Hello Brandeis! It's been a mild break here in Waltham, weather-wise, but in celebrity-land things have been anything but uneventful! We'll get to the biggest in-case-you-missed-it moments in a few pages, but for now, let's focus on the number-one story this week: the arrival of Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby girl.

Baby Blue Ivy was born on Jan. 8 at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. (Fun fact: Her name was originally going to be Ivy Blue, which I personally think has a much nicer flow to it. Another fun fact: Celebrities rarely consult me on their baby name choices, which is a travesty.) Blue was barely out of the womb before TMZ and celebrity gossip blog Oh No They Didn't began reporting complaints from patients and workers in the hospital that Jay-Z and Beyoncé had pulled some serious diva behavior at Lenox Hill.

The first reports (which, granted, came from the New York Daily News—not the most reputable of sources) claimed that Jay-Z and Beyoncé had rented a luxury maternity suite at the hospital and also stationed security around the rest of the maternity ward and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, preventing doctors, nurses and even new parents from entering without going through security first. Patients reported having to turn in their cell phones and cameras, and one source inside the hospital said that security "taped over hospital cameras."

Putting aside the fact that most of that behavior is illegal at worst and inviting dozens of malpractice suits at best, the Internet erupted. Online battles (looking at you, Tumblr) raged between Beyoncé fans defending her right to privacy, anti-fans accusing her of being an entitled diva and a few sane individuals pointing out that no hospital could ever get away with those sorts of actions, regardless of how much a celebrity paid for a private suite.

Lenox Hill released a statement on Jan. 9 denying any wrongdoing and clarifying that, while Beyoncé did reserve a luxury maternity suite at the hospital and did bring her own security, hospital security was still in charge and access to the maternity floor was not blocked to doctors, nurses or other patients. When the Lenox Hill statement was totally ignored, the New York Department of Health finally investigated the complaints and, after about six hours, dismissed them. Lenox Hill announced on Jan. 12 that it would be conducting its own investigation into the reported mistreatment of other maternity patients.

Welcome to the world, Blue. Sorry about the drama. At least your dad's written a song promising never to use the word "bitch" again!