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Beyonce’s mom wants everyone to stop making assumptions about the star’s mental health. Tina Knowles, 67, has spoken publicly in response to fan speculation that Beyonce is struggling with social anxiety.
The rumors began when fans started analyzing photos of Beyonce, 39, and husband Jay-Z, 51, in public, noticing that the rapper often rubs his wife’s leg. Fans are speculating that he does this to ease social anxiety Beyonce may be feeling.
Tina Knowles has dispelled all rumor with a simple social media post offering a different explanation for "The Jayonce Leg Rub," as the phenomenon has now been labeled.
And Tina's explanation is quite simple: Jay-Z loves his wife.
“When you love someone and like them you just want to touch them ! Me and Richard are always touching even if it’s just our feet ! Yeah!! That’s what you do,” she wrote on Instagram, referring to her own husband, Richard Lawson.
“For those of you who don’t understand , Try it sometimes it works !! Human Touch is how you stay connected!! [sic],” Knowles added.
Knowles then directly addressed the questions of social anxiety, writing, “So comical people saying she has anxiety in public and that’s why he touches her ! Lord people !!!! [Y’all] can turn something good and healthy into something That it’s not !!! Stop that!!!!! [sic]”
Beyonce and Jay-Z have been married since 2008, and are clearly still bery much in love after 13 years of marraige. The couple share three children: Blue Ivy, age 9, and twins Rumi and Sir, age 3.
