It was a household affair!
Pop icon Beyoncé introduced out her daughter Blue Ivy throughout her Christmas Day halftime efficiency, however her husband Jay-Z didn’t seem within the present — within the wake of his authorized battle.
The Roc Nation founder, 55, wasn’t seen on display screen in any respect through the energetic efficiency at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday, Dec. 25 because the Texas battled the Boston Ravens.
Sporting a one-piece white physique swimsuit and a cowgirl hat, the famous person belted out her hits alongside Submit Malone and Shaboozey, simply weeks after her husband, actual identify Shawn Carter, was accused of raping a 13-year-old lady with Sean “Diddy” Combs at an afterparty following the Video Music Awards in 2000.
Jay-Z denied the “heinous” allegations, calling the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt.”
The NFL — which entered right into a partnership with Roc Nation in 2019 for the corporate to be the league’s “live music entertainment strategist” — is sticking by him amid the scandal.
“We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay Z’s really strong response to that,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated at a information convention on Dec. 11. “We know, obviously, that litigation is happening. But from our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.”
Because the partnership, Jay-Z’s report label has yearly produced the Tremendous Bowl halftime present, which incorporates Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming efficiency on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans.
The “Empire State of Mind” rapper broke cowl simply someday after the lawsuit — initially filed in opposition to Diddy in October — was amended to incorporate him.
On Dec. 9, Jay-Z stood alongside his household along with his head held excessive on the premiere of Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” on the famed Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The music mogul smiled as if he was unfazed by the accusations whereas posing on the carpet with Beyoncé, who voices Nala, and their oldest daughter, Blue Ivy, 12, who performs the voice of lioness cub Kiara.
Jay-Z’s mother-in-law, Tina Knowles, was additionally by his aspect on the premiere after claiming she had been “hacked” when a put up that appeared to point out she appreciated a narrative concerning the allegations in opposition to him went viral.
Within the lately amended lawsuit filed in New York on Dec. 8, a feminine solely recognized as “Jane Doe” claimed the rappers took turns assaulting her at an afterparty following the 2000 VMAs as an unnamed feminine superstar watched. The girl claimed she was solely 13 years outdated when the alleged assault occurred.
Jay-Z denied the accusations virtually instantly, placing out an announcement that his “only heartbreak is for my family.”
Moreover Blue Ivy, he and Beyoncé share twins Rumi and Sir, 7.
“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 young people,” his assertion, posted on Roc Nation’s X account (previously Twitter), learn partially.
