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SEE PICS L'Oreal accused of making Beyonce Knowles 'whiter'

Company says it didn't manipulate pictures of singer

Beyonce Knowles has worked for L'Oreal since 2001

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has denied it made Beyonce Knowles' skin lighter for an ad campaign.

The singer, 26, appears in an promotion for a hair colour range in the September editions of Elle, Allure and Essence magazines in the US.

And there has been a backlash over the images in the States.

But the company insists it did not manipulate the picture.

‘We highly value our relationship with Ms Knowles,’ the firm said in a statement.

'It is categorically untrue that L'Oreal Paris altered Ms Knowles' features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria hair colour.’

Meanwhile, Beyonce's husband Jay-Z, 38, says they've not spoken about their relationship because they want to keep their marriage special.

‘I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself,’ he tells Vibe.

‘You have to have something sacred to you and the people around you.'

SEE PIC A comparison of Beyonce Knowles’ skin here>>