--- description: TMZ claims to have caught Beyoncé's younger sister Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator title: The Best Reactions to the Video of Solange Knowles and Jay Z Fighting in an Elevator image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6bd73899c0890fa/69868efd1eebf733ba370da1/488338565.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Best Reactions to the Supposed Video of Solange Knowles and Jay Z Fighting in an Elevator by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 7:29 PM CUT  Solange SolangeLarry Busacca—Getty Images by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 7:29 PM CUT The world halted on its axis Monday when TMZ published [surveillance footage](http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/12/jay-z-solange-fight-elevator-video-beyonce-met-gala/ "undefined") that purportedly shows Solange Knowles, the younger sister of the one and only Beyoncé, getting into a fight with Jay Z in an elevator while Bey stands in the corner. TMZ claims the video footage comes from the elevator at the Standard Hotel, where along with an apparently much-needed security guard, the trio attended an after party following the annual Met Gala, a red-letter evening on New York’s fashion calendar. The hotel told[ _The Grio_](http://thegrio.com/2014/05/12/solange-video-jay-hotel-statement/ "undefined") it is “shocked and disappointed that there was a clear breach of our security system,” but neither Solange Knowles nor Jay Z have commented. Since the clip has no audio, it’s unclear what started the confrontation. But Twitter, of course, took the news and ran with it. Within minutes Solange was trending on both Facebook and Twitter, and shortly thereafter the hashtag #WhatJayZSaidToSolange became Twitter’s top hashtag. Below, our favorite reactions: > [](https://twitter.com/samir/status/465894543549018112) > [](https://twitter.com/RealLifeKaz/status/465889118774640641) > [](https://twitter.com/DPD%5F/status/465896718157225984) > [](https://twitter.com/darth/status/465893802310258688) > [](https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/465899723116011520) > [](https://twitter.com/imfromraleigh/status/465887335700512768) > [](https://twitter.com/Tasha%5FNk/status/465917411896885249) > [](https://twitter.com/ItsDRecord/status/465936683721318400) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/96572/the-best-reactions-to-the-supposed-video-of-solange-knowles-and-jay-z-fighting-in-an-elevator/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/96572/the-best-reactions-to-the-supposed-video-of-solange-knowles-and-jay-z-fighting-in-an-elevator/"},"headline":"The Best Reactions to the Supposed Video of Solange Knowles and Jay Z Fighting in an Elevator","datePublished":"2014-05-12T19:29:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:37.596Z","description":"TMZ claims to have caught Beyoncé's younger sister Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator. 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