Mathew Knowles caught ex-wife Tina and Beyonce completely off guard at her final tour stop, but he tells TMZ the surprise gesture was purely out of love. Check out the clip … Mathew explains how he managed to…
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Monday, July 16, 2018
Michelle Obama Gets Down With Tina Knowles, Daughters at Jay-Z & Beyonce Concert
Michelle Obama didn’t just crash Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Sunday concert at Paris’ Stade de France, she cut a rug with Bey’s mom, Tina Knowles, in the best seats in the house. The former first lady was there with both daughters, Sasha and…
Friday, May 11, 2018
Tina Knowles Put Solange in Counseling to Deal with Beyonce"s Fame
Tina Knowles knew very early Beyonce would be a star, so she put her kids in counseling so Solange could deal with being in Bey’s shadow. Tina sat down with Maria Shriver Friday to discuss her kids and parenting skills. Knowles says Beyonce’s…
Monday, February 5, 2018
Mathew Knowles Says Beyonce Wouldn"t Be as Popular with Darker Skin
Brace yourselves, Beyhive … Beyonce’s father says the Beyhive might not even exist if his daughter was darker skinned than she is. Mathew Knowles went off about race in the music biz, saying “When it comes to Black females, who are the people who…
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Kanye West and Solange Knowles Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off Songs
Kanye West and Solange Knowles must now answer a lawsuit claiming their songs were a ripoff of a song called “If We Can’t Be Lovers.” Leroy Mitchell, who wrote “If We Can’t Be Lovers” in 1970, says Solange’s song, “F*** the Industry” and Kanye’s…
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Tina Knowles: Beyonce Would Be Perfect Rockets Owner!
Beyonce’s mom tells TMZ Sports it would be “really great” if her daughter became the next owner of the Houston Rockets — saying she’s got the Houston connection that fans would love! After current Rockets owner Leslie Alexander announced he…
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Beyonce Fans: Irate at Matthew Knowles for Breaking Baby News
Matthew Knowles has received an unexpected and unwanted present for Father’s Day:
The vitriol of the Beyhive.
Earlier this week, Beyonce gave birth to her twins, with multiple sources confirming that she and Jay Z are now the proud parents of child number-two and child number-three.
Not much else is known about the blessed event or the babies themselves, although Us Weekly alleges one is a boy and one is a girl.
TMZ, meanwhile, reports that a “minor” health issue has led to a lengthy stay for the newborns; as of this writing, they remain hospitalized.
Beyonce is also still in the hospital, but just to keep an eye over her kids, both of whom are expected to be just fine.
Her father, conversely, is in pretty rough shape at the moment, reputation-wise.
Matthew became the first member of the Knowles family to break this monumental piece of news, taking to Twitter on Sunday morning and writing the following:
“They’re here! #beyonce #twins #jayz #happybirthday.”
Nice, right? Sweet, no? Harmless and inspired by love, correct?
Wrong, nope and incorrect, apparently.
A legion of dedicated fans have responded to Knowles’ Tweet not with messages of congratulations, but with messages of annoyance and irritation.
They’re angry that Matthew had the gall to announce this baby news before the mother herself.
“You should delete this and let Bey announce it,” Instagram user @wikimct wrote, while a fellow Internet commentator added:
“It’s not real until the queen herself reveals it.”
Ouch. Harsh.
Over the years, Matthew and Beyonce have not had the best relationship, it’s true.
He was once fired as her manager, for example, and he’s divorced from her mother, Tina.
But does anyone out there really think Matthew was trying to steal Beyonce’s thunder here?
That he isn’t simply a very excited grandfather who did wait to reveal the twins’ birth until after a handful of celebrity gossip outlets had done the same?
It would be one thing of Matthew shared photos of the babies without his daughter’s consent. That would be very inappropriate.
However, he isn’t revealing anything in this Tweet that hadn’t previously been revealed by approximately 877 other websites first.
Beyonce and Jay Z have managed through the years to be perhaps the most famous and most successful couple in Hollywood… while also being one of the most private.
They’ve made a career out of controlling their images and their narratives as well as any celebrities out there, which is likely why the Beyhive is so riled up in this instance over Matthew’s actions.
But it’s Father’s Day.
Can’t we cut the guy a break and simply all celebrate together?
BEYONCE IS A MOTHER AGAIN!
JAY Z IS A FATHER AGAIN!
BLUE IVY A BIG SISTER FOR THE FIRST TIME!
This is an exciting time for all of mankind. Let’s stay together and raise our collectives glasses as one, okay?
Please join us in sending best wishes to Beyonce, Jay Z and, yes, the entire Knowles family.
Beyonce"s Dad Matthew Knowles" Father"s Day Welcome to Twins
Beyonce’s dad weighed in on the birth of his twin grandkids six days after the infants weighed in. Mathew Knowles took to social media Sunday with a digital birthday card to Beyonce’s new baby boy and girl with a tag that said … “They’re…
Friday, May 19, 2017
Mathew Knowles Narrows Down Beyonce"s Due Date, Says the Twins Are Coming (VIDEO)
Mathew Knowles has some insider info that should get the Beyhive buzzin’ … about how much longer we have to wait ‘til Beyonce has her twins. Bey’s father came on “TMZ Live” and we asked him to give us a ballpark figure on when the twins will be…
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Solange Knowles SLAMS Grammys: Where are All the Black Winners?!?
Solange Knowles won a Grammy Award on Sunday night.
But that didn’t stop the singer from using her social media platform to lay into the ceremony just a day later.
Despite ABC confirming that Rachel Lindsay will be the first black Bachelorette in show history last night, Solange believes the entertainment world has a long way to go before it achieves true racial equality.
And she used some history and a bit of math to prove her point.
“There have only been two black winners in the last 20 years for album of the year there have been over 200 black artists who have performed,” Solange Tweeted yesterday.
In a second, since-deleted message, she added:
“Create your own committees, build your own institutions, give your friends awards, award yourself, and be the gold you wanna hold my g’s.”
Solange’s mini rant came after Adele defeated Beyonce in all three major categories at the 2017 Grammys, most notably Album of the Year.
Voters decided that “25” deserved the honor more than “Lemonade,” an outcome that stunned Adele more than anyone.
“I’m very humbled and I’m very grateful and gracious, but my artist of my life is Beyoncé and this album to me, the Lemonade album, was just so monumental,” Adele said in her acceptance speech.
She continued to lavish praise on her good friend and non-rival while on stage, addressing Beyonce herself at one point.
“It was so monumental and so well thought-out and so beautiful and soul-baring,” Adele gushed.
“We all got to see another side to you that you don’t always let us see and we appreciate that. All us artists here adore you. You are our light!”
Solange, meanwhile, Tweeted her criticism of the Grammys not long after she also posted a link to an anti-Grammys Tumblr post written by Frank Ocean.
In his note, Ocean came down hard on the annual event for giving Album of the Year to Taylor Swift’s 1989 last year over Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly.
Ocean didn’t even submit any of his own work for Grammy recognition this year in protest.
He insisted that the awards show suffers from “cultural bias and general nerve damage.”
In response to Ocean’s letter, Solange Tweeted, “wuddup frank.””
Solange won a Grammy this year for Best R&B Performance for her singles “Cranes in the Sky,” but the award wasn’t included among the televised categories.
“Thank you for your well wishes. Gratitude. If I would’ve gotten to accept this, I would’ve said black girls/women ARE grammys mothaf—ka,” she wrote on Sunday in another since-deleted Tweet alongside a photo of herself holding the trophy.
A year after #OscarsSoWhite trended for weeks, a similar movement is cropping up around the Grammys.
Many fans believe Beyone’s Lemonade was snubbed after it won just two awards, despite being nominated for nine.
Rihanna, meanwhile, was nominated for eight Grammys and won zero.
“I felt like it was her time to win,” Adele said backstage on Sunday evening, adding for good measure of Beyonce:
“What the f-ck does she have to do to win Album of the Year?’
Sadly, you know what Solange and other critics would say in respose, right?
They’d say Beyonce has to change her skin color.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Mathew Knowles: I Had No Idea Beyonce Was Pregnant!
Beyonce almost broke the internet earlier this week by taking to Instagram to reveal the news that she is expecting twins.
Turns out, the baby news was so secretive that she even kept her father, Mathew Knowles in the dark about it.
The 65-year-old has now revealed to The Insider’s Debbie Matenopoulos that he found out the exciting news via Instagram.
“I was shocked,” Knowles explained.
“Let me tell you what happened. I got a first text, and I was like, ‘Why is this person saying congratulations?’ Then I get a second text from one of my students at Texas Southern, and I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He was like, ‘Go to the web.’ I didn’t know myself.”
However, Mathew seemed to think that the way she went about the announcement was “smart.”
Well, the picture has emerged as the most liked picture on Instagram in the history of the site.
“That was very smart that she did it rather than someone else, [like] the media, doing it. So I think that was a really smart move on her part,” he said.
He also pointed out he thinks “it was strategy” and “there’s more to come.”
He does have a point. Beyonce likes to have an element of surprise around announcements. Back in 2013, she released Beyonce straight to iTunes without a prior announcement.
It worked in her favor and was a roaring success with fans and critics alike. This tactic continued with Lemonade.
“I guess that’s why it’s Beyoncé, right?” he joked. “She’s always been like that.” “She was quiet as a kid,” he noted.
“It’s when she got on the stage that everything [changed]. Sasha Fierce, remember?”
The doting father contacted Beyonce as soon as he got wind of the pregnancy.
“I was like ‘B,’ [and] she said, ‘Hi, Dad.’ I was like, ‘You’re OK?’ Because she sounded a little tired because she’s working on the GRAMMY performance.”
“We just had a wonderful daughter-dad conversation,” he added. “[But] I’m not gonna tell you all of that.”
On top of that, he revealed that Beyonce was ecstatic with the reaction from fans.
“Absolutely she feels the love,” he said.
“I know I feel the love for her. I’ve probably gotten at least 250 text messages. So, I’m feeling the love for her and I’m sure she’s feeling and seeing the love.”
When quizzed about becoming a grandfather to the two new editions, it was evident that Mathew was excited.
“I’m extremely, extremely proud and happy, both with Jay and her,” he gushed.
“And [their daughter] Blue Ivy is gonna have some brothers and sisters.”
“Blue Ivy is already excited,” he continued.
“Beyoncé and I had a great conversation yesterday. I’m looking forward to seeing her soon and I told her, ‘Look, slow down a little bit. You need to slow down a little bit."”
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Tina Knowles -- OOPS!!! Silly Me, Posting Elevator Pic of Solange & Jay Z! (PHOTO)
Tina Knowles has some big regrets today … after posting a pic of Solange in an elevator with Jay Z, reminiscent of perhaps the singer’s greatest hits. Beyonce’s mom immediately yanked the pic down, after realizing it brings back memories of…
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Tina Knowles -- Both My Girls Are Number 1s ... Just Like Michael and Janet! (VIDEO)
Tina Knowles is watching history repeat itself with her 2 daughters, who now share a place in the books with another pair of famous siblings … the Jacksons. We got Tina leaving The District in L.A. Tuesday and asked about…
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Shanica Knowles: Beyonce & Jay Z Break Up ALL the Time!
As Beyonce and Jay Z are drinking in the sweet success of Bey’s new album “Lemonade,” a long-lost cousin has come along to give them something to choke on.
Shanica Knowles, Beyonce’s cousin, is dishing out some serious dirt about the couple’s marriage to heat magazine.
Shanica, best known for her recurring role on Hannah Montana, says Bey and Jay have split up multiple times over the years because of the rapper’s cheating, which of course was the main focus of “Lemonade.”
“This has been a long process and I’ve heard they’ve had to deal with silent separations and splits over the past few years,” she revealed. “…but Beyonce is praying that this album will actually save their marriage.”
The actress goes on to say that Beyonce used the new album as some kind of catharsis to help her cope with her husband’s betrayal.
“Beyonce’s been encouraged to write about the affair rumours to help her deal with it all and help her determine whether she could work through everything or had to end the marriage,” she said.
“She’s been through the intense anger and I think she’s now learning to forgive Jay.”
Now that everything is out in the open, Shanica says her cousin is ready to put in the work to the marriage.
“The next few months are going to be the test – this is now make or break for them – but Bey’s determined to do everything she can to make it work.”
Well, in the next few months, Beyonce is going to be on tour, so if saving the marriage means not seeing the bastard, they should be golden.
Nevertheless, the leader of the Beyhive may still wind up kicking her man to the curb if she can’t get past his wandering loins.
“She’s admitted that she still may end up divorcing him,” added Shanica.
“It’s up to Jay to continue fighting for her and prove that he’s determined to do whatever it takes to keep his wife.”
Lucky for Shanica, Thanksgiving’s still several months away.
Because I can so vividly envision the death stares darting at her across the table and over the yams right now.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Solange Knowles May Have Just Slammed Taylor Swift
Solange Knowles is not one to hold back with her opinion.
Just ask Jay Z after a certain elevator incident that may or may not have been in response to her brother-in-law banging Rachel Roy.
Beyonce’s outspoken sister was up to her cryptic ways again last night, Tweeting a mysterious message soon after the MET Gala concluded in New York City.
“Shout out to when you think you all “artsy and shit” , but your just rude and annoying lol,” Knowles wrote.
Immediately after the Tweet went live, Internet users went nuts, going off on Solange for using the wrong form of the word “you’re.”
Just kidding.
Instead, the Internet went nuts in an attempt to figure out at whom Knowles was throwing shade.
A few theories out there point the finger at Kim Kardashian and/or Kanye West… mostly because those two definitely think they are all “artsy and shit.”
But an intrepid Twitter member who uses the handle @alialmoore thinks she has gotten to the bottom of this mystery.
Just consider the following photo:
At some point during the evening, Solange was part of a group that included Taylor Swift.
We can’t see the expression on her face here, but her head is tilted sideways and it’s not hard to imagine her eyes are also doing some serious rolling.
Swift, of course, recently dyed her hair platinum blonde and went with a weird, rocker chic, metallic type of outfit at the MET Gala.
Might Solange have found her attempts at being edgy and artsy to be irritating and worthy of a Twitter call-out?
Aside from this Tweet, Beyonce and Solange avoided any Lemonade or elevator-based controversy at this year’s event.
Following the actual Gala, the siblings changed into something more comfortable, stepping out of their futuristic gowns and into a white jumpsuit (Solange) and metallic pants (Beyonce) for an after-party.
Here. Take a look:
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Solange Knowles: Still Pissed at Jay Z! Validated By "Lemonade" Lyrics!
It’s ancient gossip history at this point, but you probably remember the 2014 incident in which Beyonce’s sister, Solange Knowles, attacked Jay Z in an elevator at a Met Gala after-party.
If you somehow forgot (or just want to relive one of the Carter family’s most profoundly WTF?! moments) check out the video below:
Yeah, when we said “attacked,” we didn’t mean Solange gave Jay a piece of her mind.
The the girl went full Jerry Springer on Hov, and it’s worth noting that her famous sister pretty much just stood there and let it happen.
At the time, it was rumored that Solange was pissed about rumors that Jay was cheating on Bey with Rachel Roy.
Now that Roy is one of the suspected Beckies cited in Bey’s Lemonade release as possible Jay side-pieces, Solange must be feeling more than a little smug.
The lesser-known Knowles has been in favor of her sister dropping the Jigga Man for quite some time, and it seems she’s no longer alone in her efforts.
“Everyone in Beyonce’s family is supportive of them staying together except for Solange,” a source tells Hollywood Life.
“She was so happy when Beyonce was making moves to leave Jay Z – she thinks Beyonce deserves better than a guy that wants to run around. “
We think pretty much everyone would agree with that.
The source adds that Bey has tried to force her husband and sister to patch things up, but that now that seems less likely than ever:
“Beyonce tried to make Solange and Jay Z kiss and make up, but it hasn’t really worked. They’re civil with each other for Beyonce’s sake, but that’s as far as it goes.”
So it looks like Solange was right and Jay was acting like a dog.
The only question now is: does Bey’s little sister know who Becky is?
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Solange Knowles: Do NOT Call My Son Ugly
Some Instagram user thought she would be clever and criticize Solange Knowles‘ son and get away with it.
Julez, Solange’s with ex-husband, Daniel Smith, dressed up for Halloween in an Adidas suit with oversized headphones, so Solange shared it with her followers via Instagram.
“Young cool J too cool for ghost and goblins,” mom wrote.
Aaand out came the troll (just one, thank heavens).
“So cute but at the same time he ugly,” troll Instagram commented.
Mama bears don’t take kindly to such talk, but instead of going Elevator-Jay-Z, Solange killed the hater with sage words:
“@alexandriaaaf Jussst as I thought it was safe to share pictures again, a young’n like you decides to use her time to spread ugliness.
“I don’t fault you, I can only imagine why you would feel the need to say such things, but thanks again for being a reminder that out of all the love and wonderful energy shared, that when I open up a space for an innocent beautiful being like my boy to be criticized and judged, that I WILL most likely respond, and that he receives enough love and celebration at home that it’s just not worth it to go down this road.”
I love this chick.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Mathew Knowles -- Here"s a Switch ... Screw Your Accountant!
Z STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Check this out … Beyonce‘s dad hired Platinum Tax Defenders to deal with Uncle Sam, who was all over his ass.
But Platinum doesn’t come cheap … charging more than $ 62,000 for 3 months work. Mr. Knowles paid a skosh over $ 37,000 and that’s all she wrote … so claims the tax company.
So, Platinum sued and Knowles was a no-show in court, so he got socked with a judgment north of $ 20k.
Despite the judgement, an attorney for Knowles tells us he still vehemently denies the allegations in the complaint.
Aluminum Tax Defenders … beware.
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