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One man finally explained Beyoncé's lateness to the Met Ball, and it's all thanks to one very high ponytail. Bey's longtime hairstylist Neal Farinah told Us Magazine that her hair was originally wrapped up in "an Asian-inspired chignon," but she felt that it was too "costumey." Farinah explained how the swap went down, "Then we were in the elevator on the way down, and she looks at me and says 'Neal, I want to change my hair, will you change my hair?' And I said, 'Honey, there could be cameras in the elevator.'" An elevator! Again! Again with the elevators!