Tina Knowles took to social media over the weekend to deny reports that her daughter Beyoncé received $10 million in payment for speaking and appearing at Vice President Kamala Harris’ October rally in Houston.

Beyoncé and her bandmate Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland attended the event and lent their support to Harris. Beyoncé also addressed the crowd and urged voters to vote for Harris.

But rumors swirled online that the 43-year-old Grammy winner was paid $10 million to attend and speak at the rally. Right-wing commentator Candace Owens also spread this rumor on his podcast, The Independent reported.

“Beyoncé reportedly received $10 million for this pathetic little endorsement of Kamala Harris. What was that, three minutes? 10 million dollars for three minutes of his life? Owens, known for stirring up controversy, said.

And although Owens admitted that these rumors If the truth had not yet been determined, she said there should be “some truth in these reports” because the Harris campaign has “gone completely silent and refused” to provide answers to these affirmations.

Owens’ message was later garbled by Instagram and labeled as “fake news” that had been “reviewed by third-party fact-checkers.” Beyoncé’s mother also shared a screenshot of the blurry post on her Instagram page and wrote that it had been “reported on Instagram as fake news and deleted.”

“It’s called fake news. Unfortunately, other platforms lacking integrity still do this,” she also wrote. “The lie is that Beyoncé was paid $10 million to speak at a rally in Houston in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. Fact: Beyoncé didn’t get a cent for speaking at presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Houston.

Knowles also said that her daughter “actually paid for her own flights for her and her crew, and total Glam.” “Not only are they lying and disrespecting Beyoncé’s name, but they are also attempting to further discredit the power of our Vice President! When will the lies and rumors stop? Of course you won’t see this in the news!!!!” she added.

Knowles condemning the rumors also came after Oprah Winfrey denied allegations that she received $1 million to host a town hall event for Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign. Face2Face Africa previously reported.

Oprah responded to the claims when TMZ asked him about it. She told the celebrity and entertainment media that these claims were “not true” and that she “was never paid”.

The billionaire business and the media mogul later responded to these claims in the comments section of an article by The shadow room. “For the September live stream event, my production company, Harpo, was asked to bring in the set design, lights, cameras, crew, producers and anything else needed (including benches and the chairs we were sitting on) to put on a live production,” she explained.

“I didn’t take any personal expenses. However, the people who worked on this production had to be paid. And we were. End of story.

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