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The megastar is said to be running #MeToo background checks on everyone involved in Renaissance and has reportedly already rejected two ‘high-profile’ artists from appearing on the record.
Committed to keeping her upcoming album release scandal-free, Beyoncé is said to be vetting everyone involved in its production, including her own team.
She allegedly made the decision following news that her former collaborator, Noel Fisher, who co-wrote the Grammy award-winning hit ‘Drunk in Love,’ has been charged with rape and that he’s currently being held on $6.9 million bail.
Though he hasn’t yet been found guilty and continues to deny all accusations, he was arrested in 2020 on five counts of felony assault and 15 counts of sexual assault.
This came after accusations of sexual misconduct from victims Bebe Rexha, Tinashe, and Jessie Reyes, all of whom spoke out about Fisher’s attempts to take advantage of them in the early stages of their careers.
For this reason, the megastar is putting her foot down to send a message that sexual assault and abuse are not to be tolerated by any means.
One night, over 6 years ago Noel ‘Detail’ Fisher tried this on me. I was lucky and I got out before it got to this. I didn’t know what to say or who to tell. I was scared. Fear is a real thing. The girls that came out are brave as hell. https://t.co/EiudYeBNuT
— Doing great things bitch (@Jessiereyez) May 10, 2018
So much so, that she has reportedly already rejected two ‘high-profile’ artists from appearing on the hotly anticipated record, which will be called Renaissance.
After running a series of extensive #MeToo background checks (as they’re being referred to), it was discovered that both have faced past accusations of sexual misconduct.
‘Although neither has been found guilty, she’s sending a clear message to the industry in the wake of troubling cases from people like R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein,’ a source told The Sun, noting that Beyoncé was ‘devastated’ to learn about the indictments against Fisher.
‘Beyoncé is a leader in her business and wants to set an example that any abuse shouldn’t be normalised. She’s rubbed some people up the wrong way, but she doesn’t care. She won’t go anywhere near you if you’ve been accused of going after one of her peers.’
