Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, defended her against skin lightening accusations

Tina Knowles He is defending his daughter. Beyoncethe mother took instagram after some social media users criticized the singer, speculating that she had lightened her skin in the Renaissance premiere in Los Angeles. For him premiereBeyoncé wore a sparkling strapless silver Versace dress, opera gloves, and matching icy platinum hair, in keeping with the film’s theme and Renaissance aesthetic.

Knowles came out in defense of her daughter with a post on Instagram and accompanying Reel with Bey’s song “brown skin girl,” with some comments from Renaissance premiere imposed on the video. “I came across this today and decided to post it after seeing all the stupid ignorance of her, hating racist statements about her, lightening her skin and wearing platinum hair wanting to be white,” Knowles wrote.

“She makes a movie, called Rebirth, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet and she suggests silver clothing and you idiots decide she’s trying to be a white woman and she’s bleaching her skin? …How sad it is that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy,” Knowles continued.

Knowles also mentioned that a journalist had contacted Beyoncé’s stylist Neal Farinah regarding the speculation, stating that he was asking on Beyonce’s behalf. TMZ. “That made my blood boil, that this white woman felt so entitled to talk about her blackness,” Knowles wrote. She then cited black celebrities who have worn platinum blonde hair in the past, including Etta James.

“I’m sick and tired of people attacking her. Every time you do something you work hard for and it’s a statement of your work ethic, talent and resilience… Here you sad little haters come out of nowhere,” Knowles continued. “Jealousy and racism, “sexism, double standards, you perpetuate those things.”

Read Knowles’ full statement below.