Mariah Carey was left "furious" after being told she wouldn't be sitting with U.S. President Barack Obama's family during his inauguration.

The "Touch My Body" singer - who performed at a ball to celebrate Obama being sworn in - was left aghast when she discovered she had to sit with other celebrities during Tuesday's ceremony.

Beyonce Knowles reportedly refused to walk to her car in the cold after rehearsing for U.S. President Barack Obama's pre-inauguration concert.

The "If I Were A Boy" singer was furious when she was told she would have to make her own way to her car four blocks away as the surrounding streets had been shut amid heightened security before the event.

Jennifer Lopez says divorcing her husband is "not an option." The singer-and-actress has been dogged by rumors her four-year marriage to musician Marc Anthony is on the brink of collapse, but insists the reports are wide of the mark.

She told In Touch Weekly magazine: "Every time I'm not wearing my ring, people think I'm getting divorced. Divorce is not - and was never - an option."