{"id":501367,"date":"2026-03-03T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501367\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:30:09","slug":"mathew-knowles-stuns-pix-11-host-with-awkward-response-about-ex-wife-tinas-role-in-destinys-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501367\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathew Knowles stuns PIX 11 host with awkward response about ex-wife Tina&#8217;s role in Destiny&#8217;s Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What did Tina do again?<\/p>\n<p>Mathew Knowles gave a stunning response about ex-wife Tina Knowles\u2019 contributions to Destiny\u2019s Child during a recent interview for New York\u2019s PIX 11 anchor Kendis Gibson\u2019s  \u201cKandid with Kendis\u201d show.<\/p>\n<p>Tina, who owned her own beauty salon before the band made it big, famously styled the group members\u2019 hair throughout their career and designed their costumes before they shot to superstardom because few designers would dress them.<\/p>\n<p>But her ex-husband seemed to need a reminder during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Mathew Knowles sat down with Kendis Gibson for his PIX 11 show \u201cKandid with Kendis.\u201d PIX11<\/p>\n<p>Knowles appeared on the show to promote his Destiny\u2019s Child tribute concert.  PIX11<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve earned your flowers. I said the same thing to Ms. Tina Knowles. You guys put in the work, and obviously the talent was there, with your kids and your grandkids,\u201d Gibson said,<\/p>\n<p>Knowles then calmly asked, \u201cWhat work did she put in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A stunned Gibson reminded Mathew, \u201cthe hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tina Knowles was the architect behind Destiny Child\u2019s image throughout their career.  WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Mathew managed the band until they released their final album in 2006.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOk, you\u2019re absolutely right, and the styling. The imaging. You\u2019re right,\u201d Mathew acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a joint effort,\u201d Gibson offered. \u201cWe\u2019ll stop now,\u201d he said, standing up to end the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson asked, \u201cDid I say something wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendis Gibson is a local New York news anchor for PIX 11.  Getty Images for Animal Haven<\/p>\n<p>Mathew told us Gibson arrived late to the interview.  Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Later Mathew told us that Gibson arrived to the sit-down 15 minutes late, and claimed he asked multiple questions about Tina, \u201cwhen the interview was supposed to be about Destiny Child\u2019s tribute concert,\u201d he said. (As Page Six has previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/09\/entertainment\/mathew-knowles-debuts-destinys-child-reimagined-tour-on-his-birthday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he\u2019s promoting a classical-inspired tribute to the \u201cSay My Name\u201d band<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow it starts is how it ends. It started on a bad note, and obviously ended on a bad note for him,\u201d Mathew said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI politely ended the interview, shook his hand, and took a photograph,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The duo shook hands and took photos after Mathew ended the interview.  PIX11<\/p>\n<p>Mathew and Tina, pictured with daughter Solange and Destiny\u2019s Child, divorced in 2011.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>An insider told us Gibson arrived on time for the shoot, while the crew was there early to set up. They disputed that he asked several questions about Tina and echoed Gibson\u2019s interview. \u201cHe was giving them their flowers. He was praising them for the work they\u2019ve done,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for PIX 11 did not comment. <\/p>\n<p>Mathew and Tina divorced in 2011 after 31 years of marriage. <\/p>\n<p>Mathew has been married to his current wife, Gena, for nearly 13 years.  Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal<\/p>\n<p>Mathew launched the Destiny\u2019s Child Tribute: Iconic Reimagined in January.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He celebrated his 12 year anniversary with current wife, Gena Avery, in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Tina is back on the market after finalizing her divorce from Richard Lawson in 2024. She and Mathew, however, continue to support each other.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared onstage at the Houston, TX, stop of her \u201cMatriarch\u201d book tour, at her suggestion to show their \u201cunited front.\u201d She told the crowd, \u201cBoth of us, neither one of us have ever bad mouthed each other, ever, and I would never do that,\u201d she said at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Tina also continues to support Mathew on his endeavors. <\/p>\n<p>The Destiny\u2019s Child tribute concert lands in Nashville on March 27.  WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Mathew promises the tribute concert will be a \u201csophisticated night.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The social media-loving gal about town, shared a post promoting Mathew\u2019s \u201cDestiny\u2019s Child Iconic: Reimagined Tribute\u201d concert tour, which he launched at the top of the year. He told us the tour\u2019s next stop is in Nashville, TN, at the National Museum of African American Art on March, 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What did Tina do again? 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