stupid for many other things, but not for this.
LovelyLady

aqtpie Says:

Whatever, Bey gets a pass, obviously he was talking to devil worshipping Sasha
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wiggy2272003

Iscream, so true. Everything is either an honor or amazing. She is so fortunate blahblahblah. I just don’t think she has an original bone in her body. Which is why altough I do believe she has vocal range, and can dance she still inspires NO emotion from me. I HAVE NEVER gotten chills or goosebumps listening to her. I never get amped watching her perform. Its just soo… I don’t know how to explain it other than she’s a pod person like Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Its painfully obvious which is why I think so many people have a hard time believing she writes all these songs.
She has arguably more vocal range than Mary yet she brings no tears to my eyes the way Mary can.
LovelyLady

The pic says it all. Shes like WTF is he talking about????
kcicero

@ licia that might normally be the case but this guy isn’t just any tour guide! He is one of THE greatest living scholars in his field. If I was dumb and in this guys presence as he gives me a personal tour of the pyramid’s I would at least feign interest. I guess I’m hype because I’m a history buff though,

:lmao: @aqtpie…
mirsmommy

Beyonce’s whore a** daddy Matty Knowles will be making a statement about this within the next two days.
licia

i see what u are saying kc . he just didn’t have to say she was stupid. disrespectful, yeah, but not stupid.
pointhimout

i wish they’d leave that chick alone. this works both way. it’s like a student in a class. the professor can only do so much, you have to come with that desire to learn. at the same time, you the professor or guide have to spark my interest, or do something to keep my interest.

who knows what she did to prepare for her trip there. most people read up on countries theyre visiting to learn traditions, habits, etc. i’m thinking any questions on blonde moments she had were simply from not knowing. he may have been so into being a guide and speaking jargon. who knows?

SR, you’re to determined to make me stan for beyonce. I dont dislike her, but i’ve never felt compelled to defend her either. i do now.
MUNCHOSGIRL

HE SEEMS STUPID TO ME FOR MAKING SUCH A STATEMENT. THIS ARTICLE IS MORE ABOUT HIS IGNORANCE AND ARROGANCE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. BECAUSE HE FEELS SHE DIDN’T ACT THE WAY HE WANTED HER TO, SHE’S STUPID, NO HE IS!
pinky2083

This dude is stupid. Just because she wasn’t jumping up and down all excited and shyt doesn’t mean she wasn’t interested. Who cares if she came just for pictures.. most of would have done the same thing.

Unless I’m being told about something that I’m really interested in, listening to anyone talk for a long period of time would become a bore to me.

Team Beyonce!!!
The Divine Ms. K

Oh, ELove is my boy again :partytime:

I feel what someone else said about Beyonce being a good singer, but not really inpiring emotion. I’ve seen her perform a few times with DC and she does grab your attention and I was left with “Wow. THAT was a show.” But, someone like Mary J.Blige actually invokes emotions with me and you can FEEL her pain/happiness/rawness/sadness/joy in her voice when she sings.
Silhouette

Did anyone see the pic of Mashonda (Swizz Beaks wife) twitter page she is standing half naked in front of their son as her background. Totally inappropriate!
http://createspace.com/3393054 iscream

@ sil

I saw the twitter page. I think her son was infused in the pic because the tweet spoke on how her and her soon to be ex- husband-alicia keys-current-boyfriend attended the meeting together and got such a great response on their son.
Silhouette

@iscream
Photoshopped in or not she gets a major side eye from me.
“soon to be ex- husband-alicia keys-current-boyfriend”
http://myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

No surprises here. We all know Beyonce is no scholar. But I must say that I’m shocked she was not impressed by the ancient buildings. I would kill to see them.
Mspeng

I don’t know about this situation…but on a whole I have always felt Beyonce was a slow person. Some people like to say it’s her accent. It’s not! Solange is her sister and I like to hear her speak. Beyonce…an interview with her goes like this…”Everything is so amazing, it’s so amazing…smile smile smile…maybe on giggle and hair toss”. She seems robotic and most time kinda dead. It’s almost to me like she has NO personality. There are a lot of singer/rappers who interview and love to hear them. Her on the other hand…just sing and dance…but NEVER interview!
KaraZ

Beyonce doesn’t have past a high school diploma… are we really surprised she’s a big ole dummy. I don’t expect her to know much about the history & significance of the pyramids or know much about half the cities she’s been in, which is unfortunate… I have the same criticism for her as I do many other pop stars who have access to travel the world & are too self absorbed to take the time to experience other cultures and enrich their lives… instead they stay holed up in their luxury hotels probably watching american tv or some BS.
cocoa49

to be honest, i noticed a lot of these young celbs are not that bright. beyonce could never speak correctly. ciara use to annoy me also but think she got a little help in her speaking ability. these celbs just limit themselves to shaking their butts, taking pictures and laying up in hotels. they should try to learn other cultures while in their travels.
MUNCHOSGIRL

KARAZ, HOW CAN YOU MAKE THIS STATEMENT? I have the same criticism for her as I do many other pop stars who have access to travel the world & are too self absorbed to take the time to experience other cultures and enrich their lives… instead they stay holed up in their luxury hotels probably watching american tv or some BS.

WAS SHE NOT THERE FOR THE TOUR? I THINK IT IS SAD THAT SOME THINK SO LOWLY OF HER THAT THEY JUST NATURALLY POST NEGATIVE COMMENTS. SO DO YOU THINK A PERSON WOULD BE RIGHT TO CALL YOU STUPID IF YOU WERE AT ANY SAID MONUMENT AND THEY FELT YOU DIDN’T SHOW THE EMOTION THAT THEY WANTED YOU TOO? BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THEIR LANGUAGE? SO SAD.
AirForceGirl

with masonmom # 5. That’s real ish…he wanna give her a book to read during a sight-seeing tour??? Seriously, who does that? Let Bey take her pictures and move the hell on! Next! This needs to be filed under “who cares”.
KaraZ

@Munchosgirl,

I can retype the statement in French or Igbo if it’ll make you comprehend it better. Or will ALL CAPS SUFFICE?

How did you read Sandra’s blurb & my comment and come up with the assertion that he didn’t speak English during the tour? Are you that much of a fan that you refuse to read & comprehend the information given to you?
It would interest you to know that Dr. Hawass, speaks English, French & Arabic fluently and when on the rare occasion that he gives tours of Egytian historic sites, he speaks ENGLISH.

So are you saying that Beyonce doesn’t understand English (which isn’t so far fetched, since she can’t verbally communicate in the language)? Do you even know who Dr. Hawass is? Do you understand that he’s not some regular tour guide and holds a postion in government? Why am I even wasting words on somebody who’s taking tylenol for Beyonce’s non existent headache, Girl Bye!
AirForceGirl

@karaz…dayum!
wiggy2272003

AirForceGirl
I don’t think he gave her the book to read during the tour, there is so much information he couldn’t possibly tell her so he gave her the book. It was a nice gesture
tbrown

@karaz,

THIS: Why am I even wasting words on somebody who’s taking tylenol for Beyonce’s non existent headache, Girl Bye! Wow. Really? LOL Taking Tylenol? too funny

I’d love to see the pyramids. LOVE IT. One thing about celebritydom I’d love to have as a non-celebrity is the freebies they get like this.
CivilEngineer

What’s going on with her face in this pic? She too pretty for all that!
cedramyers