Was pop star Beyoncé paid handsomely in exchange for her public support for Kamala Harris in the United States presidential election, ultimately won by Donald Trump? This is what many viral publications, taken up by certain media, claim. Rumor has it that Queen B was paid $10 million. This assertion is also circulating among French-speaking Internet users, echoed by influential accounts. On the X platform, one of these publications was viewed several hundred thousand times.
According to rumor, it was for her appearance at a meeting of the Democratic candidate that the pop star was paid such a sum. Beyoncé actually showed her support for Kamala Harris in Houston, Texas, as can be seen in the broadcast posted on the singer’s official YouTube channel.
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The rumor has been circulating at least since October, but recently took on a new dimension after being taken up live by a presenter from the conservative American channel Fox News. As evidenced by the replay of the show The Faulkner focus of November 11 identified by 20 Minutes. This sequence was subsequently taken up by many Internet users, as in this video published on TikTok which has more than a million views.
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If the support for the candidate, like that given by many other American stars, is very real, there is nothing to support the fact that she would have been paid 10 million dollars for this. These allegations are not supported by any document or testimony as proof. 20 Minutes was also unable to find anything online to support this claim.
Furthermore, the information was refuted by Beyoncé’s press secretary to the American media Politifact, calling it “more than ridiculous”. On the candidate’s side, one of her campaign managers also told the media outlet FactCheck.org that this assertion was “not true.”
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Finally, Beyoncé’s support for Kamala Harris is not surprising in itself. The singer has supported Democratic candidates since Barack Obama’s first campaign in 2008.