Jay-z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter. (Photograph by Lisa O’CONNOR / AFP)
Beyoncé is praising her daughter Blue Ivy Carter for her function in Mufasa as controversy swirls round husband Jay-Z following rape allegations leveled in opposition to him.
The singer took to social media on Monday, December 9, to gush over the couple’s 12-year-old daughter, and shared pictures through Instagram from the Mufasa premiere, which was held in Hollywood, California earlier that night.
“My beautiful child woman. That is your night time,” Beyoncé, 43, wrote alongside a collection of pictures that featured Blue Ivy posing on the pink carpet in a floor-length gold robe. Beyoncé, for her half, matched her eldest daughter by rocking a black and gold cut-out ensemble.
Within the movie, which hits theaters on Friday, December 20, Blue Ivy voices the lioness cub Kiara, whereas Beyoncé is the voice of lioness Nala. The animated journey serves as a sequel to the 2019 stay motion adaptation of The Lion King.
“You labored exhausting and you probably did such a wonderful job because the voice of Kiara,” Beyoncé added in her caption. “Your loved ones couldn’t be prouder. Maintain shining.”
Beyoncé attended the premiere with Blue Ivy, together with Jay-Z and her mom, Tina Knowles.
Monday’s look marked the primary public outing for Jay-Z since he was accused of raping a 13-year-old woman within the 2000s alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The household placed on a united entrance as they walked the pink carpet of the Disney film’s premiere, posing in entrance of photographers whereas embracing each other.

Blue Ivy Carter. (Photograph by Amy Sussman/WireImage)
Per NBC Information, Jay-Z, 55, was accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old woman in 2000 with Combs, 55. The accuser, who has remained nameless and was solely recognized as “Jane Doe,” claimed the assault occurred at an afterparty for the MTV Music Video Awards.
Jay-Z (actual title is Shawn Carter), responded to the lawsuit on Sunday, December 8. The assertion, supplied to Us Weekly, denied the allegations, saying that his “solely heartbreak is for my household.” (Jay-Z has been married to Beyoncé since 2008, and the pair share three kids, Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, each 8.)
“My spouse and I must sit our kids down, one in all whom is on the age the place her buddies will certainly see the press and ask questions concerning the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals,” Jay-Z stated in an announcement to Us. “I mourn one more lack of innocence. Kids shouldn’t need to endure such at their younger age. It’s unfair to need to attempt to perceive inexplicable levels of malice meant to destroy households and human spirit.”
On Monday, December 9, Us confirmed that Jay-Z filed paperwork to dismiss the civil lawsuit “for lack of material jurisdiction because of the plaintiff’s lack of standing.”
Tina was additionally caught up within the scandal when she was noticed “liking” an Instagram publish reporting the information of Jay-Z’s rape allegations. She later claimed it wasn’t her.
“I used to be Hacked!” Knowles wrote in a Notes app message shared through Instagram on Monday, December 9. “As you all know I don’t play about my household. So should you see one thing uncharacteristic of me. Simply know that isn’t me!”
Knowles added within the caption, “Please cease enjoying with me !!!!”