The well-known couple drew criticism after being seated close to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at a REFORM Alliance gala that raised $20 million.

JAY-Z discovered himself on the middle of on-line chatter after he and spouse Beyoncé had been allegedly noticed seated close to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner through the REFORM Alliance Casino Night and Gala at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday (September 13), an occasion that raised $20 million for prison justice reform.

The high-profile fundraiser, hosted by JAY-Zs, Meek Mill and Michael Rubin, and emceed by Kevin Hart, drew a star-studded visitor record. But it wasn’t the performances or speeches that had individuals speaking — it was the seating chart.

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Photos from the gala started circulating on-line, with some claiming the facility couple sat near Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law. Other experiences steered the 2 Grammy Award winners had been seated alone within the middle of the room. The ambiguity didn’t cease critics from weighing in.

“Guess the Kamala endorsement was just to get good PR,” one consumer posted on X, previously Twitter. Another added, “All that campaigning for Kamala was clearly a front.”

Supporters shortly pushed again, pointing to Beyoncé’s previous political involvement.

“Beyonce wasn’t dancing her ass off while being 8 months pregnant with twins to support Hillary Clinton’s campaign for you h*es to be calling her MAGA,” one consumer wrote. Another chimed in, “‘Beyoncé is maga’ the same Beyoncé that attended and gave a FULL SPEECH at Kamala’s rally? the same Beyonce that sent a cease and desist on trump for using ‘Freedom’ on his campaign? are we crazy?”

Beyoncé did seem at a Kamala Harris rally in Houston final October, the place she joined Kelly Rowland onstage and launched the then-vice presidential candidate.

“It’s time for America to sing a new song. Are y’all ready to add your voice to the new American song?” she stated. “Let’s do this. Ladies and gentlemen, give a big, loud Texas welcome to the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris.”

The REFORM Alliance, based in 2019 by JAY-Z, Meek Mill, Michael Rubin and others, works to rework probation and parole legal guidelines within the United States. The group goals to cut back the variety of individuals trapped within the prison justice system by way of legislative advocacy and coverage reform.

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