Beyoncé don’t play that.
A new photo of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s children has been floating around the internet today. But fans of the two rather private musicians aren’t happy about it.
According to a number of fans, the photo — of Blue Ivy, Rumi, and Sir Carter sitting in a field — was never supposed to make it way online, and represents an “unforgivable rupture” in the way Beyoncé and Jay-Z have normally protected the public images of their children.
The image itself seemed to be an photo of a portrait of the kids, framed and hanging on a wall. You could even see the glare from a light in the image. The photo has also never been released through official channels by either Beyoncé or Jay-Z, so it’s suspected to be a private family image.
It’s not totally clear who first posted the image, but here’s what we know. The photo was published on the Instagram account of The Hollywood Unlocked, an entertainment and lifestyle news site run by Jason Lee, then attributing the photo to Freeish Media.
In a statement sent to the folks over at BuzzFeed News, Hollywood Unlocked said they have since removed the photo at the request of the Carters’ management.
“We received a photo of Beyoncé’s children via an anonymous source and posted the image believing that it had already been posted by the Carters,” the statement, attributed to Lee, said.
“After receiving a call from Beyoncé’s representative and learning that the image was not authorized we immediately removed it from our platform out of respect for their privacy.”
Meanwhile, Freeish Media’s post (also now deleted) was a screenshot showing a tweet from Twitter user @713yonce. That Twitter account, which appears to have been a Beyoncé stan account, has since been deleted.
Per usual, The Beyhive is abuzz trying to figure out who leaked the photo but also how furious Beyoncé must be right now. Peep some of the reactions below. We’re not about to go against the Queen Bey’s wishes of the photo, but you can surely find it in any Bey hashtags via social media currently.
beyonce gon run the tapes back and figure out exactly which one of yall snapped that photo and if you die, you die. 🤷🏾♀️
— jeremy bearimy (@crissles) April 3, 2019
beyoncé is so done with us y’all…we had a good run! pic.twitter.com/V3mRaTAI4Y
— LOVEHAPPY stan. (@adumblilgirl) April 3, 2019
can we not spread Beyoncé kids photos? She ain’t release em. pic.twitter.com/MoEvkPtxKZ
— needy (@killiousb) April 3, 2019
That pic of Blue, Sir & Rumi is very cute but I know Beyoncé is PISSED. Who leaked that?
— Rae. (@_lexluvsya_) April 3, 2019
Y’all really on Beyoncé and Blue Ivy’s internet sharing a picture of Sir and Rumi??? Aight’den. pic.twitter.com/XAlHORb8yW
— Tia (@TiaHasTime) April 3, 2019
Someone leaked picture of Blue, Sir and Rumi. Just because someone is famous and they chose to be a celebrity, does not automatically give you the right to violate their privacy. Human rights STILL apply to celebrities whether yall like it or not. Beyoncé did not deserve this. pic.twitter.com/pXmuX8n8S5
— #MONOPOLY🎩 (@ihavetoscream) April 3, 2019
