Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, claimed she was hacked after her Instagram account “liked” a post about Jay-Z being sued for rape.
“I was Hacked!” Knowles wrote in a statement shared on social media Monday evening.
“As you all know I do not play about my family. So if you see something uncharacteristic of me. Just know that it is not me!”
“Please stop playing with me !!!! ‘No weapon formed against my family shall prosper,’” Knowles, 70, captioned the post.
Earlier in the day, Page Six verified that the businesswoman’s account “liked” a post from ABC 7 Chicago News, reporting that Jay-Z, 55, and Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl following the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.
On Sunday, the “Empire State of Mind” rapper — born Shawn Corey Carter — and Combs were both named in the refiled lawsuit by an unnamed accuser.
The lawsuit was originally filed in October, but Combs, 55, was named the sole defendant.
Per the lawsuit, the victim alleges she attended a VMAs afterparty and felt “woozy” after being given a drink, so she found a bedroom to rest in.
The Bad Boys Records founder and Jay-Z then allegedly entered the room and the latter allegedly took off the accuser’s clothes before Combs allegedly raped her.
The accuser claims an unidentified female celebrity was also present and watched as the crime took place.
Jay-Z denied the allegations in a statement to Page Six, claiming his lawyer received a “blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee.”
“What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle,” he wrote.
“No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
The Grammy winner added, “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!!
“Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.”
Jay-Z also shared his “heartbreak” for his wife, Beyoncé, and their three children, Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, 7.
Buzbee responded to the hitmaker’s allegations via X, claiming Jay-Z has bullied and harassed him and his client, who allegedly “only sought a confidential mediation” with the rapper.
Combs’ team, meanwhile, told Page Six that the accuser’s claims were merely “shameless publicity stunts designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them.”
