Beyonce and Jay-Z return to L.A. with family after singer’s ‘$24 million performance in Dubai’

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z touched down at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles on Thursday as they were returning from Dubai after their performance.

The Crazy In Love singer, 41, and the rap mogul, 53, flew with their children in tow, following the star’s incredible show at the opening of the Atlantis The Royal Grand hotel, for which he was allegedly paid 24 million dollars.

The Grammy Award winner looked comfortable for air travel, wearing a black zip-up sweater and matching black sweatpants.

She had her hood pulled over her blond hair and appeared to be wearing a face mask.

Her hip-hop star husband, meanwhile, styled it with a black hoodie and a blue tie-dyed bucket hat.

Out with them were their twins, daughter Rumi and son Sir, both five years old.

Sir looked adorable in a mint green hoodie as he stepped off the plane. Meanwhile, his sister was wearing a baby pink top, blue leggings, and pink Ugg boots.

Her homecoming comes as the singer faces criticism after agreeing to the lavish concert in Dubai, which took place on Saturday, amid the United Arab Emirates’ anti-LGBTQ policies.

The superstar’s departure from the area “casts a shadow over her support for lesbians and gays,” according to Bev Jackson, co-founder of the British advocacy group. LGB alliance.

“Beyoncé is a huge icon for a lot of gay people,” Bev Jackson said. The Telegraph Sunday. “LGB Alliance is deeply disappointed that Beyoncé has agreed to give a lucrative concert in Dubai, where same-sex sexual acts are a criminal offense, potentially punishable by death.”

The Houston native performed a full live concert for the first time in four years in a one-hour concert at the new facility, at one point being lifted 16 feet into the air in the hotel’s Skyblaze fountain.

Beyonce at one point performed the song Brown Skin Girl with her eldest daughter, 11-year-old Blue Ivy. While efforts were made to restrict filming of the exclusive concert, some clips leaked on social media over the weekend.

Her most recent album, Renaissance, which she performed on set, was dedicated to her Uncle Jonny, who identified as gay and suffered a battle with HIV.

He previously honored his uncle during his 2019 GLAAD Media Awards acceptance speech, when he called him “the most fabulous gay man I’ve ever met” and highlighted his life with HIV.

“He was brave and unapologetic at a time when this country didn’t accept him,” she said at the queer-focused event, where she received the group’s Vanguard Award.

‘Witnessing his battle with HIV was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever had. It is my hope that their struggles serve to open paths for other young people to live more freely. LGBTQI rights are human rights.’

But things are not going as far in the United Arab Emirates, where Dubai is located, as LGBTQ+ people face legal challenges over their sexual orientation.

Many were quick to call out Beyonce for her support of the LGBTQ+ community and the apparent slight in performing in the country.

The star made a rare public appearance at the event and performed the well-known Etta James hit for the crowd, marking her first performance in four years.

Despite the event’s high profile, the hitmaker tried to reduce publicity by banning recording and forcing attendees to lock their phones before the show.

He was reportedly paid $24 million for the performance at the luxury resort for the invitation-only concert, according to TMZ.

Celebrities in attendance for the star-studded show include Halle Bailey, Corey Stokes, Ellen Pompeo and her husband, Chris Ivory, Kendall Jenner, Rebel Wilson, and actress Patricia Contreras.

UK stars included Michelle Keegan, Rochelle Humes, Millie Mackintosh, Liam Payne, Jenny Powell and Amir Khan.

The show was the Grammy winner’s first full concert in four years.

The beauty also showed off a large bust as she posed at the after event in an elaborate gold gown.