Beyoncé’s Father Says He’s ‘Evaluating All Legal Remedies’ After Awkward Interview Clip Goes Viral

Mathew Knowles grew tense in a deleted segment of a recent interview in which a reporter asked about his ex-wife, Tina Knowles.

Beyoncé’s father and former manager, Mathew Knowles, says he’s “evaluating all legal remedies” after footage of him abruptly ending an interview when a journalist asked about his ex-wife, Tina Knowles, and her relationship to their daughter’s pop group, Destiny’s Child, leaked online.

On Monday, the New York Post’s Page Six shared a previously unseen clip from Mathew Knowles’ interview with New York TV news outlet PIX11 on Jan. 30. Toward the end of the chat, anchor Kendis Gibson said both of Beyoncé’s parents have “earned their flowers” with respect to the success Destiny’s Child has enjoyed over the years.

“I said the same thing to Ms. Tina Knowles. You guys put in the work, and obviously the talent was there,” Gibson said, after which Mathew Knowles asked, “What work did she put in?”

At first, Gibson credited Tina Knowles for “the hair, the clothes” worn by Beyoncé and her bandmates, to which Mathew Knowles responded, “You’re absolutely right. The styling, the imaging.” When Gibson went a step further and suggested Destiny’s Child “was a joint effort,” however, Mathew Knowles quickly shut him down.

“We’ll stop now,” he said as he stood up from his chair.