livenation is making waves: Beyoncé fired father Mathew Knowles after Live Nation accused him of theft, he …

Beyoncé fired father Mathew Knowles after Live Nation accused him of theft, he …

Beyoncé’s father/former manager, Mathew Knowles, has filed legal papers rejecting Live Nation’s claim that he stole money from the singer, resulting in his termination.

Earlier this year, Beyoncé announced that she had severed professional ties with her father/manager,  Mathew Knowles, a decision said to have been amicable. She would take the reins over her mutliplatinum, Grammy-filled career and he would focus on his roster of gospel artists.

But in a lawsuit filed Monday in a Harris County, Texas, district court, Knowles claimed he in fact had been terminated by his daughter, and alleged he had been fired after Live Nation Entertainment made claims that he had stolen money from her.

Beyoncé announced her seperation from Knowles, who had guided her career since her teenage debut as lead singer of Destiny’s Child,  in March.

“I’ve only parted ways with my father on a business level. He is my father for life, and I love my dad dearly. I am grateful for everything he has taught me. I grew up watching both he and my mother Tina Knowles manage and own their own businesses,” she wrote in a statement. “They were hard-working entrepreneurs and I will continue to follow in their footsteps.” She soon launched her own management company, Parkwood Entertainment.

In the filing, the elder Knowles claimed that the concert conglomerate, which promoted the singer’s past tours, had made false allegations about him to his daughter in hopes of gaining rights to promoting her 2011 world tour.

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