After J. Randy Taraborelli’s book, Becoming Beyonce, claimed that a publicist had lied about an affair between Jay Z and Rihanna to drum up press, Jonathan Hay is admitting to just that.
“I was desperate at the time because I wanted to have a hit record,” Hay, who represented Rihanna at the time, told Inside Edition. “We were young and stupid.”
Hay said that he had not read Becoming Beyonce and that the release of the book “came at the worse [sic] time for me professionally.” Hay said he is a Tidal Rising producer, which is part of the Jay Z-owned streaming service
I’m surprised that people are even talking about this still because I admitted this in the press seven or eight years ago,” he said, adding later, “I brought the truth out on my own years ago because I was feeling convicted [sic] about it then and wanted to clear the air.”
Meanwhile, Taborelli claims the stunt led to Beyonce and Jay Z splitting in 2005, before getting back together.
Hay says that today, he would say “I’m sorry” to Beyonce and Rihanna. He goes on to claim that the couple’s infamous “elevator incident” in 2014 occurred when Beyonce’s sister, Solange Knowles, overheard the two arguing about Jay Z wanting to go to a party with Rihanna.
“Beyonce did what Beyonce does: She laid down the law. This is very Beyonce, to say, ‘You ain’t going. It’s not gonna happen. End of story.’”
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