Talk about star power. Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been close friends with Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin for decades — and their bond has only strengthened over the years.

Despite the Goop founder and Coldplay frontman’s 2016 divorce.

The Shakespeare in Love actress revealed the foursome met in 2006, telling Ellen DeGeneres in 2010, “We just kind of hooked up and became close.”

They were so close, in fact, that Jay-Z name-dropped the then-couple on his 2006 track, “Hollywood.”

“When your friends is Chris and Gwyneth, then it’s / Time to get all your windows tinted / Keep your eyes squinted, it’s gon’ flash any minute,” he rapped.

The Glee alum later gushed about her relationship with the “Crazy in Love” artists and elaborated on how they all met.

“We all became friends. I normally don’t do that, but [we vibed] in that particular case,” 

Paltrow told Howard Stern in 2015, noting that the two couples initially met at a gala in New York City. “They’re the greatest people. 

They are funny and sweet, and self-aware and really intelligent.”

The “Formation” singer and the actress have continued to effuse about each other in interviews and their kids have bonded. Beyoncé and Jay-Z share daughter Blue Ivy, born in 2012, and twins Rumi and Sir, born in 2017, while Paltrow and Martin co-parent daughter Apple, born in 2004, and son Moses, born in 2006.

The only time their relationship ever seemed to hit a snag, at least publicly, was when Amber Rose claimed in July 2018 that Paltrow was “Becky with the good hair” — a lyric from Beyoncé’s “Sorry” that fans have interpreted as the woman with whom Jay-Z had an affair.

“I feel like she’s the one who was, like, f—king Jay-Z,” the model said of the Emma star on Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s podcast, “Make Speidi Famous Again.”

“They were, like, friends, and then, like, you don’t see Gwyneth Paltrow with Beyoncé anymore,” she added. “It just seems like she was the one that was f—king Jay-Z, and now Gwyneth lost her husband, but like Beyoncé’s still with Jay.” (Paltrow’s rep denied the Slut Walk founder’s claims to Us Weekly, calling her allegations “completely absurd and 100 percent false.” For her part, Rose later revealed that she was joking and told Us that her comments got her into “a lot of trouble.”)

The four celebrities’ friendship has only grown in the years since as they’ve continued to spend quality time together. From birthday celebrations to trips to Disneyland to concert shout-outs, keep scrolling to see Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s sweetest friendship moments with Paltrow and Martin.

“Jay is like a big brother figure to me,” the Goop founder told Now in 2016. “The kids call him Uncle Jay and Beyoncé, Auntie B.”

Beyoncé couldn’t help but gush about her famous bestie in a 2013 interview with E! News. “She is incredible. She’s a great friend on every level,” the pop icon said at the time.

In 2011, Paltrow and Jay-Z took turns interviewing each other for their respective blogs. In his, the “99 Problems” rapper referred to the actress as his “sister,” and noted he “was very surprised at [her] extensive knowledge of hip-hop songs.” For her part, the Oscar winner admired the rapper’s creativity. “As someone who has walked through museums with you, eaten with you, heard music with you, I know firsthand how creativity in all areas lifts your consciousness,” she told him.

After Solange infamously punched Jay-Z in an elevator in 2016 — while Beyoncé watched — Paltrow revealed how she handled the situation. “I never say, ‘What’s going on?’” she told Howard Stern about how she handles difficult issues. “If any of my friends have anything like that, I call right away. Absolutely… If someone’s clearly going through something, I always go straight for it.”

The Knowles-Carter and Paltrow-Martin offspring have often attended each other’s birthday parties. The Shallow Hal star posted a sweet shot of Blue Ivy and friends at Apple’s 12th birthday in 2016, using the hashtag, “#godsistersandbesties.”

Coldplay and Beyoncé both took the stage at the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, while the band and Jay-Z have an album together — Viva La Hova — as well as their track “Lost.” Paltrow even sang with Jay at one of his shows in 2009. (Three years earlier, she and Martin sang backup vocals for the rapper at a concert.)

When the Coldplay singer and Beyoncé hit the stage for the 2016 Super Bowl, Paltrow shared an adorable Instagram photo of Apple and Blue Ivy walking together holding hands. “#superbowl50 jacket game,” she captioned the picture.

Martin and Hova took their kids to Disneyland together in March 2022.

Martin dedicated his June 2022 performance of “My Universe” at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to “Shawn and BB” — aka, Beyoncé and Jay-Z — who were in attendance at at the Coldplay show.

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Source: CNN