Beyonce snubs Kanye and Kim Kardashian as she throws Jay Z private' birthday party

The couples pictured at Beyonce's VMA afterparty

 The tension between Jay Z and Kanye West and their wives Beyonce and Kim Kardashian appears far from over as Bey star celebrated her man's 47th birthday with a "super private" party at the weekend.

The power couple were joined by his friends and family at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Saturday, the evening before his big day, but the event was kept so secret even the rapper and his wife, Beyoncé, were not seen arriving or leaving the upmarket venue.


However,Tina Lawson and her husband Richard Lawson were seen arriving at the venue, which was covered by dark green tarpaulin to keep prying eyes away, as was her Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland and husband Tim Witherspoon.Two people who were noticeable by their absence were Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who were said to have not been invited to the party, the Irish Mirror reports.