Can it be that it was all so simple? According to a recent report done by NY Daily News, the incident sparked when Jay decided to attend Rihanna’s Met Gala after-party without Beyonce. Depsite seeming so simple, there’s more to it and it includes: Solange’s friends name-dropping Jay to attend the party, and Jay Z helping (or failing to help) Solange’s career. Check out the story after the jump.
According to Daily News, it began to spiral downhill about 15 minutes prior to the time of the elevator incident. It started when a group of Solange Knowles’ non-famous friends showed up uninvited at the star-studded soiree, as per a source.
“Two of her friends, who were not dressed for the Met Ball, showed up at The Standard and caused a scene downstairs,” the source said.
“They wouldn’t leave and kept name dropping Jay Z. They were pretending they were guests of his and not hers. Management went to Julius (Beyonce’s bodyguard) and said there’s a problem.”Our source said Jay Z soon got wind of it and snapped at Solange, saying “don’t use my name.”
The site also went more in-depth, saying,
“On the way out, Jay Z said he’d be heading to Up & Down on W. 14th Street, where Rihanna was holding her own post-Met Ball bash, a second source said. Jay’s camp had called ahead of time to say he would be coming alone and “didn’t need extra security” because Beyonce wouldn’t be attending, the source said.
Apparently, that didn’t sit well with Solange.
“She seemed drunk and irritated,” said a second source. “She said, ‘Why can’t you go home?’ and to Beyonce ‘Why does your husband need to go to the club right now?'”
Jay allegedly responded with “You’re one to talk,” sending Solange into the rage we saw on tape.
