BEYONCE KNOWLES - JAY-Z TO BE EVICTED

Hip hop heavyweight JAY-Z is about to be evicted by the owner of his $27 million (GBP14.5 million) luxury New York City apartment. The rapper - real name SHAWN CARTER - has been paying $40,000 (GBP21,000) a month to rent the four bedroom pad in plush Time Warner Center since September 2005. But owner, telecom boss MICHAEL HIRTENSTEIN, is selling up - intending to make a healthy profit on the $15.7 million (GBP8.4 million) he paid for the apartment in 2004 - reports the New York Post. Jay-Z will struggle to find a new home to match the criteria his current pad boasts - as well as a private terrace and its own library, it has a telescopic view of his girlfriend BEYONCE KNOWLES' apartment across Central Park. According to reports, the rap boss is planning to move straight into a $6.85 million (GBP3.7 million) penthouse he has been renovating for the last two years in the TriBeCa district.