Lemonade is a gimmick
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2004 file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with her father and manager Mathew Knowles in Los Angeles. Mathew Knowles says his relationship with his superstar daughter Beyonce is still "amicable," but he's alleging people close to her of trying to destroy his reputation with allegations of theft. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file) FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2004 file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with her father and manager Mathew Knowles in Los Angeles. Mathew Knowles says his relationship with his superstar daughter Beyonce is still "amicable," but he's alleging people close to her of trying to destroy his reputation with allegations of theft. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
Mathew Knowles is fighting to clear his name as his daughter’s Lemonade album claims yet another victim.
After the witchhunt for Jay-Z’s alleged mistresses, fans are now convinced that Knowles used to beat his daughter because of her song Daddy Lessons.
The track opens with Beyonce quoting the poet Warsan Shire.
“Did he convince you that he was God?,” she reads.
“Are you a slave to the back of his hand? Am I talking about your husband or your father?”
Knowles, who managed his daughter’s career until 2011, shot down the allegations in a radio interview.
“I can say I have never in my life hit my daughter. So she has never been a slave to the back of my hand because I didn't believe in that,” he said.
Knowles, however, refused to be drawn into the debate about Jay-Z’s infidelity.
“There's no way we can get into the mind of Beyonce,” said the 64-year-old. “Only Beyonce can answer specifically who she was talking to.
“I would rather not get into speculation. My answer is I don't know.”
Knowles has been extensively questioned about the autobiographical nature of Beyoncé’s new album this week. His response seems to suggest that Lemonade is more of a publicity stunt than it is about an angry woman cleaning out her closet.
“She's talking about you and everybody that is you, that's who she's talking about,” Knowles told E! News. “I think that's the beauty of her creativity and I think that's what makes it so special, is that it relates to everyone.”
That feeling is echoed by a “source close to the situation” quoted by gossip site PageSix.com, who claims that the “Becky with good hair” line was simply a ploy designed to generate sales.
“Lemonade is a movie crafted to drive sales. Jay and Beyoncé are entertainers at the top of their game. Do you think Jay would release her album on [his own] Tidal if it really was all about him? He is 100 percent behind this.” – Paul Eksteen