--- title: Beyoncé Instagrams Photos of Solange to Squash Rumors description: An Instagram speaks a thousand words, especially after your sister is seen attacking your husband in a much-discussed TMZ video canonical: https://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-14T13:31:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:09:39.797Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Beyoncé Instagrams Photos of Solange to Squash Rumors og:description: An Instagram speaks a thousand words, especially after your sister is seen attacking your husband in a much-discussed TMZ video og:url: https://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Instagrams Photos of Solange to Squash Rumors twitter:description: An Instagram speaks a thousand words, especially after your sister is seen attacking your husband in a much-discussed TMZ video twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Beyoncé Just Went on an Instagram Spree With Photos of Solange  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney May 14, 2014 1:31 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney May 14, 2014 1:31 PM CUT **Updated 12:35 p.m. EST** Who needs high-powered publicists when you’re one of [the most influential woman in the world](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/ "undefined")? On Wednesday morning Beyoncé employed her usual public relations strategy — subtly settling rumors on social media — when she [uploaded four happy photos](http://instagram.com/beyonce "undefined") of her and younger sister Solange, who was recently seen allegedly [punching and kicking Jay Z](http://time.com/96962/solange-jay-z-beyonce-elevator-fight-guide/ "undefined") in leaked security footage from a hotel’s Met Gala after-party. All is well with the Knowles sisters, the photos seem to say — nothing to see here. Move along. Except, of course, Beyoncé clearly _does_ want you to see the photos and analyze their deeper meanings. The singer notoriously exercises tight control over her usually spotless ([\*\*\*flawless?](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18dx0p%5Fbeyonce-ft-chimamanda-ngozi-adiche-flawless-explicit-official-video%5Fmusic "undefined")) public image ([hello, Beyoncé archive!](http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013 "undefined")), so she prefers to [squash rumors](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/beyonce-shoots-pregnancy-rumors-sips-wine-cozies-jay-z-trip-berlin-article-1.1360064 "undefined") without actually acknowledging that said rumors even exist in the first place. But when Beyoncé uploads not one, but four photos — after Solange did some minor [Instagram purging](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/no-solange-didnt-delete-beyonce-from-her-instagram "undefined") of her own — the Beygenda couldn’t be more obvious. UPDATE: Beyoncé also posted an Instagram of [her and Rihanna](http://instagram.com/p/n-u-oivw7i/ "undefined"), whose working relationship with Jay Z has long fueled cheating rumors — and whose own after-party [may have sparked the fight](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/solange-jay-z-fight-rapper-plans-attend-rihanna-after-party-source-article-1.1790587 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Just Went on an Instagram Spree With Photos of Solange","datePublished":"2014-05-14T13:31:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:39.797Z","description":"An Instagram speaks a thousand words — especially after your sister is seen allegedly attacking your husband in a much-discussed TMZ video","url":"https://time.com/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed","Music","Beyonce","Jay-z","Instagram","solange","Met Gala"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"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/98971/beyonce-solange-instagram/","name":"Beyoncé Just Went on an Instagram Spree With Photos of Solange"}}]}] ```