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Jay-Z and Beyoncé face scrutiny once again because of their daughter’s appearance during theMufasa: The Lion Kingpremiere. On the night of November 9th, the premiere of the prequel to Disney’s famous Lion King movie took place in Los Angeles.
Like many celebrities, the Carters made their appearance along with their daughter in tow for the screening and were joined by Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles. Although the family took the spotlight right from their arrival, in dazzling black and gold numbers, barring Jay-Z, things seem to have taken a downward turn since then.
As the photos became viral on social media, many people pointed out that Blue Ivy Carter, the moguls’ daughter, seemed a bit too mature in appearance for her age. Although there are just as many who have defended the pre-teen and her parents, the internet seems pretty heated up with this new debate.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Daughter Sparks Debate DuringMufasa: The Lion KingPremiere
As is a habit for them, the Carters became the focus of media attention since their arrival at theMufasapremiere. Dazzling the fans in a shiny black and gold number,Beyoncéposed for the photos on the red carpet with Jay-Z in a brown suit, and her daughter matching her in a ball gown in metallic gold.
Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles also joined the trio on the red carpet maintaining the same black and gold theme in an off-the-shoulder top and pants co-ord set. Although a lot of people have greatly appreciated their picture-perfect family image at the premiere, some have pointed out that Blue Ivy’s appearance seems to look a little too mature for her age.
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According to them, she looks almost 17 or 18, which they find problematic as they think her parents might be over s**ualizing her. Some seem to think that this might set a dangerous precedent for young girls her age who might not have the same amount of security as her. Others seem to think the ones being problematic are the ones who see an issue with her get-up in the first place.
Honestly the way blue Ivy a 12 year old is over sexualized by her parents needs to be studied because she still a child and they’re dressing her like she’s 17-18 year old.pic.twitter.com/RBfG13RlAz
Most recently at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” was us a 12 year old dressed like a mature woman ?pic.twitter.com/3KZk2ErW07
I have a daughter her age and there’s no way I’d be allowing cleavage and heels, the agenda is to normalize it and make parents think it’s okay to allow their kids to dress this way. A predators dream world
12? She looks twice her age 😭
I think it’s too adult but I also think she chose that. Not them. And I know parents give their kids more leverage these days.
If you’re looking at her in that way, you’re the problem.
It seems like the debate is only heating up as more time passes. Unfortunately for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, this scrutiny might only be a start to bigger troubles.
Jay-Z Faces Lawsuit Accusing Him Of S**ual Assault
It seems that trouble has been brewing forJay-Zfor a while before coming in front of the public eye as perPeople. Just a day before the internet debate regarding Blue Ivy Carter’s appearance popped up, Jay-Z was publicly named as a defendant in a lawsuit. The federal lawsuit details that he, along withP Diddy, and another unidentified celebrity, r*ped a then 13-year-old minor girl after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.
Although the initial charge was filed in October, it was recently amended to include Jay-Z’s name as one of the formerly stated unidentified celebrities. Jay-Z, however, took to X from the official Roc Nation account, to deny the allegations. In fact, he insisted the plaintiff file a criminal case, not a civil one due to the graveness of the allegations.
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He also stated that the lawsuit is nothing but a response to his refusal to fall prey to a blackmail attempt by the plaintiff’s attorney, referring to a previously mailed letter to his team which allegedly came with a proposal of settlement. The attorney, Tony Buzzbee has maintained that it was never a blackmail attempt but a standard practice, and that they would not be harassed into silence by Jay-Z’s team.
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It is unclear how exactly this would go for the Carters. However, given the serious allegations, not to mention the alleged involvement in a case with Diddy who is currently at a detention center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial which is expected to begin in May 2025, it might be a long time beforeJay-Z and Beyoncéget a reprieve from public scrutiny.
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
