Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner , who directed and executive produced the four - 24-hour interval upshot , said Monday that their own staff did n’t believe them .
Beyoncéfans are at last get some result after a rumor DNC appearing from the superstar never materialized .
Many online were speculating that the Grammy winnerwould endorseVice PresidentKamala Harriswith a carrying into action Thursday nighttime at theDemocratic National Conventionin Chicago , only for an enthusiastic Beyhive to go to bed disappoint .
Director Glenn Weiss and executive producer Ricky Kirshner , who were responsible for the entertainment during the convention , bring out Monday that Beyoncé was never scheduled to do .
“ This is the internet taking on a life of its own and people taking something as fact — literally to the point that people in my booth are articulate , ‘ Is she coming ? you could tell me,’”Weiss state The Hollywood newsman . “ And I would say ‘ I have no knowledge she ’s coming . ’ ”
“ And they would say ‘ No knowledge ? So there ’s something to know ! ’ It was pretty gaga , ” he continued . “ But she was n’t come . In the end even TMZ[which first cover it]had to issue an apology . ”
The rumorspread like wildfire on social mediaand left infinite lover convinced that the “ Texas Hold ’ Em ” singer was about to indorse Harris as the Democratic nominee in this twelvemonth ’s election against former PresidentDonald Trump , but Kirshner said he is still confused about how this materialize in the first place .
“ We never put out anything about Beyoncé , ” Kirshner told the outlet . “ We refuse it every time the metier demand us — even though , by the elbow room , people onmy staffdidn’t trust me . I keep go texts from news organizations saying , ‘ When is Beyoncé coming out ? ’ ”
While rumors swirled on X , formerly Twitter , TMZ reportedthat Beyoncé was “ getting quick to belt down out , ” citing “ multiple sources in the know . ” The Isaac M. Singer previouslyperformed for then - nominee Hillary Clintonin 2016 andallowed Harris to employ her Sung dynasty “ Freedom”on the crusade trail .
“ This why Beyoncé made a Sung mention America Has a Problem and then order us the problem is her causa look at us,”wrote one user on X , with another bill : “ whoever started the Trygve Lie about Beyoncé attend the DNC , you will commence to cough in 3 Clarence Day . ”
The conventionalism , which brought out celebrities like Spike Lee , Eva Longoria and rapperLil Jon , was still a success for the Democratic Party nevertheless .
The DNCoutperformed the RNC — which featured fading stars like Kid Rock andHulk Hogan — in terms of looker , earning well-nigh 3 million more viewers on average .
While he presumptively would n’t have minded snag Beyoncé , Kirshner articulate the premise begged a mysterious query .
“ But occur on , we have the biggest star , the popular nominee for president . Why would we shadow that ? ” he told THR .
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