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The Beyonce/ L'Oreal Photoshop scandal, which began earlier this week, has reached critical mass. Lots of people think that L'Oreal digitally lightened a photo (pictured) of Beyonce in an ad in Elle magazine. L'Oreal denies it. The contention that they did lighten the pop diva's skin tone is supported by—in summary—the fact that it looks like they did. Five Beyonce photos from the past are below; compare and contrast:

Vs.



(Guilty)