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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has come under attack for using the N-word when referring to a photo of two of her black friends Jay-Z and Beyonce. When partying on stage with the couple during a Jay-Z and Kanye Watch The Throne stop in Paris Friday, Paltrow tweeted a photo with the message, “Ni**as in paris for real @mrteiusnash (the dream) tyty, beehigh.” Many who took offense to Paltrow using the derogatory term slammed her online. Amanda Seales called Paltrow’s comment “wreckless.” A post on popular black blog site Bossip.com, said “Gwyneth might be getting a little too comfortable around her black friends …” On Sunday, Paltrow defended using the word. “Hold up…ITS THE TITLE OF A SONG!!” she said in response to a post from blogger B. Scott.  “Single Ladies” producer The Dream came to Paltrow’s defense. “WE GIVE THE WORD TO MUCH POWER!” he wrote on his Twitter page.  As a black  person, I agree that Paltrow’s use of the N-word was inappropriate. But I believe I understand why she thought making the reference was okay.