Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles claimed to have been the victim of a social media hacker. The pop superstar’s mother raisedeyebrows by “liking” an Instagram post reporting that her son-in-law Shawn Carter (better known as Jay-Z) had been named in a rape lawsuit involving a 13-year-old and incarcerated former mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The Knowles matriarch was screenshotted having tapped the heart icon on the post by ABC7 Chicago, which had a photo of Combs and Jay-Z with the headline, “Jay-Z, Diddy Named In Lawsuit Alleging Rape of Girl, 13.” Page Six was able to verify that Knowles’ official Instagram account had liked the post, but could not reach her for comment. Knowles later took to Instagram claiming she was hacked. She wrote: “As you all know, I do not play about my family. So if you see something uncharacteristic of me. Just know that it is not me!” Knowles has supported her daughter’s marriage to the rapper in the press for years.It also follows the infamous Knowles family elevator fight in 2014, in which Beyoncé’s sister Solange attacked the rapper in an elevator with Beyoncé present. That incident was never addressed publicly by Jay-Z or the family. Jay-Z has responded to the rape allegations in the new lawsuit, however, with a public statement in which he called the suit a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, and vehemently denied the claims.
