Jay-Z’s legal troubles could not have come at a worse time for his family. This week was supposed to be about Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z and Beyonce’s oldest kid. Blue Ivy got a Disney job – she has voiced a character in Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King. Beyonce did voice work too, she voiced Nala and Blue voiced Kiara. Last night was the big premiere event and this was supposed to be the big headline for the Carter family this week, all eyes on Beyonce and Blue, all eyes on the wholesome Carter family, right? And then Jay-Z is being sued for raping a minor in 2000, alongside Sean Combs.
Jay-Z went to the premiere, and the Carters posed together, and Beyonce and Blue did solo photos (Bey and Jay also did solo photos). Whatever you think of Jay-Z, please leave Bey and Blue out of it. Especially Blue. I cannot believe how tall she is at 12 years old!
Beyonce’s mom Tina Knowles also attended the premiere. Before the premiere, fans noticed that Tina “liked” at least one Instagram about Jay-Z getting sued. People were like, damn, that’s messy as hell. Tina then released a statement claiming that she had been hacked. Mmhm. I wonder if Solange is going to pop out and say something. Incidentally, I’ve seen a lot of Beyhivers say sh-t like “she should have left him in 2016.” She literally made her most profound work of art about how she almost divorced him but decided to stay with him.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
Their family business is not ours. If he commit this crime he should pay period.
Blue looked gorgeous on her big day and I’m glad that her entire support system was there for her.
Blue looks lovely, and I’m floored that she is only twelve. I thought she is around 14-15.
She’ll be 13 in just under a month. Same age as the young girl her father allegedly raped. Yuck.
Stunning dresses!!!
She was NOT hacked. Give me a break.
Jay-Z had the option to stay home and not distract from his wife and daughter’s moment. He had to know he would pull focus. It says a lot about him that he didn’t.
My thoughts exactly. My heart breaks for that child. She looks so uncomfortable and not one smile on her big night. His ego fills the room.
I think he was advised to not hide and get out there,its actually good for his image that this was a wholesome family event. He just killed the first anticipated pictures of him and he is showing the world that he is not scared.
His daughter’s big night be damned
Wholesome and Jay-Z don’t belong in the same sentence
@Neeve; Maybe he should be scared. Ever heard the old adage “where there’s smoke there’s fire”?
He could have chosen a photo op.
Nope.
He had to walk the red carpet.
JEEEZ
Rumors are not FACTS.
If he did it, he will be found out.
Everyone already sayin he is guilty is so dangerous and ick.
Look how they had stories about Harry and Diddy together.
What you put out in the world will come back to you. All the comments talking about their relationship and don’t even know them is ick.
There is a saying when you dig a hole for someone, dig one for yourself.
Thankfully, i have never allegedly r*ped a child. So no hole to dig here.
Believe all victims, unless it messses with the love of peoples heroes, I guess.
I hope she has her day in court be it civil or criminal and the truth comes out.
Exactly, he is showing up to their night so he can play off their good PR. Guilty or not, the games are afoot.
I too wish Beyoncé divorced him years ago.
Blue Ivy looks pretty (she’s lucky to inherit her mum’s genes, not her father’s). But I think she’s not dressed age-appropriately.
I definitely feel like it’s a lot of dress for a 12 year old, but who knows maybe she absolutely HAD to wear it? (I remember how I was when I was her age and…yeah lol.)
She looks like her dad but has enough of her mom’s genes to be gorgeous. That dress is an odd choice for a girl whose father is accused of raping a 13 year old. I’m sure the dress was made for the premiere but I wish she had worn something else.
What kind of dress should a child wear when her father has been accused of rape? Just wondering what you consider appropriate for that occasion 🙄
Please can you let me know what a more appropriate dress for a child whose father has been publically accused of rape is.
Same.
I don’t like her music, but I have always thought she deserves so much better than him.
Seriously.
Agree with you 💯 %. That dress, the nails, the makeup. A Lot for a 12yr old.
That dress was a lot and she looks older than 12. And in other circumstances it would just be a kid who wanted a big dress. But with Jay Z standing right there it also reminds people that the alleged victim was 13.
Blue ivy inherited both her parents looks
How tall is that child at 12. She looks taller than her mum. Her dress is gorgeous and she looks very grown up. I hope she’s insulated from all the drama around her father.
Beyonce looks so proud – it’s lovely to see.
Well when they took the stage at the end of the movie she changed into a shorter dress that revealed she was wearing mega heels,she could barely walk in them.
Ah, that explains it.
Mega heels and that dress (and another dress to change into) is a lot of look for a tween.
I’d have fallen off the shoes or fallen out of the dress as a 12 year old. Knee length dresses and sandals were the fanciest I got.
I was thinking, she probably had crazy high heels on.
The poor child look so uncomfortable (it likes she can’t move her arm?).
It is a lovely dress, but not for a 12 yo.
Tina was hacked and the only thing the hacker did, was to like a post? Sure Jan.
To the rest of this whole mess, i believe victims. Period. Bey and her kids are not responsible for what a Men did. So yes leave them out of this. But we absolutely need to talk more about Jay, so please don’t be gentle just because he is Beyonces husband.
Agree. JayZ has been problematic for a long time. This does not reflect on wife and especially the kids
I mean, Jay-Z rejected the settlement meeting, he wants to go to the court. When the trial starts, we are gonna talk about it, I am sure.
I still regularly think of that elevator incident with Solange. She was absolutely overcome with rage and disgust. It had to have been something really awful that he did. And Beyonce just stood there. It raised so many questions. And it also explains why Bey stays with this guy. She seeks to have no backbone.
I really hoped back then Bey would divorce him.
But they stayed together, despite rumors of his behavior coming out, each year, louder and more frequently. I have no idea what to make of this.
For the (mental) sake of the kids, this needs to be resolved — and fast.
Fingers crossed for the truth to come out.
Solange definitely hates Jay for a reason. Beyoncé comes off as a doormat
I always thought Bey was another victim of his. They play musical ages when they met and started dating. On paper they say 18. But their reality it may have 15 or 16.
He is all she knows, trauma bonding is real.
@Flamingo — that. I feel like Rhianna was super young at the time she was ‘discovered’ as well.
I truly do pray for Bey and their children because I think this is the tip of the iceberg.
I remember some comments Blue was reportedly saying to her parents over the years and it seems she may be the only adult in the room.
12?! My goodness, I certainly did not look like that at 12. She is a beautiful girl – wish they would let her stay a child for a while longer but she is probably dying to be glam like mom.
Why does the nude netting on Bey’s dress stop in the middle of the keyhole? That visible band is bothering me 😩
Blue is gorgeous. She and my daughter were born around the same time, so it is wild to see her looking so grown up!
This story was blowing up on Reddit last night. A lot of people had a lot to say about J’s life back in 2000 and how hard he partied with Combs. Yikes.
bey married her groomer. And I believe they were dating before she turned 18. Their relationship gives me the ick.
This. That is why she didn’t leave him after he cheated, after the elevator incident, and probably will stay with him now. Smh
Have to say Beyonce is really proving she’s just like everyone else in Hollywood. Hiring grossly unqualified family members for their projects and standing by abusers is typical for that town.
Beyonce was such a bright light when she popped on the scene then went the way of entitled celebrities that believe their own PR. Too many years of too many yes people is dangerous.
Immense wealth changes people.
So much for not bashing the wife and kids who are in no way connected to the allegations?
Considering the fact that Blue is 12 and the person her dad is alleged to have SAed is 13, my heart breaks for Blue, speaking as a mom and a survivor of SA as a child. Her dad’s alleged choices overshadowed her big day.
Poor Blue Ivy. Way to pimp your 12 year old to distract from your 13 year old rape victim. A certain kind of man’s way of thinking….his family are a mere reflection of him.
I wouldn’t dress my 12yr old like that, but I’m not the biggest star in the music industry. As long as the parents say ok, everyone should zip it. As for Jay-z , I’m just gonna watch this play out, I’ve got my popcorn.
Blue Ivy is only twelve. Comments about her are truly out of line.
What comments are you talking about, though? I don’t see anyone saying anything mean about Blue, only that her look is too grown up. And I agree. She’s a beautiful young lady, but she should be allowed to be 12.
Hate to be a downer, but, where were at least one of these children’s parents? Shouldn’t they shoulder some blame when 12 and 13 year olds are left in the company of the Diddys, Epsteins, Jay-Zs and the PAs of the world?
Thought back to Elvis P, supposedly fighting in a war, only to reportedly find out later, he was shacked up in some general’s mansion with access to said general’s 12 or 13 yr old daughter.
Unfortunately, there are countless families that will use their children for convenience, monetary gains or whatever benefits them.
The parents screwing up does not absolve these men. Both can be true at the same time.
Parents of sex-trafficking victims are *also* victims, actually.
That makes no sense. My husband and I were responsible for our children as they grew up. It’s called “parenting.” No 12 or 13yr old child should be left in the company of these men no matter how rich or powerful. So yes, the parents should share some responsibility.
Roman Polanski has entered the chat.
I wouldn’t leave the wife out of it…kids yes. there just isn’t any way the wife didn’t turn a blind eye to bad behavior to save face, save marriage, save reputation, save their fortune, etc.
not saying he did what hes accused of regarding diddy, but he has done some shady stuff and IDK..the wife seems like she would ride or die and pretend she knew less than she did, which could make her some sort of accessory to crimes.
I don’t know — I don’t mean to be heartless but I feel like the optics on this are … not great. I understand that he wants to come out to support his daughter but the timing of this could not have been worse. I think his presence is distracting from his daughter’s moment.
Yeah, I also thought it would be better if he stayed home. But, then thinking of tabloids, TMZ writing articles about how Jay-Z is scared of appearing in public (his appearance here was probably announced to the organizers before), then hunting him down to get the first photo after the lawsuit.. It would be sh*tty either way.
That’s my thought, it would have been just as big or a bigger story if he didn’t show and no one would be talking about Blue Ivy then either. It’s terrible all the way around but its most terrible for the woman that was victimized.
Or he could have done what Sara Jessica Parker did after the birth of her son. Announced that she’d come to the stairs of the hospital with baby boy and stand for some pics. Or something like David Letterman did after getting caught cheating on his partner. Came out made his statement and said that would be his last statement and would spend his time making it up to his partner and son. JayZ could easily do a similar thing and then not attend the premiere and steal his daughters moment.
Yeah feels really gross to use this moment as an attempt to rehab his image.
Grant, I agree. He could have accompanied Beyonce and Blue and stood aside while they got photographed. As it is, Beyonce is next to Jay Z in those pix above, not Blue Ivy, and that feels like a red flag.
Blue Ivy reads older than 12, and one of my issues is for kids who look older catching flack for it. The judgment I hear is that she looks like people should be forgiven if she’s *treated* like she’s older than 12…let’s not, okay? She absolutely looks beautiful.
Her beauty is astounding. I cannot believe she’s only twelve.
13 in January. Pretty girl.
It’s a sweet gold princess dress. Color feels perfect for a movie about lion royalty.
Jay took the exact same tone as Garth Brooks, poor me I’m a victim of scheming women. Blue Ivy is stunning, hard to believe she is so young. Hopefully she is really good in the movie, she will probably be called out for being a nepo-baby.
Blue ivy is a nepo baby. Beyoncé keeps trying to shove her down our throats and into the spotlight. Just let her be a kid.
Can we please discuss why hes asking to reveal the name of the woman who accused him and Diddy? Then his people and their fans can attack and intimidate her? To scare the victim? This is really shady from his side. And honestly says a lot about him.
Garth Brooks revealed the name. Same playbook.
Suing the law firm and lawyer acting for the victims says a lot too.
Exactly. And his lawyer saying fair is fair? He was an adult and she was a child! And he is rich and has millions of fans to harass her and her whole family. What exactly is here fair? Classic DARVO Tactics
…”Another celebrity stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor,” the lawsuit said without naming the celebrity”…
I hope whoever it was they get exposed. No one’s identity should be protected for standing by while a child is being assaulted.
The running gossip / rumor that it was Jennifer Lopez and that’s why Ben abandoned the marriage so quickly. When he was told about it. He wanted to distance himself if it turned out it was her. Is the thinking. Obviously, this is all allegedly.
Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs dated from September 1999 to February 2001.
If the Judge believes the victim to move her lawsuit forward. So do I.
There’s some uncomfortable body language and facial expressions in that group. Jay Z should have stayed home. I feel sad for Blue Ivy.
This girl is TWELVE?? Dressed like a woman? They’re prematurely sexualizing her…. Sigh…
I think it’s important to realize we’re not talking about regular folks here. These are actual billionaires. The oxygen is different up there. That being said, how a girl dresses, her body, is not for public comment, in my opinion. Almost-13 is a TOUGH age, especially if you develop early and maybe it’s encumbent on women to redirect conversations away from female bodies and focus on the adult gazes that sexualize them. As for Jay Z, I’m inclined to save my ‘innocent till proven guilty’ rhetoric for people who can’t afford to PR bully and eventually buy innocence and redemption for themselves.