Beyonce was "not into" Jay Z when they first met, while he thought she could raise his profile, a new book has claimed.
The couple - who married in 2008 and have three-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together - and their advisers reportedly thought getting together would help their "brand", giving the 34-year-old singer more "credibility" and boosting the 99 Problems rapper's image.
According to author J Randy Taraborrelli, when asked if she could see herself with Jay, Beyonce told her uncle "Eww".
And after they first met backstage at a benefit concert in New York City in 2001, she told pals: "I'm not into Jay."
Meanwhile, 46-year-old Jay could "smell opportunity".