Social media as abuzz on Monday night as a video of Jay Z being viciously attacked by his wife Beyonce’s sister Solange was leaked by gossip site TMZ. The video was captured as the trio left the Met Gala after party in New York last Monday.
The 27-year-old was caught on surveillance camera lashing out wildly at her brother-in-law, 44, with both her arms and her legs, while her sister stood beside them looking curiously impassive.
The famous family were in an elevator descending from a soiree that followed the annual fashion fest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The seemingly unprovoked attack plays out in footage obtained by TMZ and Solange can clearly be seen kicking and swinging violently at Jay Z, the father of her two-year-old niece, Blue Ivy, after the trio step into the elevator.
Solange was screaming at her family member when the fight erupted and can be seen in the footage mouthing what appears to be a diatribe at the Hip-Hop legend, according to TMZ sources.
In the footage, a man who looks to be a bodyguard tries to hold Solange back but she manages to rain blows on the rapper several times, and even hits him with her purse.
Beyonce seems sanguine throughout, and appears to be trying to calm her sister down and at one point she pragmatically removes the long train of her Givenchy Haute Couture dress from the fray.
The bodyguard can also be seen pushing the emergency stop button in the elevator at the 12th floor, no doubt to stop the fight spilling out in front of photographers.
Beyonce tried to muster a showbiz smile as the threesome left but then tellingly departed with her sister in a car while her husband left separately.
It’s not yet known what provoked the fight, however, the famous couple looked as happy as ever as they attended a Brooklyn Nets game on Saturday while Solange played a gig in New York.
A statement from the standard hotel reads that they were “shocked and disappointed” in what had been a “clear breach of our security system”. They also add “we are investigating with the utmost urgency the circumstances surrounding the situation and, as is our customary practice, will discipline and prosecute the individuals involved to our fullest capacity.”
There still has been no word from either Beyonce or Jay Z’s representatives on the incident.
– www.mailandguardianonline.co.za
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