--- description: A statement released by the famous family, in the hot seat since security footage leaked of Solange attacking Jay-Z in a hotel elevator, added, "At the end of the day families have problems and we're no different." About 99 problems, most likely title: Beyonce, Jay Z, Solange Issue Statement on Met Gala Elevator Incident image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ae442304c8ff30d/69868fbc361760012b90c0c0/people-jay-z-beyonce_hami.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jay Z, Solange and Beyoncé: 'We Have Moved Forward'  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 15, 2014 9:01 PM CUT  Jay Z and Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala. Jay Z and Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.Evan —Invision/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 15, 2014 9:01 PM CUT Since video footage of [Solange Knowles attacking Jay Z in a hotel elevator](http://time.com/96962/solange-jay-z-beyonce-elevator-fight-guide/ "undefined") surfaced Monday, neither they nor Beyoncé have made a statement about the Met Gala after-party incident — [Instagram activity aside](http://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/ "undefined") — until now. On Thursday, however, they released this statement to the Associated Press: --- > “” --- Solange is the younger sister of [TIME 100 cover star](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/ "undefined") Beyoncé, who married Jay Z in 2008\. The Standard Hotel, where the incident occurred, announced Wednesday that it [fired the employee](http://time.com/100395/solange-attack-jayz-video-leaker-fired/ "undefined") who provided TMZ with a three-minute video of elevator security footage. The statement went on to clear up more rumors about Bey’s sister’s sobriety on the night of the incident: --- > “” --- \[[_AP_](Beyonce,%20Jay Z, Solange Issue Statement on Met Gala Elevator Incident "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/101940/beyonce-jayz-solange-statement-elevator-incident/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/101940/beyonce-jayz-solange-statement-elevator-incident/"},"headline":"Jay Z, Solange and Beyoncé: 'We Have Moved Forward'","datePublished":"2014-05-15T21:01:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:52:34.252Z","description":"A statement released by the famous family, in the hot seat since security footage leaked of Solange attacking Jay-Z in a hotel elevator, added, \"At the end of the day families have problems and we're no different.\" About 99 problems, most likely","url":"https://time.com/101940/beyonce-jayz-solange-statement-elevator-incident/","keywords":["celebrities","Beyonce","Jay-z","solange"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ae442304c8ff30d/69868fbc361760012b90c0c0/people-jay-z-beyonce_hami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ae442304c8ff30d/69868fbc361760012b90c0c0/people-jay-z-beyonce_hami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jay Z and Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.","caption":"Jay Z and Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.","creditText":"Evan —Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/101940/beyonce-jayz-solange-statement-elevator-incident/","name":"Jay Z, Solange and Beyoncé: 'We Have Moved Forward'"}}]}] ```