Beyonce stunned fans with a brand new look during the premiere of her highly anticipated "Renaissance World Tour" concert film, but there were some who felt like she was "whitewashing" herself.
According to reports, the "Halo" singer showed up at the premiere with platinum blonde hair and a body-hugging silver gown paired with gloves, which is in line with the themes of both the tour as well as Beyonce's chart-topping, award-winning album "Renaissance."
Beyonce was accused of bleaching her hair and skin by netizens. "So we really about to overlook how Beyoncé looks like a white lady at 'Renaissance' premier," one wrote.
"Beyonce is trying to be a white woman," another added.
The criticisms has reached Beyonce and her team-and most especially her mother slash manager Tina Knowles, who decided to take to social media to put the haters in their place.
Tina Knowles Celebrates Beyonce in Instagram Post
According to reports, Knowles took to Instagram to share a clip of Beyonce throughout the years, proudly showing off her skin color, while the singer's hit song "Brown Skin Girl" was playing in the background.
"Beyonce is a brown skin girl," the video read. "[...] A brown skin girl is more than a skin color. It's a culture, a pride, a strength."
"She does a film, called the renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire and you bozos decide that she's trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin?... Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown," Knowles wrote in the caption.
Elsewhere in the caption, the manager revealed that a TMZ reporter reached out to Beyonce's hairstylist and asked about the new look.
"Well that made my blood boil, that this white woman felt so entitled to discuss her blackness," she continued.
"What's really most disappointing is that the some Black people yes you bozos that's on social media. Lying and faking and acting like you're so ignorant that you don't understand That black women have worn platinum hair since the Etta James days."
Beyhives Hunt For TMZ Reporter Who Criticized Beyonce
Following the singer's mother's post online, the Beyhive, Beyonce's fandom, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share their thoughts about the matter and hunt down the TMZ reporter.
"The Beyhive ain't playing about Beyoncé. How did y'all find that TMZ white witch who questioned Bey's blackness. Now she's private on all platforms lmfao," one wrote.
"When I catch that white woman from TMZ who felt the need to question Beyoncé's blackness she must square up or be prepared to catch this hands."
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