Jay-Z and Beyoncé walked the purple carpet on the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night time to assist their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
The 12-year-old voices Kiara, the daughter of Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé), within the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of Disney’s “The Lion King.” Glover and Beyoncé additionally reprise their voice roles from the remake.
Jay-Z’s shock purple carpet look comes sooner or later after he was accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old woman in 2000 together with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The lawsuit, which was first filed in October and initially listed Combs because the defendant, was refiled Sunday to call Jay-Z (whose actual title is Shawn Carter) as properly.
Jay-Z responded to the lawsuit on Sunday in a press release through which he referred to as the claims “idiotic” and a part of a “blackmail try, referred to as a requirement letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee.”
He added, “My solely heartbreak is for my household. My spouse and I must sit our kids down, one in all whom is on the age the place her pals will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals. I mourn yet one more lack of innocence. Children shouldn’t need to endure such at their younger age. It is unfair to need to attempt to perceive inexplicable levels of malice meant to destroy households and human spirit.”
Before the “Mufasa” L.A. premiere screening, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter stood on stage alongside their castmates whereas director Barry Jenkins delivered the opening remarks.