Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Watch Beyoncé Rip-Off an Aging Italian Pop Star

Aging Italian performer, singer, and pop-star Lorella Cuccarini hasn't gotten this much American press in her whole damn life. But ever since Beyoncé did a major number at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night that was extremely similar to something Cuccarini did last year, the internets have been abuzz with the Italian lady's name. Above, please see the evidence: a side-by-side comparison of Beyonce's number and Cuccarini's earlier one. We're not sure Beyoncé's to blame here... it very well probably was the work of one of Beyonce's clever team, a choreographer perhaps, who said, "Beyonce girl no one besides me has ever heard of Lorella Cuccarini." Ah well. [via WOW]