Beyonce Demanded That Photographers Not Take Photos Of Her At Kobe Bryant’s Memorial Event

Does she know that the event wasn’t even about her in the first place?

Don’t worry, we have television/recorded screen grabs for DAYS.

According to The Daily Wire:

Pop-star icon Beyoncé reportedly outraged professional photographers at the live-streamed memorial event for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Monday night by issuing what Page Six describes as a full ban on all photographs of the “diva” during her performance at the tribute, a ban that was dutifully enforced by event organizers and Staples Center staffers.

I would never think to go to a memorial service and demand to everyone, “Don’t take pictures of ME!”

Like, lady, if you’re going to perform for the family and friends of the deceased, wouldn’t you want the memory to be available to those family members and friends?

You’re literally asking for it.

More from The Daily Wire:

The live-streamed memorial, which included an emotional speech by Bryant’s friends and fellow NBA legends Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, featured a performance by Beyoncé, who sang her two hits “XO” and “Halo,” which 13-year-old Gianna particularly loved.

It wasn’t a Beyonce concert at a memorial service. It was simply a memorial service that you performed at.

Additionally, the people attending the memorial are hoping for more pictures of those who passed away. So, get over yourself.

According to Page Six, an insider event shared this statement:

“It is so offensive to Kobe’s family and the fans, Beyoncé is so controlling of her image — she usually only allows approved selected images of her to be released — so no photographers at the Kobe memorial were allowed to take her picture. Really, at a memorial? Not even the family of Michael Jackson did that.

A Staples Center staffer was dispatched to make sure not a single camera was focused on the stage. The photographers couldn’t believe it.

This doesn’t help Beyoncé’s image at all, it hurts her. It makes her look like a diva. The memorial wasn’t about her.

The only shots of Bey that did emerge were screen grabs from TV. None of the other artists at the memorial asked for this, not Christina Aguilera, not Alicia Keys.”

After she deliberately refused to stand for the American flag, I wouldn’t put much past her anymore anyways.

If she tries to give some BS response like, ‘Oh, I didn’t want any focus to be on me during this sad time,’ then I’ll be irritated as all heck, as that should already be a given.