We always here about artist cutting ties with their managers. Michael Jackson cut ties with his dear friend Frank Dileo when his "Bad", album didn't sell the records he expected. But when your manager is your blood relative, it can make a persons jaw drop when you hear that it happens. In March, Beyonce Knowles announced that she would no longer be represented by her father Matthew Knowles. Matthew Knowles has managed Beyonce's career since she was a little girl. He helped her get her record deal in the girl group Destiny's child and her solo career. In the statement Beyonce released, she made it clear that she had separated from her father from a business level. That he is still her father and she loves him dearly. Matthew Knowles stated that the decision was mutual and that he and Beyonce did great things together over the years. Some speculated that it had to do with Beyonce's parents getting a divorce. Those speculations were changed shortly after claims surfaced that Knowles was stealing from Beyonce. Live Nation reported that Matthew Knowles had taken money that wasn't rightfully his. Reports state that Beyonce had her law firm do an audit and it came back that he did indeed pilfered money from her.Knowles other two performers, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams respectively parted ways from Matthew Knowles in 2009 and 2010. This news came at a time where Beyonce was wrapping up on her last album "4". Business is business and if indeed Matthew Knowles stole from his daughter Beyonce did what any other artist would do and fire her manager, even though he is her father. Matthew Knowles decided he will focus on his spiritual group and artist. Matthew manages artist like Trin-I-Tee 5:7 and his other daughter Solange.
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