Beyonce and Jay-Z made a rare appearance on the red carpet at the Mufasa: The Lion King movie premiere in Los Angeles. They posed for photos with their daughter, Blue Ivy, and Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles.
Blue Ivy, who is 12 years old, has a big role in the movie. She voices Kiara, Simba’s daughter, who is played by Donald Glover, and Nala, who is voiced by Beyonce. Both Beyonce and Blue Ivy wore gold dresses at the event. Blue Ivy took solo pictures first and then was joined by her parents. Beyonce usually avoids red carpets and prefers doing her own photoshoots at events like the Grammys. No one knew the family would be at the premiere, even though they worked on the film.
The family showed up just one day after Jay-Z was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000. The lawsuit also says Sean “Diddy” Combs was involved. Jay-Z responded, calling the claims “idiotic” and saying it was part of a “blackmail attempt.”
The lawsuit says the attack happened at a party after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The lawsuit was first filed in October, and a new version was filed on Sunday to add Jay-Z’s name. The lawyer, Tony Buzbee, has also filed other lawsuits against Diddy in the past few months.
Jay-Z responded on social media, saying the lawyer probably thought the public attention would make him settle the case. But instead, Jay-Z said it made him want to show the lawyer as a fraud. He added that he would not pay the lawyer any money.
Jay-Z also said he was heartbroken for his family. He said that he and his wife would have to explain to their children about the cruel and greedy people who spread false stories to hurt families.