Rumored Celebrities in the Illuminati: Beyoncé, Kanye West, More

There's allegedly so many celebrities in the Illuminati you can't put out a bubblegum pop song without someone declaring there's hidden messages all over it. From Beyoncé to Justin Bieber, all your favs have been accused of being part of the covert club, which is either laughable or v, v scary. But what is the Illuminati, and why does it involve so many freaking pop stars?

We don't mind you asking, because most for the average person the Illuminati is loosely defined as "something Satan-y." Turns out, that isn't entirely wrong, although the definite truth behind the group is a lot less sinister than that. The Order of the Illuminati, (or the Bavarian Illuminati) was originally an IRL organization set up in 1776 as a secret society. You know, like Fight Club. And like Fight Club, that secret didn't stay secret for very long, eventually expanding due to excessive recruitment among other organizations like Freemasons. Then it disbanded when secret societies were made illegal… or did it?

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The general idea behind the modern day Illuminati is that it's a group of the world's elite, world leaders and superstar entertainers joining forces for global domination. They pull the strings of society, but who's pulling their string? Since signs of the Illuminati borrows from Egyptian iconography (pyramids/triangles, the eye of Horus, and so on) and Satanic symbols (666) it's really hard to say. And since plenty of theories suggest that ritual sacrifices enhance power and murder is a cool way to keep people quiet, we're just going to fall on the side that it's something definitively Not Good.

So who's allegedly on the short list? Strap on your tinfoil caps, conspiracy theorists, because we're about to suggest some insane things about your Top 40 faves. Check out the gallery to see which celebrities have been rumored to be part of the Illuminati… and some of the craziest theories attached to them

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Beyoncé (and Jay-Z)

Hearsay is that the Carters are some of the highest ranking members of the Illuminati, and if such is the case, Beyoncé has zero chill about keeping it a secret. It all started with the music video for "Crazy in Love" in which Bey is performing a sexy Satanic ritual to sell her soul, reborn at Jay-Z's side as the demon-possessed Sasha Fierce.

Then there's that incident when she flashed the telltale triangle at the Super Bowl and the whole damn stadium had an outage. Coincidence? Or a frightening sign of her power?

And just so we don't forget this is a family affair, theorists love to point out that Blue Ivy's name spells out her true purpose in the organization when you isolate each letter: Born Living Under Evil, Illuminati's Very Youngest.

Well, until Sir and Rumi were born…

Kesha

There are two, count 'em, two Kesha music videos that show pretty overt occult references: "Crazy Kids" and "Die Young." The latter vid even makes it into an aesthetic, with Kesha flaunting pentacles, inverted crosses, the all-seeing eye, and triangles galore. Are these just symbols of her overtly rebellious dollar-sign days…or something far darker?

Actually, Kesha is pretty open about her role in the group. In 2013 Rolling Stone asked if she was a member, and she replied, "It's so much worse than they think. I'm really the leader of the Illuminati. That's true."

Ok but for real guys, Kesha is probably not in the Illuminati.

Probably.

Justin Bieber

Ok, Justin Bieber's Illuminati involvement is short but sweet, and basically revolves around the idea that he's a reptilian shapeshifter, an important faction of the organization. There's video footage of Justin in court blinking Iguana-style, which is definitive proof of the theory. I mean, you had us sold at "reptilian shapeshifter."

Justin addressed the possibility as early as 2010, though. "I have not joined the Illuminati or any other cult," he said on Twitter. "I'm a Christian and I pray before every show and am thankful for every blessing."

Well, that settles it.

Kanye West

Kanye has off-hand dismissed the claim, once addressing in a freestyle that it's ridiculous to be targeted as an Illuminati pawn just because he's a successful black man in music. He once addressed it in a freestyle with, "A black man interested in art, speaking from the heart and playing my part, and all this Illuminati talk, like my first single wasn’t ‘Jesus Walks,’" Fair. Very fair.

However, Kanye still remains one of the biggest suspected Illuminati members. Not only does he have his strong ties to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, but everything from "Power" (in which Kanye's illuminating eyes are easy giveaways) to "Famous" have been dissected as Illuminati-empowered pieces of art.

He has also been known to go triangle-hard.