Beyonce and Jay Z tour ‘at risk as marriage implodes’, with four lawyers joining the fray — report

FOUR lawyers have reportedly joined emergency talks on the Beyonce, Jay Z marriage, with discussions even including which TV star gets the post-split interviews.

JAY Z, Beyonce, concert promoter Live Nation, HBO — and no less than four lawyers — have attended an emergency meeting to address the couple’s rapidly imploding marriage, The New York Post has learned.

But while execs at the Thursday session wanted to put out a statement, Jay Z and Beyonce declined — ­because they couldn’t agree on what it would say.

Putting on a show ... Beyonce and Jay Z perform in New Orleans on their On The Run tour. Picture: AP

Now officials fret that the couple’s $US100 million On the Run Tour might be cancelled before its scheduled finale.

“This may not make it to San Francisco,” a source said. “I’m definitely not sure that they’ll make it to Paris.”

Singer Beyonce shares a cute snap with daughter Blue Ivy from behind the scenes on tour. Picture: Instagram

The tour, which is promoted by Live Nation, was in LA this weekend and was to arrive in San Francisco for two shows beginning Monday. The finale is scheduled for Paris in September.

HBO, meanwhile, plans to broadcast a major special on the tour in September.

“There are lawyers that have now joined the tour, and they’re not here just to see them perform. They are here to help hash things out,” the source said.

The Postfirst reported that the power couple’s marriage was on the rocks and that Beyonce was hunting for her own apartment.

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and HBO chief Richard Plepler wanted the meeting before “this becomes a public-relations nightmare”, the source said, adding that HBO cameras have captured much of the performances and the network plans a major special in September.

“Rapino is p---ed that ­everything is so out in the open and things are so heated,” the source said.

It’s gotten so bad that the couple, who married in 2008, are living separate lives even on the tour.

Dancing queen ... Beyonce takes to the stage in Atlanta last month. Picture: AP

“They’re not just staying in different hotel rooms, but they have booked separate hotels, and they arrive separately to each show,” the ­insider said.

On stage and online, however, the stars have been playing the loving couple — with Jay Z snuggling Beyonce during a show on Wednesday night in Seattle.

The source said that one of the problems in the marriage was Jay Z’s controlling nature and that, even now, the rap impresario won’t back off.

“They’ve had discussions lately about the inevitable sit-down interview when they finally do split, and Jay’s been adamant that he doesn’t want Beyonce sitting down with Barbara Walters or Oprah Winfrey pretending to be the victim,” the source said.

Power couple ... Beyonce, rappers Jay Z and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the 2012 BET Awards in LA. Picture: Getty

It’s estimated that Jay Z has a net worth of more than $US550 million and Beyonce about $US300 million. But the source said it’s unclear who would get what in a divorce.

“From what I know, there’s no prenup.” the source said.

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