Beyoncé’s Publicist Defends Her After Erykah Badu Seemingly Throws Shade At Her New Album Cover: ‘Critics Without Credentials’

Beyoncé’s Rep Defends Her After Erykah Badu Seemingly Throws Shade At Her New Album Cover: ‘Critics Without Credentials’

Beyoncé’s publicist is in formation and coming to the superstar’s defense.

Things began unfolding on social media Wednesday night (March 20), shortly after Beyoncé, 42, shared a new album cover for her forthcoming project Country Carter. In the pic, Beyoncé is notably nude, covering up with a pageant sash that reads “act ii BEYINCE,” a nod to the correct spelling of her mother Tina Knowles’ maiden name. (Tina Knowles previously shared that the last name “Beyoncé” was put on her birth certificate, instead of her actual last name Beyincé. It was never corrected.)

 

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She is also holding a lit cigarette billowing with smoke, but the part that Erykah Badu, 53, seemed to take issue with was Beyoncé’s hairstyle. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer sports long braids and bangs with beads on the end, a look that Erykah Badu has also been known to rock.

 

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Erykah Badu posted the image in her Instagram Story and simply wrote,

“Hmmm”

It didn’t take long for Beyoncé’s fans to come for Erykah Badu, causing the “Window Seat” songstress to ask Jay-Z to intervene. She wrote via X,

“To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay . You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ?? ?”

To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay . You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ?? ? pic.twitter.com/oxNhNgvfWp

— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) March 20, 2024

While Jay-Z has yet to publicly speak out, Beyoncé’s longtime publicist Yvette Noel-Schure is sending a message of her own. She shared a video montage of Beyoncé rocking the braided bangs style, and just braids in general, multiple times over the last couple of decades.

Yvette Noel Schure sent a message to Beyoncé’s critics in the caption, writing,

“She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. act ii COWBOY CARTER 3.29 #criticswithoutcredentials“

 

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What are your thoughts on Erykah Badu’s remark and Yvette Noel-Schure’s clap back? Comment and let us know.