Beyoncé allegedly loses millions of Instagram followers amid Jay-Z sexual assault lawsuit

Jay-Z's recent sexual assault accusations appear to have impacted Beyoncé’s social media following.

Jay-Z's recent allegations have seemingly affected his wife Beyoncé's social media presence, as the singer experienced a significant drop in her follower count on Instagram.  

Several posts on X (formerly Twitter) highlighted a noticeable decline in Beyoncé's Instagram followers, with users noting that her account, which previously had around 320 million followers, now shows 313 million.  

Beyoncé’s followers count dropping like flies omg…. pic.twitter.com/TOevInKMq1

— welp. (@YSLONIKA) December 10, 2024

The decrease in followers appears to be a reaction from fans criticizing Beyoncé for remaining silent about her husband's sexual assault case.  

On December 8, a civil lawsuit accused Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV VMAs afterparty in the 2000s, alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs.  

Following the allegations, Carter publicly criticized Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the victims of Combs, for filing the lawsuit against him and denied the accusations.  

Fans were further surprised when Jay-Z made a public appearance at the premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King with Beyoncé and their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.  

While Beyoncé has yet to address the allegations publicly, her mother, Tina Knowles, drew attention for "liking" a post from ABC 7 Chicago that reported on the accusations against Carter.  

Knowles later clarified the situation, explaining that her account was hacked.  
"I was hacked. As you all know, I do not play about my family," she said. "So if you see something uncharacteristic of me, just know that it is not me."