Jay-Z and Beyonce slammed by legend

By HLNtv.com Staff

updated 9:48 AM EDT, Fri August 10, 2012

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The legendary Harry Belafonte slams Jay-Z and Beyonce for not being socially engaged
Belafonte says high-profile celebrities have 'turned their back on social responsibility'

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Jay-Z and Beyonce slammed by legend

Legendary singer, songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte has a message for power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce, and it's not nice.

At the Locarno Film Festival, where Belafonte was honored with the Golden Leopard Honor, the actor told The Hollywood Reporter that he was not happy with the present image of minorities in Hollywood -- specifically Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Belafonte said, "I think one of the greatest abuses of this modern time is that we should have had such high-profile artists, power celebrities. But they have turned their back on social responsibility. That goes for Jay-Z and Beyonce, for example."

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