Beyoncé and Jay-Z Attend ‘Mufasa’ Premiere with Blue Ivy amid Rape Allegation

Beyoncé, Jay-Z and their 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter made a public look on the premiere of the Mufasa: The Lion King on Dec. 9, sooner or later after the rapper publicly denied a rape allegation made towards him.

The singer-actress, 43, reprises her voiceover position as Nala in Disney’s Mufasa (in theaters Dec. 20), the brand new prequel to 2019’s photorealistic Lion King remake. Becoming a member of her as onscreen lioness cub Kiara is Blue Ivy.

The couple and Blue Ivy posed alongside Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, on the carpet on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Monday evening.

Jay-Z, 55, has been accused of raping a 13-year-old woman 24 years in the past in a civil lawsuit filed in October by a girl recognized solely as Jane Doe. After first itemizing Sean “Diddy” Combs as a defendant, the go well with has since been amended to incorporate Jay-Z (whose actual title is Shawn Carter). 

On Sunday, Dec. 8, the rapper vehemently denied the allegations, writing on the X (previously Twitter) account of his leisure firm Roc Nation that the submitting was “a blackmail try,” talking out towards Jane Doe’s legal professional, Tony Buzbee.

“What he had calculated was the character of those allegations and the general public scrutiny would make me need to settle. No sir, it had the other impact! It made me need to expose you for the fraud you might be in a VERY public trend. So no, I cannot offer you ONE RED PENNY!!” Jay-Z posted. “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a legal criticism, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a criminal offense towards a minor needs to be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that had been the case.”

Beyoncé and her household appeared on the premiere alongside costars Aaron Pierre, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner. Additionally in attendance on the pink carpet was director Barry Jenkins.

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In her lawsuit, the girl claims she was raped by Combs and Jay-Z whereas a still-unnamed feminine celeb watched throughout a celebration in a New York Metropolis residence following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Combs, 55, was just lately denied bail for a 3rd time and remains to be being held in a federal jail in Brooklyn on intercourse trafficking and racketeering prices after his arrest in September. The musician has his trial scheduled for Could 2025.

In his assertion on X, Jay-Z made uncommon feedback about his household, together with 12-year-old Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, 7. “My solely heartbreak is for my household,” he wrote. “My spouse and I must sit our kids down, one among whom is on the age the place her associates will certainly see the press and ask questions concerning the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals.”

After the rapper broke his silence on the allegations, his mother-in-law Tina Knowles’ Instagram account “favored” an Instagram put up concerning the information. On Dec. 9, hours earlier than the Mufasa premiere, Knowles returned to Instagram, writing that her account had been hacked.

“No weapon shaped towards my household shall prosper,” Knowles captioned the put up, which stated: “I used to be Hacked ! As you all know I don’t play about my household,” she wrote. “So in the event you see one thing uncharacteristic of me . Simply know that it isn’t me !”

Mufasa: The Lion King is in theaters Dec. 20.