Beyonce, Jay-Z put on united front after rapper was accused of rape
Beyoncé and Jay-Z brought daughter Blue Ivy Carter, age 12, to the premiere of the new movie Mufasa: The Lion King on Monday, one day after the rapper was named in a lawsuit alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2000
Jay-Z, 55, and Beyoncé, 43, were accompanied by daughter Blue Ivy and Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles , 70, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
The family was smiling and appeared to be in the holiday spirit after the 99 Problems rapper issued a scorching denial to the claims and took aim at his accuser’s legal representation.
Jay-Z said in a response he issued to Dailymail.com Sunday that he is the victim of a ‘blackmail attempt’ and fears his three children with Beyoncé will have to ‘endure’ harassment in the wake of the shocking allegations.
Jay-Z is especially worried about Blue Ivy, 12. He is afraid she will face questions from her friends about the lawsuit. The couple also share twins Rumi and Sir, seven.
‘My only heartbreak is for my family,’ Jay-Z said. ‘My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people.’
Jay-Z, who was accused of the assault at a party after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, said he mourned ‘yet another loss of innocence’ and declared that his ‘children should not have to endure’ the graphic accusations at their young age.
‘It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit,’ he said.
