{"id":14712,"date":"2024-12-26T08:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14712"},"modified":"2024-12-26T08:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:56:37","slug":"beyonce-sparks-frenzied-social-media-reaction-as-she-flashes-bold-gesture-during-halftime-show-in-first-appearance-since-jay-z-rape-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14712","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9 sparks frenzied social media reaction as she flashes bold gesture during halftime show in first appearance since Jay-Z rape claim.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-14712-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/mol\/2024\/12\/26\/4293577559576066263\/640x360_MP4_4293577559576066263.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/mol\/2024\/12\/26\/4293577559576066263\/640x360_MP4_4293577559576066263.mp4\">https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/mol\/2024\/12\/26\/4293577559576066263\/640x360_MP4_4293577559576066263.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Beyonc\u00e9 knew the eyes of the world were on her during as she performed at halftime of the NFL&#8217;s\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Netflix<\/span>\u00a0Christmas doubleheader and brandished a finger-gun gesture that put social media in ablaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">By making the gun gesture with her left pointer and middle fingers high above the NRG Stadium turf in her hometown of Houston, social-media users were tongue-and-cheek about an NFL player doing the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Would just like to note that Beyonc\u00e9 is doing the double gun gesture which is banned in the NFL and a 15 yard penalty,&#8217; one NFL said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Making a gun symbol of any kind in an NFL game is an automatic 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Beyonc\u00e9, of course, is not eligible to be penalized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s halftime show during the Texas-Ravens games was also her first performance since husband Jay-Z was accused of rape, with a lawsuit accusing the music mogul and disgraced rapper Sean &#8216;<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Diddy<\/span>&#8216; Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl at an\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">MTV Video Music Awards<\/span>\u00a0after-party in New York in 2000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jay-Z strenuously denied the allegations, and a lawyer for Diddy, who is currently awaiting trial and behind bars on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution, also denied the accusations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Netflix promised a number of special guest appearances and Beyonc\u00e9 was joined on stage by Shaboozey and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Post Malone<\/span>\u00a0early in her performance. During the final stretch, she was joined by her daughter 12-year-old Blue Ivy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-59c568a458e9cc61\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/25\/23\/93485819-14226477-image-a-7_1735170289625.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9 did a finger-gun gesture, setting social media ablaze during her NFL halftime show\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Beyonc\u00e9 did a finger-gun gesture, setting social media ablaze during her NFL halftime show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2161e4a4fd4bc39a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/25\/23\/93485771-14226477-image-a-9_1735170301593.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9 knew the eyes of the world were on her during as she performed at halftime in Texas\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Beyonc\u00e9 knew the eyes of the world were on her during as she performed at halftime in Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1980637f8cf3bf54\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/25\/23\/93485817-14226477-image-a-8_1735170292712.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9's performance featured musical guests including her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s performance featured musical guests including her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 made the finger gun at the conclusion of her flashy halftime performance at the end of her country hit &#8216;TEXAS HOLD &#8216;EM&#8217;, where she was lifted from the temporary stage to high in the air in the middle of the huge stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Glad I wasn\u2019t the only one to notice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We had every other Texas stereotype &#8211; why not guns.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I literally said the same thing to my husband as soon as she did it. The whole thing was awful.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Also worth noting Beyonc\u00e9 is appropriating culture which has been banned by the left.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Whether the gesture was part of her performance or any kind of protest with millions of eyes on her is unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was her first performance since she last hit the stage in October of 2023 to wrap her highly successful Renaissance World Tour at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the first half of Netflix&#8217;s NFL doubleheader, Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy were both given 15-yard penalties for touchdown celebrations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5a0b3a26e92762cf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/26\/00\/93486555-14226477-image-a-23_1735173719054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"189\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-61d63667eff6d377\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/26\/00\/93486255-14226477-image-a-19_1735172087148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"165\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-876f39657fe1a887\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/26\/00\/93486259-14226477-image-a-20_1735172090110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"159\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bb938be0d36d756\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/26\/00\/93486257-14226477-image-a-21_1735172092443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"212\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fd0805d39a4c246a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/26\/00\/93486261-14226477-image-a-22_1735172095096.jpg\" alt=\"A collection of social-media messages about Beyonc\u00e9's Christmas halftime show on Netflix\" width=\"634\" height=\"193\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A collection of social-media messages about Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s Christmas halftime show on Netflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Christmas<\/span>\u00a0show was her third major showing at halftime of an NFL game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She was the solo headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013 and was a special guest alongside Bruno Mars during Coldplay&#8217;s Super Bowl show three years later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Many online also were dazzled by her performance and said next year&#8217;s Super Bowl headliner, Kendrick Lamar, had his work cut out for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The show also marked the first time Beyonc\u00e9 performed songs from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite her husband&#8217;s lawsuit, Beyonc\u00e9 is still reportedly slated to follow through with her upcoming stadium world tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Monday, a source close to the Texas Hold Em&#8217; singer told The Sun that she is slated to announce her next run of shows in a matter of weeks \u2014 and they say it will kick off in Los Angeles in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The insider revealed: &#8216;It\u2019s been a very tough few months for Beyonc\u00e9 but she\u2019s laser focused on making her upcoming tour a success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The next few weeks are crucial as she will announce a new album and a new tour. 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