Who bit Beyoncé? Lena Dunham favourite to be unveiled as mystery actress behind attack

Tiffany Haddish claims she witnessed an actress bite Beyoncé's face
Suspect: Actress Lena Dunham
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Emma Powell27 March 2018
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Forget who killed JR or Dirty Den – the biggest whodunit is: Who bit Beyoncé?

Tiffany Haddish sent the Internet into meltdown after she claimed a mystery actress chomped down on the US superstar’s face at an after party for Jay-Z’s 4:44 tour.

Lena Dunham is the bookmaker’s favourite to be unveiled as the culprit with odds of 2/1, according to Paddy Power. The Girls actress has yet to comment.

Sanaa Lathan is the second favourite with odds of 7/2, while Gwyneth Paltrow is the third with odds of 6/1.

Other stars whose names have been thrown into the ring include Scarlett Johansson (8/1), Jennifer Lawrence (16/1), Lindsay Lohan (40/1) and Rihanna (100/1).

Haddish made the claims in an interview with GQ in which she claimed Beyoncé told her to “chill” and to not beat the unnamed actress’ “ass” after she witnessed the alleged attack.

Attacked: Beyonce Knowles was partying with husband Jay-Z when the alleged incident took place 
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She said: “There was this actress there, that’s just, like, doing the mostest. She bit Beyoncé in the face.

“So Beyonce stormed away and went up to Jay-Z and was like ‘Jay! Come here! This b**** - and snatched him. They went to the back of the room. I was like ‘what just happened?’ And Beyonce’s friend walked up and was like, ‘Can you believe this b**** just bit Beyonce?’”

Haddish alleged “a lot of things happened” including a brief standoff between Beyonce and the unidentified actress.

Suspect: Actress Jennifer Lawrence has had her name thrown into the ring
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She finished: “Beyonce’s at the bar, so I said ‘Did she really bite you?’ She was like, ‘yeah’. I was like, ‘She’s gonna get her ass beat tonight’.[…] She was like ‘She not like that all the time. Just chill’.”

The hashtag #WhoBitBeyonce was soon trending on Twitter, with Chrissy Teigen weighing in on the debate, claiming she knew the culprit’s identity.

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She tweeted: “I cannot leave this planet without knowing who bit Beyonce in the face.”

But she later posted: “Update it is NOT the person I think is the worst. I’M DONE. I AM NEVER TELLING I’m scared I’ve said too much KNOWLEDGE IS A CURSE!”

Beyoncé has declined to comment, with a representative for the Lemonade singer telling GQ: “I absolutely cannot comment on any of this, as I have no knowledge.”

Standard Online has contacted a representative for Dunham for comment.

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