Beyonce showed her love for her husband Jay-Z and her former bandmate Kelly Rowland by sharing sweet behind-the-scenes snaps of them at the US premiere of the Renaissance film on Thursday.
The 42-year-old pop icon showed off her platinum hair and sequined dress in the candid photos, after critics claimed she “lightened her skin” in an attempt to “look like a white woman” in earlier photos from the event.
An adorable photo showed the couple looking at each other with loving looks as they sat in a movie theater with popcorn and soda in hand during the screening of the concert documentary.
In another photo, they showed off their megawatt smiles as they left the theater holding hands and giving peace signs.
Beyonce, who looked incredible with her platinum hair and sparkling silver dress, leaned her head on Kelly's shoulder in another heartwarming move.
Beyonce showed her love for her husband Jay-Z and her former bandmate Kelly Rowland by sharing sweet behind-the-scenes snaps of them at the US premiere of the Renaissance film on Thursday
The 42-year-old pop icon showed off her platinum hair and sequined dress in the candid snap, after critics claimed she was 'lightening her skin' in an attempt to 'look like a white woman' in earlier snaps from the event
Beyonce, who looked incredible with her platinum hair and sparkling silver dress, leaned her head on Kelly's shoulder in another heartwarming move.
The rest of the Instagram carousel was filled with photos of Beyonce posing as a supermodel in her movie premiere ensemble.
Shortly after Beyoncé's performance at Saturday's Renaissance film debut, online trolls suggested the hitmaker was “white now,” while others complained that “she's not a black woman!” after she turned out to have lighter skin and also wore a platinum blonde wig.
The formation; The singer had her fair share of supporters, however, as Nick Cannon defended her after she was accused of looking like Kim Kardashian during the premiere.
“Kim Kardashian wants to look like Beyoncé,” he said on his radio program Daily Cannon Show, before adding that Kim, whom he dated in 2006, “wish she looked like that.”
Nick went on to say that Beyoncé has “looked the same since she was 16” and called the critics “crazy.”
Her mother Tina Knowles also stepped into the ring to clap back at her daughter's vile critics.
“I'm tired of people attacking her,” Knowles wrote in a lengthy caption on the video, denying commenters' concerns.
She also compared her daughter's outfit to styles worn by black entertainers dating back at least as far as Etta James.
In another photo, they showed off their megawatt smiles as they left the theater holding hands and giving peace signs
The rest of the Instagram carousel was filled with photos of Beyoncé posing as a supermodel in her movie premiere ensemble
Online trolls suggested Beyonce was “white now,” while others complained that “she's not a black woman!” after she appeared to have lighter skin and also wore a platinum blonde wig
“I came across this today and decided to post it after seeing the whole stupid, ignorant self, hating racist statements about hair, lightening her skin and wearing platinum hair that wanted to be white,” Knowles began her lengthy caption.
She explained that Beyoncé's look was solely for her renaissance documentary, “where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet and silver clothes and you idiots decide she's trying to be a white woman and bleaching her skin? '
“How sad it is that some of her own people continue the stupid story with hatred and jealousy,” she seethed. “Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown. ALIEN Superstar duh!'
She accused her daughter's critics of perpetuating “jealousy and racism, sexism, double standards” instead of “celebrating a sister or just ignoring her if you don't like her.”
Among those supporting Knowles in the comments were Insecure star Issa Rae, who cheered: “Go away!”
The formation; However, the singer had quite a following as Nick Cannon defended her after she was accused of trying to look like Kim Kardashian during the premiere
Her mother Tina Knowles also stepped into the ring to clap back at her daughter's vile critics
Tina accused her daughter's critics of perpetuating “jealousy and racism, sexism, double standards,” instead of “celebrating a sister or just ignoring her if you don't like her.”
Robin Thede added: “LET THEM KNOW!!! The Queen has been nothing but supportive of Black women and literally dedicates everything she does to breaking down barriers for us in every arena!
“She is a philanthropist, a mentor, a leader and a trailblazer. She is a FASHION ICON and anyone who doesn't understand that she can use any color of the rainbow to create a look is kicking stones!' she continued.
'Don't delete your message! Leave it alone so people can remember that you and your daughters are REAL PEOPLE who did nothing to deserve the nasty things that miserable idiots write! I'm done with it!'
Actress Octavia Spencer also supported her.
“@mstinaknowles You raised beautiful, strong, intelligent black, PROUD TO BE BLACK women. Period,” she wrote in the comments. 'Anyone who says otherwise has their own problems. “I'm sorry you've come across the negative comments that people don't realize are a reflection of how they feel about themselves.”
Bad star Cynthia Erivo added, “This is all amazing!!! You have EVERY right to stand by your little girl!!! I love you ❤️❤️❤️.”