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Destiny’s Child reunion vibes were nothing short of nostalgic as everyone buzzed at Beyoncé’s Vegas show, well, almost everyone. While Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams hit the stage to bring back the magic, a few ex-members, including Farrah Franklin, were noticeably absent from the throwback party.

Franklin’s journey took some wild turns after leaving the group, including multiple arrests for disorderly conduct and public intoxication that landed her in hot water more than once. As Matthew Knowles put it back in the day, explaining her short-lived time with Destiny’s Child (via MTV),

The bottom line is that Farrah didn’t show up for work.

From failed solo deals to a reality TV stint that crashed and burned, her life spiraled far from the spotlight.

Farrah Franklin’s Life Spiralled After Leaving Destiny’s Child While Beyoncé Thrived Farrah Franklin in a frame (Credits- @farrahfranklin/Instagram)

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Everyone’s favorite Independent Women have reunited — just temporarily, don’t lose your breath.

A Destiny’s Child reunion was in store Thursday evening as Beyoncé (along with mother Tina Knowles) and Kelly Rowland visited Michelle Williams, who is currently performing on Broadway in a new musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her.

Beyoncé celebrated the occasion in a series of posts shared on Instagram Saturday: In the first, a spliced montage video set to her track “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus, images of Times Square give way to shots of Rowland, Knowles and Beyoncé posing with their Playbills. There are also videos of the former girl group celebrating Williams off-stage following her performance, including photos of her in the spotlight as she debuted the character of Viola Van Horn, the mysterious woman who entices frenemies Helen Sharp (Jennifer Simard) and Madeline Ashton (Megan Hilty) with the pathway to eternal beauty and youth.

Letoya Luckett is sharing her favorite moment from 2023 – and it was at the Renaissance World Tour!

The 42-year-old singer and actress took to Instagram on Wednesday (January 3) to share a new (old) photo from when she attended the Houston show alongside her fellow Destiny’s Child members.

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Featured in the pic were five out of the six past members of Destiny’s Child – Letoya, Beyoncé, Latavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The only one missing was Farrah Franklin, who was only in the group for about six months in early 2000.

“✨All Love✨ This was hands down my favorite moment of 2023 ❤️ •The Love •The joy •The Prayer •The Healing” she shared in the caption of the post. “May we all experience beautiful moments like this in 2024 @beyonce @kellyrowland @iamlatavia @michellewilliams”

“All of the Chilren,” Letoya added at the end.

Michelle commented on the post,...

Destiny’s Child is one of the biggest, most influential R&b-pop girl groups of all time.

The legendary troupe first debuted in the late ‘90s, delivering hits like “No, No, No,” “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name” that sent them skyrocketing to superstardom in the music industry.

Throughout the years, the group experienced several member lineup shake-ups, before ultimately landing on their most well-known iteration, dubbed “DC3.” Together, the trio would release fun, empowering smashes like “Survivor,” “Bootylicious” and “Independent Woman Pt. 1.”

Since their last studio album in the mid ‘00s, Destiny Fulfilled, all of the members have gone on to embark on solo ventures expanding beyond music into acting, writing, presenting, and appearing as judges on popular reality TV shows.

As Beyoncé celebrates her birthday on tour, we’re taking a look back at all of the members past and present, and checking out what they’re...

Destiny’s Child is one of the biggest, most influential R&b-pop girl groups of all time.

The legendary troupe first debuted in the late ‘90s, delivering hits like “No, No, No,” “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name” that sent them skyrocketing to superstardom in the music industry.

Throughout the years, the group experienced several member lineup shake-ups, before ultimately landing on their most well-known iteration, dubbed “DC3.” Together, the trio would release fun, empowering smashes like “Survivor,” “Bootylicious” and “Independent Woman Pt. 1.”

Since their last studio album in the mid ‘00s, Destiny Fulfilled, all of the members have gone on to embark on solo ventures expanding beyond music into acting, writing, presenting, and appearing as judges on popular reality TV shows.

As Beyoncé celebrates her birthday on tour, we’re taking a look back at all of the members past and present, and checking out what they’re...

Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin didn't join Beyonce on stage at Coachella, but she's making it clear -- she's fully on board for the next reunion ... if the queen will have her. Farrah was a member of DC for about 6 months in 2000 -- she was on the "Say My Name" remix -- and she watched Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams onstage last weekend. Zero bitterness, though ... she says she was thrilled like everyone else.

Latavia Roberson may have been kicked out of Destiny’s Child — but she’s still a “Survivor.”

“There are a lot of things that I’ve gone through — molestation, dealing with alcoholism and drugs,” Roberson tells People exclusively of the subjects she’ll broach in her upcoming memoir, I Am Latavia, due in the spring of 2017.

And there’s of course one topic she won’t be shying away from: her nasty departure from one of the biggest girl groups of all time in 1999.

Roberson was an original member of Destiny’s Child, along with Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and LeToya Luckett.

Fifth Harmony will neither be the first nor the last girl group to have a member leave in the height of popularity. The pop group announced Sunday that Camila Cabello had decided to leave the group, but the rest of the band would continue on its tour. In hindsight, signs of Camila's departure had been made clear for a while, but Harmonizers didn't expect her to leave mid-tour; however, other girl groups such as Destiny's Child, Spice Girls and more have experienced the same type of sudden exit. Over the course of the band's career, Destiny's Child lost three members: Farrah Franklin, LeToya Luckett and Latavia Roberson. Franklin joined the Beyoncé-led group after Luckett and Roberson...

Destiny's Child is back -- kind of!

The girl band launched an official account on Instagram, sending fans into a tailspin, and hoping for a reunion.

Watch: Beyonce Reunites With Her Destiny's Child Pals at Kelly Rowland's 35th Birthday Party

The verified account, which is managed by Legacy Recordings, was actually created last week -- posting its first photo on Oct. 21 -- but picked up steam after the Destiny's Child Twitter account pointed to the new Instagram on Thursday.

“Girl” became the fifth Destiny’s Child single to earn a gold record from the RIAA on this day in 2005. #destinyschild #dc #girlgroup #girl #rnb #destinyfulfilled

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Watch: Beyonce Says She Was 'Underestimated' in Destiny's Child, Defends 'Formation' Message

Destiny's Child first formed in 1997 with Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Latavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett -- who previously performed together under the name Girl's Tyme. The...

A former member of Destiny's Child was arrested for public intoxication in Georgia on Thursday, People confirms. Dekalb County police arrested Farrah Franklin outside of a Planet Fitness gym for public intoxication and possession of marijuana at around 3 a.m., a Dekalb County Sheriff's Office spokesperson tells People. "She was at the gym and there was an argument with another individual," the spokesperson says. Officers soon arrived and asked Franklin how much alcohol she drank, the spokesperson says the singer allegedly replied, "Not enough." Police also found weed in the woman's purse, the spokesperson adds. Franklin, 35, was held for a few hours before being released.

Farrah Franklin, who was one of the original members of Destiny’s Child, was arrested outside of Atlanta this week. Farrah Franklin Arrested Franklin was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning in DeKalb County, Georgia, on public intoxication and marijuana possession charges, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution. At the scene, Franklin was allegedly drunkenly arguing with […]

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A former Destiny's Child band member was arrested on Thursday for public intoxication and possession of marijuana. Officials tell E! News Farrah Franklin—who was a member of the girl group for five months in 1999—was taken into custody after getting into an argument with a male friend outside a gym in DeKalb County, Ga., around 3 a.m. When officers arrived, they noticed an odor of booze, and determined Farrah was intoxicated due to her slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Subsequent to the arrest, police found marijuana and charged her with possession as well. She currently remains in custody with a bail set at $250. On Wednesday, ahead of the arrest,...

Farrah Franklin, a former Destiny's Child singer, got busted for public intoxication -- note the red nose in her mug shot -- and allegedly told police she should've downed even more alcohol. According to cops ... Farrah got into an argument with a male friend around 3 Am Thursday outside a gym in DeKalb County, Ga. When officers showed up she said she was not ready to go home, and added ... "These n***** won't leave me alone.

Matthew Knowles — father and former manager of Beyoncé, current manager of the defunct Destiny's Child, and man who earns no money when Beyoncé reunites with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams and doesn't refer it as "Destiny's Child" — will be teaching a one-day workshop called "The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?" on October 24 at the Hobby Center in Houston, Texas. Here's what the $199 course for "aspiring singers, dancers, composers, writers, producers, managers, publicists, attorneys, business managers and all other entertainment industry hopefuls" will probably look like:09:00 a.m. How to spell "Beyoncé." 09:15 a.m. Receive cease-and-desist letter preventing Matthew from mentioning the name "Beyoncé" during the course. 09:30 a.m. Selling of water bottles and snacks, as "no outside food or beverage will be permitted." 10:00 a.m. Dating tips on finding a successful, motivated woman to give birth to a future superstar whose career you can manage.

As the music industry plans to hand out awards for the best of 2014, it’s hard not to reflect on the GRAMMYs ceremony that happened just 15 years prior. The year was 2000, but in actuality it was a reflection of 1999, when just about anything could happen. Jennifer Lopez launched her musical career, Britney Spears brought back the Catholic schoolgirl outfit, and TLC was suddenly a group again (and not just a TV channel). But the year was more than that. And the 42nd annual Grammy Awards attempted to capture that – for better or worst.

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Let’s look back on all the glory of 2000 ceremony 15 years later.

1.The Dress.

Before she was J. Lo – or Jenny from the block – Lopez was just an actress-turned-singer. But you wouldn’t know it at the awards. When she walked out in the green Versace dress to present the first award of the evening with David Duchovny, the last...

Yep, she's a soldier all right. Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin spoke out via Twitter on Monday, July 21 following her arrest over the weekend. In several tweets, the 33-year-old appeared to stay positive, thanking those who've been supporting her since the incident. "Unbothered and staying prayed up and, away from any negativity. #StillStanding #GodsChild Don't judge what you don't know." Franklin wrote on Monday. "The sad thing is people Live for drama but run from the truth, Smh. There's always 3 sides to a story [...]...

Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin was "hysterical and drugged" ... so says NFL player Da'Quan Bowers who told the 911 dispatcher he was certain his houseguest was high on something.Franklin is screaming bloody murder as an uber-calm Bowers tells the dispatcher she had been drinking and was under the influence of drugs.We broke the story ... Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct early Sunday morning after she allegedly became drunk and belligerent. Cops found Franklin...

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She Been Drinking… And Planning On Sleeping In The Woods!: Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin has had better days! According to the Associated Press, the 33-year-old was arrested over the weekend after she was found in a neighbor's front yard, lying on the ground. According to authorities, she said she "did not have anywhere else to go and was planning on sleeping in the woods." Farrah's planned wilderness trek was preceded by a night of drinking with NFL players Daquan Bowers and Ricky Sapp. After the trio returned home, ...

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Causing quite the stir in Conway, Sc over the weekend, former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin was arrested on Sunday (July 20).

The 33-year-old singer received a $280 fine and was quickly released hours after she was taking into custody.

Just hours before being hauled behind bars, Franklin shared a photo of of herself frolicking in the sand near Myrtle Beach.

Following her release, Farrah shared an inspirational message on Instagram writing, "I'm good, just hate the dumb media sometimes, but, hey, that's the job I signed up for. So I respect it."

This isn't the first time Farrah's been in trouble with the law. She was previously arrested for disorderly conduct in 2011 in Culver City, CA. Farrah was with Destiny’s Child for five months in 2000 after she and Michelle Williams were brought in to replace Latavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett.

Following her abrupt leave, Beyonce explained that Franklin had been missing events and promotional tours,...

Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin found herself behind bars over the weekend after fulfilling her destiny of allegedly breaking the law. The 33-year-old, who spent five months as a member of the girl group back in 2000, was arrested for disorderly conduct early Sunday morning in South Carolina, the Horry County Sheriff's office confirms to E! News. Franklin was booked just before 5:00 a.m. and released around noon later that same day. As for the events leading up to her arrest, Franklin was reportedly found sleeping in the yard of a local person's house. Hours before the arrest, Franklin posted a smiley photo of herself having a good time at the beach, writing, "Wasn't...

Source: Getty / Kirby Lee Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin was arrested on Sunday morning in Conway, Sc, for disorderly conduct. According to the Horry County Sheriff's office, the 33-year-old singer was given a $280 fine and released on Sunday afternoon. Just hours before her arrest, Farrah shared a photo of herself frolicking on the sand in Myrtle Beach, which is close to Conway. "Wasn't prepared for coming to the beach, but hey I stay ready," Farrah wrote. Following her release from jail, Farrah shared an inspirational message on Instagram and wrote, "I'm good, just hate the dumb media sometimes, but, hey, that's the job I signed up for. So I respect it." Farrah had been previously arrested for disorderly conduct back in 2011 in Culver City, CA. At the time, Farrah claimed she was a victim of racial profiling by police. Farrah was with Destiny's Child for five months in 2000 after...

Farrah Franklin, a former member of Beyoncé's early group Destiny's Child, was arrested Sunday morning for disorderly conduct in Conway, South Carolina, police reports say. Franklin, 33, was with the group for five months in 2000 before exiting. The group claimed Franklin missed several events and that they were forced to ask her to leave. MTV confirmed that Franklin had missed at least one recent performance around that time. Franklin later told E! that "I felt like I was losing my identity … I just couldn't handle the situation … I had to leave." Franklin was booked around 5 a.m. Est Sunday and released...

Farrah Franklin, a former member of Beyoncé's early group Destiny's Child, was arrested Sunday morning for disorderly conduct in Conway, South Carolina, police reports say. Franklin, 33, was with the group for five months in 2000 before exiting. The group claimed Franklin missed several events and that they were forced to ask her to leave. MTV confirmed that Franklin had missed at least one recent performance around that time. Franklin later told E! that "I felt like I was losing my identity … I just couldn't handle the situation … I had to leave." Franklin was booked around 5 a.m. Est Sunday and released...

Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin was so drunk when she was arrested Sunday morning ... she was found laying in a random person's front yard and told cops she planned on sleeping in the woods.TMZ broke the story ... Franklin was arrested early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct, and the details are crazy.According to the police NFL player Da'Quan Bowers flew Franklin to Myrtle Beach.  The two of them, along with NFL player Ricky...

Turns out, Farrah Franklin's destiny was a disorderly conduct arrest.

Turns out, Farrah Franklin's destiny was a public disorderly conduct arrest.

Franklin, who left Destiny's Child after only five months in 2000, was arrested and booked at South Carolina's Horry County Detention Center around 5 a.m. on Sunday morning.

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The 33-year-old was bailed out for $280, and is due back in criminal traffic court on August 7, 2014.

This isn't Franklin's first brush with the law. In 2011, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Los Angeles.

Jumpin’, jumpin’ into jail. Farrah Franklin, who is best known for her very brief stint alongside Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams in Destiny’s Child, was arrested for disorderly conduct on Sunday, July 20 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TMZ reports. NFL players Da’Quan Bowers and Ricky Sapp went out with Franklin, 33, in Myrtle Beach on Saturday night, and when they returned to Sapp’s home, it was clear that Franklin was intoxicated. The man told police they thought the former singer might be involved with drugs [...]...

Destiny’s Child alum Farrah Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct in Conway, South Carolina in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Farrah Franklin Arrested

Franklin, 33, was booked at the Horry County Detention Center in Conway at roughly 5 a.m., reported TMZ. Alcohol was allegedly involved in the incident, though further details concerning the events leading to her arrest have not been revealed.

Following her arrest, Franklin took to Instagram, posting a picture of a quote and writing, “That part!

Ex-Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin was arrested in South Carolina early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct ... TMZ has learned and our sources tell us alcohol was definitely involved.Franklin -- who who spent 5 months with the group in 2000 before Beyonce and Kelly Rowland gave her the boot -- was booked into the Horry County Detention Center in Conway around 5Am.So far, it's unclear what led to the arrest ... but we're told she was ticketed for disorderly conduct.

Michelle Williams and LeToya Luckett had onlookers "Jumpin', Jumpin'" when they staged a Destiny's Child meetup on the red carpet at the Bet Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 29.  Though they were never in the group at the same time, Williams and Luckett both have the distinct honor of being former Destiny's Children. Williams, 33, famously replaced Luckett and former DC star Latavia Roberson in 2000.  The two women were edged out of the group in favor of Williams and singer Farrah Franklin, who had a [...]...

Beyoncé decided to take us all back to the glory days for a Destiny's Child Throwback Thursday gem. "Cancun 2001," the 32-year-old R&B sensation captioned the vintage Instagram snapshot. Bey and Kelly Rowland are raising their arms and grinning widely in paradise, sporting similar red bikini tops with matching lipstick and coordinated light denim bottoms. The lovely ladies are posing for photographs during MTV's Spring Break. But we aren't getting the full taste of the "Drunk in Love" singer's photograph and that's because she cropped out group members Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams. The original Getty snap reveals the four gals smiling...

When Destiny's Child reunited during the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday, one of the group's original members was watching from home.

Celebuzz caught up with former Destiny's Child member Latavia Roberson to hear her thoughts on Beyonce's Halftime Show and the reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

“Obviously, seeing Beyonce perform was the highlight for me,” the 31-year-old told Celebuzz. “I got a real surprise when both Kelly [Rowland] and Michelle [Williams] both popped-up on the stage like that.”

Continuing, “I thought they all looked great and did a good job with their dance moves. Beyonce was especially amazing. She looked fabulous and her voice was really strong. During the performance somebody texted me to say they could not hear Kelly and Michelle sing. It was so noisy in the house where we watched the performance that I did not really notice anything wrong. But who knows? They probably had some technical problems.

Farrah Franklin is looking to sue Culver City Police for mistreating her. The former Destiny's Child singer was taken into custody for disorderly conduct at 6:45 A.M. last Saturday, April 23. Hours after news of her arrest surfaced, she reached out to TMZ and claimed she has fallen victim to racial profiling by the police.

"Unfortunately, I am the latest victim on what seems to be a growing list of those who are racially profiled and mistreated by Culver City Police," alleged the 29-year-old. "I was manhandled by the arresting officers. I am really upset about all that has taken place. I have never had a run in with the law before Saturday. On Saturday I was not arrested, I was detained."

Farrah additionally claimed, "There were no female officers on duty and I was required to take off my top and treated unfairly." She also took to her Twitter...

TMZ has obtained the mug shot of former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin -- moments after she was arrested in L.A. last Saturday for allegedly disturbing the peace. As we previously reported, Farrah claims she's the victim of racial profiling -- insisting police "manhandled" her when they took her into custody. Farrah is now threatening to sue over the whole incident. Read more...

Former Destiny's Child star Farrah Franklin was reportedly arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct in the early hours of Saturday, before being released on $100 (GBP63) bail shortly afterwards.

Police officers claim they were responding to a telephone complaint accusing Farrah Franklin of disturbing the peace, but the star is adamant she did nothing wrong and has hit out at cops for allegedly mistreating her.

She tells TMZ.com, "Unfortunately, I am the latest victim on what seems to be a growing list of those who are racially profiled and mistreated by Culver City Police. I was manhandled by the arresting officers."

"I am really upset about all that has taken place. I have never had a run in with the law before Saturday. On Saturday I was not arrested, I was detained."

"There were no female officers on duty and I was required to take off my top and treated unfairly.

Ex-Destiny's Child Member -- I Was Racially Profiled!

Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin claims she was "manhandled" and the victim of racial profiling when she was taken into custody last Saturday.

Franklin tells TMZ, "Unfortunately, I am the latest victim on what seems to be a growing list of those who are racially profiled and mistreated by Culver City Police. I was manhandled by the arresting officers."

But the Culver City Pd begs to differ, telling TMZ, they were simply responding to a telephone complaint by a citizen who claimed Franklin was disturbing the peace.

Franklin says, “I am really upset about all that has taken place. I have never had a run in with the law before Saturday. On Saturday I was not arrested, I was detained."

Again, cops beg to differ, saying Franklin was indeed arrested for disorderly conduct.

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Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin claims she was "manhandled" and the victim of racial profiling when she was taken into custody last Saturday. Franklin tells TMZ, "Unfortunately, I am the latest victim on what seems to be a growing list of those who are racially profiled and mistreated by Culver City Police. I was manhandled by the arresting officers." But the Culver City Pd begs to differ, telling TMZ, they were simply responding to...

Nope, Beyoncé's not posing for a mug shot. Or Kelly Rowland. We have to dig deeper into the Destiny's Child has-beens to find Farrah Franklin, who was a D.C. member for all of five months back in 2000. Now she's making news for the wrong kind of reason following her arrest over the weekend. Sounds like she was collared for some diva-like shenanigans... Officially she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Culver City, Calif. While there was no immediate word on the circumstances of her arrest, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's database, the 29-year-old Franklin was taken into custody at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. The crooner subsequently was booked and released...

Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin was reportedly arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in California over the weekend. Sources have told TMZ that Franklin was picked up by police in Culver City on Saturday morning while under the influence of alcohol. While the exact nature of her offence is not yet known, it is thought that she spent time in police custody and was only released after posting a $$100 bail. After being introduced to Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland while appearing in the group's music video for 'Bills, Bills, Bills' in 1999, she joined Destiny's Child alongside (more)...

Ex-Destiny's Child Member -- Arrested Farrah Franklin -- a former member of Destiny's Child -- was arrested for disorderly conduct in Culver City, CA this weekend ... TMZ has confirmed. Franklin -- who spent 5 months with the group in 2000 before Beyonce and Kelly Rowland gave her the chop -- was arrested at 6:45 Am on Saturday. Sources close to the situation tell us alcohol was involved. According to the booking sheet, 29-year-old Franklin was released from custody later that day on $100 bail. News Source: TMZ...

Farrah Franklin -- a former member of Destiny's Child -- was arrested for disorderly conduct in Culver City, CA this weekend ... TMZ has confirmed. Franklin -- who spent 5 months with the group in 2000 before Beyonce and Kelly Rowland gave her the chop -- was arrested at 6:45 Am on Saturday. Sources close to the situation tell us alcohol was involved. According to the booking sheet, 29-year-old Franklin was released from custody later that day on $100 bail.

Farrah Franklin has claimed that she is "sceptical" about partaking in a possible Destiny's Child reunion. Franklin, who was allegedly kicked out of the group in 2000 for missing shows, has admitted that she would consider a reunion if it was "fun".

Speaking to Vibe, the 29-year-old said: "Right now, I’m kind of hearing about it with everyone else. It hasn’t been presented to me yet. When it does or if it does, I’ll deal with it as that. I’ll have to see if it’s something in real (more)...