Jay Z and Beyonce avoid run in with Rachel Roy by skipping Kimye wedding... after beauty's 'close' relationship with rapper is blamed for Met Gala brawl

They are supposedly Kanye West's closest friends.

So it can only be seen as the ultimate snub that Jay Z and Beyonce were no-show at the rapper's extravagant nuptials to Kim Kardashian on Saturday.

While the couple's famous friends and family flocked to 16th century Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy, Beyonce and her husband were in the Hamptons, according to US Weekly magazine.

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Sending a message? Beyonce posted a make-up free picture of herself with braided hair with no caption, at almost the same moment Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kanye West got underway on Saturday evening
It was thought Jay Z would be the best man at the wedding, as the two rappers have grown very close and often collaborate on musical ventures together.

But in avoiding the wedding, Jay Z and Beyonce also swerved a potentially awkward run in with Rachel Roy.

Beyonce and Solange had 'words' with Rachel at the Met Ball after party in NYC, and our source told us that it all stemmed from Rachel’s 'too close relationship with Jay Z, according to Hollywood Life