Beyoncé is back on the red carpet.
The music icon stepped out for the Dec. 9 Los Angeles premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King with her daughter (and costar) Blue Ivy Carter, the pair shining in complementary metallic gowns.
Beyoncé, 43, wore a strapless, curve-hugging structured gown with gold circular plating throughout the design. Her dress featured a thigh-high slit and plunging cutout in the middle of a sweetheart neckline.
The “Alien Superstar” singer’s blonde hair flowed with curls as she posed beside Blue Ivy, 12, wearing a strapless gold gown. Her all-over shiny look had the same black undertones as her mother’s patterned design.
Both Beyoncé and Blue Ivy had long, almond-shaped manicures, but while the “Alien Superstar” opted for a nude lip, the tween went bold with a red pout.
The mother-daughter duo was also joined on the carpet by Jay-Z, who wore a suit and tie. Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, stepped out, as well, and stood with her family for photos in a black off-the-shoulder top and pants. She accessorized with black gloves and gold accessories.
In the animated musical drama, which serves as a prequel to the 2019 adaptation of the Disney classic, The Lion King, Beyoncé reprises her role as Nala while Blue Ivy makes her feature debut as Kiara.
On Instagram, Beyoncé praised her “gorgeous baby girl” alongside premiere photos. “This is your night. You worked hard and you did such a beautiful job as the voice of Kiara. Your family could not be prouder. Keep shining,” she wrote.
The family’s appearance comes a day after Jay-Z vehemently denied allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000. In her lawsuit, the unidentified woman claims she was raped by Combs and Jay-Z while a still-unnamed female celebrity watched during a party in a New York City residence following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The lawsuit was initially filed in October, but was amended to include Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter).
In one section of a denial statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 8, the rapper, 55, said the “heinous” claims will affect his family, which includes Blue Ivy, as well as his and wife Beyoncé’s twins, Rumi and Sir, 7.
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“My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” he wrote.
Beyoncé hadn’t previously posed on a red carpet in 2024, but she has attended a number of award ceremonies, most recently Glamour’s Women of the Year ceremony, where her mother Knowles was honored, as well as the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she accepted the innovator award.
Mufasa: The Lion King hits theaters on Dec. 20 while the soundtrack, featuring seven new songs, will be released on Dec. 13.
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