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Beyoncé Was Photoshopped into 'The Lion King' Movie Cast Photo, John Oliver Confirms

Sometimes, it really does seem like Beyoncé is in a million places at once. One second, she's hugging Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the red carpet in London, and the next, she's releasing a brand-new surprise album and music video.

But it's not actually possible to teleport (yet), so Queen Bey has a trick up her sleeve to help her complete everything on her very long to-do list (ya know, besides having an entire team of assistants at your disposal): photoshop.

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John Oliver, who stars as Zazu in Disney's The Lion King, confirmed fans' suspicions that Beyoncé, who voices Nala in the CGI-heavy remake, was photoshopped into the cast photo. 

During his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert asked Oliver about the popular conspiracy theory. "Yeah, she wasn't there," Oliver divulged. The host was shocked.

"Was everybody else there?" Colbert asked. Oliver said he couldn't remember for sure, but he thinks Queen Bey was the only one missing from the actual cast photo shoot.

The best part, though, was that the Last Week Tonight host was so intimidated by just the thought of being in a photo with Beyoncé that he freaked out during the photo shoot (even though, to reiterate, Beyoncé Wasn't. Even. There).

Should we really be that surprised, though, by Disney's photoshop skills? We mean, have you seen what they've done with animated talking animals?!



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