Mathew Knowles is \u201cevaluating all legal remedies\u201d after a video went viral in which he appears to dismiss his ex wife\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
In a leaked interview clip published by Page Six on Monday, PIX 11 News anchor Kendis Gibson mention to Knowles the contributions that Tina Knowles made to the success of their daughter Beyonce\u2019s band, Destiny\u2019s Child \u2014 but Mathew flatly replies, \u201cWhat work did she put in?\u201d<\/p>\n
The clip immediately went viral, with Sherri Shepherd discussing it on her daytime show, Loren Lorosa and her co-hosts Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy dissecting it on \u201cThe Breakfast Club,\u201d and 50 Cent laughing about it online.<\/p>\n
Gibson interviewed Mathew on his \u201cKandid with Kendis\u201d show, and at the end of their sit-down, Gibson told Mathew that he thought he and Tina \u201cearned their flowers\u201d with their tireless dedication to the \u201cSay My Name\u201d band. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou guys put in the work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat work did she put in?\u201d Mathew asked. <\/p>\n
An astonished Gibson replied, \u201cthe hair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mathew Knowles says he was giving his former wife \u201cher flowers\u201d in awkward interview. Page Six<\/p>\n
Mathew told Page Six his relationship with Tina Knowles is wonderful. WireImage<\/p>\n
Mathew sat down with PIX 11\u2019s Kendis Gibson in January. PIX11<\/p>\n
Knowles told us he was simply asking Gibson for clarity. \u201cI don\u2019t do interviews\u2026 I have conversations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know what he meant by that. So, I\u2019m saying, well, calmly, \u2018What work did she put in?\u2019 That was a question. I don\u2019t know how it became a comment, but it was a question,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
After Gibson mentioned Tina doing the band\u2019s hair, Mathew added her role styling the girls.<\/p>\n
\u201cTina did way more than just their hair\u2026 She did the styling, built the image for Destiny\u2019s Child\u2026 that\u2019s way more than just saying someone did the hair,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n
Mathew and Tina Knowles were married for over 30 years before they divorced in 2011. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The music exec is also a professor at Prairie View A&M University. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The whole situation has left Mathew confused. \u201cIf someone diminished what Tina does and just say, she did the hair, and then I come back and say, no, she did the styling, isn\u2019t that me giving flowers?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just so baffled by all of this,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can\u2019t even find a negative comment I\u2019ve ever said about Tina. So, I don\u2019t get it\u2026 People try to bait us all the time to be against each other. There was a complete misrepresentation here \u2013 and I\u2019m evaluating all legal remedies at this time,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He insists that he and Tina \u201chave a wonderful relationship,\u201d so much so that he refuses to refer to her as his ex-wife. \u201cThat\u2019s a negative term\u2026 I\u2019ve never referred to Tina as my ex. I\u2019m always positive. She\u2019s my former wife, and I give her the respect of that rather than saying ex,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Mathew previously told us he ended the interview because Gibson arrived late and he had more press to do. PIX11<\/p>\n
Mathew is currently touring his Destiny\u2019s Child: Iconic Reimagined Tribute concert. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Mathew previously told us he ended the interview because Gibson arrived late, and he had other press to do. Despite the backlash that he\u2019s received from the interview, Mathew told us he\u2019s in Houston, \u201cjust grinding\u201d and \u201chaving fun doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n