The producers of the Democratic National Convention are finally addressing the rumors that Beyoncé was set to appear on the final night of the DNC.
Rumors began to circulate that Queen Bey was set to make a special appearance on Vice President Kamala Harris’ special night, however, it was found to be untrue. The executive producer and director of the convention, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss spoke about the rumor in an interview.
“We never put out anything about Beyoncé. We denied it every time the media asked us- even though, by th way, people on my staff didn’t believe me,” Kirshner said. “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?”
Weiss added, “This is the Internet 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!’ It was pretty crazy. But she wasn’t coming. In the end, even TMZ [which first reported it] had to issue an apology.”
Once TMZ reported the now-rumor about Beyonce appearing at the DNC hours before Vice President Harris was set to give her speech, the internet went into an uproar. The singer’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, seemingly put the rumors to rest after she posted a photo of herself watching the convention from her home.
“At home watching and anticipating the VP’s historic speech. Focus on the win and register to vote. Do not report rumors.” TMZ also apologized for tweeting out misinformation.