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Tina Knowles Says She Didn’t Lie About Beyoncé’s BET Awards Exit

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Don't mess with Mama Bear — or her cub. Fans are accusing Tina Knowles of lying about her daughter Beyoncé's early departure from Sunday's BET Awards, and Tina is not having it. After Bey opened the show with a blazing rendition of "Freedom," it was her mother who later accepted the singer's awards for Video of the Year and Best Female R & B/Pop Artist. Knowles explained, "On behalf of my beautiful daughter, who is on a plane — she had to run straight from the stage and get on the plane and fly to London for a concert. Hopefully she’ll make it in time... But that’s how important this awards show was for her to show up.” It took approximately two seconds for the Beyhive to do the math and discover that Beyoncé's next tour stop was in Sunderland, England — and it wasn't until two nights later. Twitter fingers quickly turned to trigger fingers as angry viewers accused Knowles of lying for her daughter. Knowles, of course, was quick to clap back. "First of all I did make a mistake on the city and the day. I asked why did she have to leave early and was told by a member of her staff that 'she had to get back in time for her concert' and that she actually should have been there 2 days before, as the tour has been down for a month I assumed the date was Monday and the city was London well it turned out to be in the Uk but wrong city and on Tuesday." She continued, "I then want to ask what would be the point of lying to the public and knowing that anyone could see when the date was. Any one with good sence could see that! I am hurt and disappointed because I know what kind of work, sacrifice , and personal Money it took for her to do this show and support the Bet Award show and to give her fans that did not get to attend the concert a piece of her show." Read Knowles' full responses, below. Tell 'em how you really feel, Mama Tina!
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Hello guys first let me sayI just got a wind of the mess that has festered since last night ! The fact that I supposedly lied about my Daughters concert . First of all I did make a mistake on the city and the day . I asked why did she have to leave early and was told by a member of her staff that "she had to get back in time for her concert " and that she actually should have been there 2 days before, as the tour has been down for a month I assumed the date was Monday and the city was London well it turned out to be in the Uk but wrong city and on Tuesday. I want to point out that there is a nine hour time difference and it is an eleven to 12 hour Flight that equates to 19 - 20 hrs to get there! I then want to ask what would be the point of lying to the public and knowing that anyone could see when the date was. Any one with good sence could see that ! I am hurt and disappointed because I know what kind of work, sacrifice , and personal Money it took for her to do this show and support the Bet Award show and to give her fans that did not get to attend the concert a piece of her show. (Even though it means she has one day to rehearse herself and dancers after being off for a month) That was really important to to her. Although everyone told her this is going to take a toll on your tour because you will only have one day to rehearse and you and the dancers will have been off for a month. You will be exhausted because you get to the states on Thursday rehearse for Bet fly to Mexico to be with your Sister for her Birthday on Friday get back to La on Sunday and start rehearsals at Bet At 7 am . (Who else would get three hours of sleep like that? ) Book a huge private plane to carry your dancers and creative staff and choreographers road Managers and pay for it out of your own pocket. Who does that? Please understand that I absolutely am not doing this for anyone but my self ! I know I owe no explanation to anyone but I am tired of people writing my story. So I chose to tell my own ! Thanks for listening❤️continued on next post

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