ALL evidence for Paparazzi trilogy concluding on Beyoncé's act iii

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2022:

15th March: A Beyoncé x Lady Gaga song is registered on BMI, the title being "Get Me Bodied", a song off of Beyoncé's second studio album "B-Day". At the time, many fans thought it was a remix or a working title for a new song. Personally, I think this is just an error (which BMI is full of, there are many errors!) but I still wanted to include this.

16th June: Beyoncé announces the title for her seventh studio album, RENAISSANCE. Eagle eyed fans quickly notice that Lady Gaga had mentioned this at her Tricon Award speech at the 2020 VMAs. “I know a renaissance is coming, and the wrath of pop culture will inspire you and the rage of art will empower you”. Fans think Beyoncé’s act iii will be rock and roll… and some themes of rock and roll include wrath and rage. Around this time, Beyoncé does a shoot for British Vogue with some photos that fans think resemble Gaga’s The Fame Monster and Born This Way album covers (again, personally a reach… but I wanted to include it!). Lady Gaga also likes a tweet during this time of a fan being excited about Beyoncé’s new album and Gaga’s Chromatica Ball taking place in the same year.

RENAISSANCE is eventually released with no Lady Gaga collaboration. However, Beyoncé releases a short clip with her in multiple different locations as a VISUALS teaser on August 12th. One of the locations is her sitting in a driver's seat in a car. This car looks very similar to the *** Wagon, the car used in the Telephone video and the Kill Bill franchise. She is also, in a different clip, holding a telephone. This is the first of several times Beyoncé uses a telephone in her three-act era. These visuals still haven’t seen the light of day.

Flash forward to:

2024:

On February 11th 2024 (14 years after the date the Telephone music video was set), Beyoncé attends the Super Bowl and announces her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, along with her two singles, “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages”. She posts a video teaser which aesthetic looks similar to the “Telephone” music video, with the desert background, and a similar yellow car to the *** Wagon. Coincidentally, Gaga also posts a photo at the Super Bowl with a peace sign with two fingers… could it potentially be hinting at Beyoncé’s act ii? Though I know Gaga holds the peace sign a lot!

Closer to the album release, many are hoping for a Gaga feature on Cowboy Carter. Beyoncé’s stylist fuels the rumours, by posting a photo of Lady Gaga from the Telephone video set, though he was also posting other icons such as Britney Spears etc.

On the 22nd March 2024, Lady Gaga posts a Instagram story with Perfect Celebrity lyrics written on a typewriter, with the front cover of a comic in the background featuring Lady Gaga wearing the iconic blue Telephone hat from the music video. 

Cowboy Carter is released on the 29th March 2024 with no Lady Gaga collaboration. However, in the “Jolene” intro “DOLLY P”, Dolly Parton says the following: “Hey Miss Honey B, it’s Dolly P. You know that hussy with the good hair? Reminds me of someone I used to know back when.” In the Telephone music video, Beyoncé’s character is named… you guessed it! Honey B.

In May, when Lady Gaga is at her premiere of her concert film “Gaga Chromatica Ball”, a reporter tells her about these rumors about a potential Telephone continuation collaboration, Gaga says this: “You know what, whenever Beyoncé calls, I’d like to pick up the phone.” hinting at Beyoncé being the lead artist perhaps?

2025:

In January 2025, Lady Gaga attends the Grammys, but doesn’t have any interaction with Beyoncé. I don’t know if this should be a hint per se but apparently the same thing happened with Bey and Miley?

In February 2025, Lady Gaga takes a Vanity Fair lie detection test. The first question in the Career section is “The music video for your song ‘Telephone’ says to be continued at the end. Will it ever be continued?” Gaga replies yes (quite adamant when she’s had a lot of plans fall through in the past!), before the lie detector interviewer Stephanie (not Stefani!) replies “when?”. Gaga says “I don’t know” (of course she can’t say when act iii will be released). Stephanie says “will this person be in it?” and hands her a photo of Beyoncé… Gaga holds it up and says “maybe” (she knows what she’s doing).

In March, Lady Gaga does a W Magazine ASMR video. In the video, she drinks Diet Coke (referring to the diet coke cans in her hair in the video) and holds a red telephone saying the two people she would have on speed dial is her partner Michael Polansky… and Beyoncé!

Now, the MOST conclusive evidence we have is this. At a Spotify press conference, Lady Gaga is asked by a fan what’s the tea on Telephone Part 2 (it’s Paparazzi part 3 but I jest!). She replies with this: “The tea on Telephone part 2 is that there will be. But I’m not going to give it all away, you wouldn’t want that anyway! I think you should all call Beyoncé.” Now obviously Mayhem happened and nothing, which leads me to believe she was only talking about act iii. This is the second time she’s mentioned to call Beyoncé, leading me to believe she is talking about her featuring on act iii.

In late March, Beyoncé performs the opening night of the Cowboy Carter tour. One of the interludes include Beyoncé in a room with graffiti holding a telephone. Two stills from the Telephone video appear in another interlude later in the show (a interlude showing all of her eras).

In November 2025, a message from a fan to Gaga on screen at a Mayhem Ball date reads “you’ve been a very bad bad girl Gaga” with a bee emoji. Gaga replies “is that a Telephone request? xx gaga”. Why am I putting this on here, I hear you ask? The fan’s name and age was Giselle who’s 44. Beyoncé’s 44. Her middle name is Giselle.

And finally…

2026:

Today, February 16th 2026, Beyoncé posts a carousel of images on her Instagram. One with her holding a black telephone and another of her eating a burger (once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger…)!

 

Thank you all so much for reading, this took about a hour to write so I hope you enjoy!

 

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[Taumaturg0 1,105]

[rinasawachanta 3,243]

I don't want & we don't need her to team up with that woman 

[NUTELLA 17,579]

Respectfully, you probably spent more time writing this than Beyoncé has spent thinking about Telephone since it came out lol

If a third installment is ever happening, methinks:

Part 1) Paparazzi- Alexander Skarsgard ⭐️

Part 2) Telephone- Beyoncé Knowles ⭐️

Part 3) ????? - New celeb ⭐️

 

But if I'm wrong, I'll wear it ☎️🍔

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1 minute ago, rinasawachanta said:

I don't want & we don't need her to team up with that woman 

well i do 

[dynamite 63,914]

At this point it can get in the same bin as ARTPOP ACT II. Years of rumours for a follow-up collab that would never match the impact of the first one anyway. 2009 was a very different time.

They didn't even bother performing Telephone together  probably Beyonce's choice though...

If it ever happens though I'll listen 

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[AVeryGagaHolyDick 28,561]

Thank you for the recap!

But to honest, it all looks like it’s just wishful thinking. It´s giving “here are the signs that this straight guy is flirting with me: he told me ‘hi, buddy!’ with a smile on his face”

 

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4 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said:

Thank you for the recap!

But to honest, it all looks like it’s just wishful thinking. It´s giving “here are the signs that this straight guy is flirting with me: he told me ‘hi, buddy!’ with a smile on his face”

 

I am a bit delulu! But I'm so desperate I'll take crumbs

[Murakami27 6,780]

19 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

 

Part 1) Paparazzi- Alexander Skarsgard ⭐️

Part 2) Telephone- Beyoncé Knowles ⭐️

Part 3) ????? - Ava Max

[NUTELLA 17,579]

4 minutes ago, Murakami27 said:

Omitting a ⭐️ from her name, you shady bitch lol 

Find my clone, she’s flopping on the ceiling 

[Murakami27 6,780]

1 minute ago, NUTELLA said:

Omitting a ⭐️ from her name, you shady bitch lol 

Find my clone, she’s flopping on the ceiling 

That’s because she’s already a star. 
 

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Lady Gaga would never in a million years collaborate with Ava M*x. Can we not?

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You're a super star sour candy xo 

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3 minutes ago, YASKALE said:

You're a super star sour candy xo 

Thank you, same to you, all monsters are superstars xoxo 

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16 minutes ago, Murakami27 said:

Lava Gax