The Haifa Wehbe apology tour

First, Beyonce caused an uproar in Egypt with her insolent sex party.

Now Lebanese crooner Haifa Wehbe is in trouble for referring to black Nubians as "monkeys" in one of her most recent songs. A group of Nubian lawyers submitted a complaint to Egypt's public prosecutor and asked that the song be banned.

Wehbe has apologized profusely; she insists the offending lyric was written by an Egyptian songwriter, who said "Nubian monkey" was "an innocent term for a popular children's game." (Good rule of thumb: Comparisons between black people and monkeys are never a good idea, even if you're Haifa Wehbe or the New York Post.)

You've got to figure Nancy Ajram is on the phone with her agent cancelling her next Egyptian tour date. Misr's a rough place for a diva.