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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Lia Beck

Beyoncé's Mom Tina Knowles Speaks Out After Kanye's Attack on Her Grandchildren

Beyonce and Tina Knowles the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King in December 2024.

Following disturbing comments made by Kanye West about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's seven-year-old children, Rumi and Sir, Tina Knowles has seemingly defended her family in an Instagram post. As reported by Us Weekly, Tina posted a comment about "ignorance and evil" alongside a video of herself telling a "corny joke". Her caption on the video has since been edited.

According to The Independent, West shared multiple posts on X (formerly Twitter) attacking Beyoncé and his former friend and collaborator Jay-Z, including using an ableist slur in reference to the couple's seven-year-old twins in a post on Tuesday, March 18. This comes amid years of offensive language and hate speech from West, a self-proclaimed Nazi.

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