During the closing evening of the Democratic National Convention it was rumored that Beyoncé would make an appearance, but it was later confirmed that she was never scheduled to be there.
Now after some time has passed since the DNC, the executive producer for the event Ricky Kirshner is speaking out the confusion. While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter Kirshner stated, “We never put out anything about Beyoncé. We denied it every time the media asked us — even though, by the way, people on my staff didn’t believe me.” He added, I kept getting texts from news organizations saying, ‘When is Beyoncé coming out?’ But come on, we have the biggest star, the Democratic nominee for president. Why would we overshadow that?”
Emmy-winning director Glenn Weiss also said that the rumors were a perfect example of an internet whisper taking on a life of its own. “And people taking something as fact — literally to the point that people in my booth are saying, ‘Is she coming? You can tell me.’ And I would say, ‘I have no knowledge she’s coming.’ And they would say, ‘No knowledge? So there’s something to know?,’” he said. “It was pretty crazy. But she wasn’t coming. In the end even TMZ [which first reported it] had to issue an apology.”
As we previously reported, TMZ announced late Thursday that Beyoncé was in Chicago for the convention and getting ready to show her support for Ms. Harris.
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CNN was informed by the organizers that they had not intended for a celebrity appearance to overshadow the vice president’s major speech on Thursday.
“Queen Bey” supported President Biden and Harris in the 2020 election, as well as raised money for former President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign.