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10 Things You Might Not Know About Beyoncé's "Formation" Video
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The Music Video Was Actually Filmed in Pasadena

That's right, all of the principle Beyoncé-centric scenes in the video were actually not filmed in New Orleans. A report from Curbed profiles the historic Pasadena home that was used to embody that Southern decadence. The before and after pictures are actually pretty striking.

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