Beyoncé sent the internet into a meltdown as she debuted platinum blonde locks at her film premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The vocal powerhouse stunned as she graced the carpet of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé in a silver Versace dress in Beverly Hills, California.
But her new long bright silver tresses have been at the epicentre of a very heated conversation, leaving many divided over her new look.
Some fans speculated the pop superstar had been bleaching her skin, after she posted a flurry of images with her new sultry ice blonde hair.
Beyonce‘s mother Tina Knowles was quick to shut down the claims, saying it was ‘sad’ that ‘her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy.’
Taking to X, formerly known at Twitter, users were divided, penning: The platinum blonde looks amazing on Beyoncé. Sorry guys. Y’all were wrong lol.’; ‘beyonce keeping this blonde in rotation but i need jet black beyonce back IMMEDIATELY’;
‘I am shocked Beyoncé died her real hair platinum blonde.’; ‘Beyoncé LET THE BLONDE GO’; ‘Beyoncé rly bleached her real hair platinum blonde �� bald era incoming
‘Beyoncé ice blonde era is SICKENING’; ‘Still can’t get over Beyoncé with platinum blonde hair’; ‘Beyoncé is really turning into Becky with Good hair.’; ‘Perfect is an understatement.’
Others praised the Break My Soul crooner for always switching up her looks, while another labelled her as the greatest artist and, ‘the most beautiful woman on earth.’
Some fans commented on how young Beyoncé looks with her new platinum blond locks, with one stating: ‘Tell me Beyoncé is not 25 damn she looks so young and cute.’
Another added: ‘Is it just me or is she getting more attractive as she gets older. I just cant put my finger on why…’
‘Beyoncé looks incredible with that Icelandic hair,’ wrote an ecstatic fan.
Even the superstar’s own mother came to her defence, slamming online users for criticising Beyoncé and hurling accusations of skin lightening her way.
Tina Knowles furiously hit out at online critics who complained the 42-year-old superstar appeared to have lighter skin after she donned a platinum blond wig.
In a lengthy caption posted to Instagram, Knowles penned: ‘I am sick and tired of people attacking her,’ whilst vehemently denying accusations of skin lightening raised against her eldest daughter.
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She also compared her daughter’s outfit to styles worn by Black entertainers going back at least as far as Etta James.
‘Came across this today and decided to post it after seeing all of the stupid ignorant self, hating racist statements about her, lightening her skin, and wearing platinum hair wanting to be white,’ Knowles wrote.
She elaborated that Beyoncé’s look was solely for her Renaissance documentary, ‘where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire’
She added:’ And you bozos decide that she’s trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin?’
‘How sad is it that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy.’
‘Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown. ALIEN Superstar duh!’
She continued: ‘Lying and faking and acting like you’re so ignorant that you don’t understand That black women have worn platinum hair since the Etta James days.
‘I just went and looked at all the beautiful talented black celebrities who have worn platinum hair and it has been just about everyone of them at one time or another. Are they all trying to be white?’
Knowles expressed that she was ‘sick and tired of people attacking her.’
