Beyonce's Heartbreak! Dad Reveals The Truth About Rumors He Hasn't Seen Her For Years
Jay Z wasn't the only man who came under fire in Beyonce's album Lemonade. As RadarOnline.com reported, the superstar singer hinted at her dad's affairs as well as her husband's, amid reports she'd cut her father out of her life for good. But after the two were spotted together at her Houston concert just a few weeks ago, Mathew Knowles came forward to RadarOnline.com exclusively to reveal the truth about their relationship — and what really happened with Jay Z!
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Mathew, 64, was fired as Beyonce's manager in 2011. But despite allegations over the years, he said that they enjoy a close relationship, and he actually sees his children regularly.
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"Unfortunately the media got it wrong – they tried to portray it like it's the first time we've seen each other," the talent manager said of his family gathering during Beyonce's Formation World Tour stop in Houston, Texas last week. "They even got all the photos all messed up and confused. Some of those photos, like the one with Blue Ivy pulling Beyonce's hair – that was six months ago. There was like photos from multiple times we've been together that somehow the media made look like it was all that was at the concert."
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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, many fans speculated that the relationship between the 34-year-old singer and her dad was strained after he cheated on her mom, Tina Knowles. Tina eventually divorced Mathew, an admitted sex addict, in 2011 after 31 years of marriage.
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After Beyonce released the explosive visual album Lemonade last month, memories of her father's adultery surfaced once again as many inferred that her lyrics suggested that she was still bitter about the whole ordeal.
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Still, Mathew recalled his most recent visit with his daughter and Blue Ivy as a positive one. "Its not different than any other times I've been with Beyonce and Blue – it's a lot of fun," he told RadarOnline.com. "It's always good to see your kids."
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Regardless of rumors about how his shady past might affect the current relationship between Beyonce and his children, Mathew explained that the family likes to keep the truth of their lives private.
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"Nobody's gonna call and say, 'Hey! Today I was with Beyonce!' That wasn't my first time seeing Beyonce in years," the former Destiny's Child manager said when recalling the rumors. "It's nobody's business when I see my kids or my grandkids!"
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"I'm not aware nor do I get involved in my daughter's business to know if her husband's cheating. I don't know the answer to that. We've been in the media for 25 years … probably you guys have heard every rumor you could imagine," he told RadarOnline.com.
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The father of four went on to debunk the rumors even further, insisting his daughter's marriage is still strong.
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"It's annoying that over the 25 years, probably 25% of rumors are true while 75% are not – of 75%, probably 50% of them are so far left wrong," he said. "I'm in the industry, so if you were talking to a general population person, they get involved with this kind of stuff because they don't understand it – but I can't say right or wrong true or false about any of this stuff."