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Beyonce splits from father/manager
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 30 March 2011
Beyonce and her father Mathew Knowles have split “on a business level” according to a statement issued by their publicist yesterday. He will still be her father, though. Well, for the time being, at least one American management agency is surely after that role too.
Mathew Knowles was originally manager of Destiny’s Child, of course, before taking responsibility for his daughter’s solo career. Confirming she was now seeking management elsewhere, Beyonce told Associated Press: “I am grateful for everything he has taught me. I grew up watching both he and my mother manage and own their own businesses. They were hardworking entrepreneurs and I will continue to follow in their footsteps”.
Confirming the business split was amicable, Knowles Senior added: “Business is business and family is family. I love my daughter and am very proud of who she is and all that she has achieved. I look forward to her continued great success”.