Beyoncé fans flooded the internet with memes after she was rumored to be performing at the Democratic National Convention but didn’t show up.
Speculation swirled that the pop megastar would appear to endorse Kamala Harris for president and sing for the convention crowd on Thursday night.
Hours before Harris’ nomination speech, TMZ claimed Beyoncé was indeed the guest star, after letting the Harris campaign use her song Freedom in its ads.
But then rival outlet Hollywood Reporter reported a cameo was never in the works, quoting a spokesperson.
Beyoncé’s longtime publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, re-posted The Hollywood Reporter’s account – after ignoring inquiries from news outlets.
It’s unclear exactly how the rumor started – and why cold water was never thrown on it before the 11th hour.
The memes began in earnest, as they always do, joking that Beyoncé arrived but changed her mind in the parking lot and left, or slept through the convention.
Another showed the singer and Taylor Swift eating popcorn in an empty theatre, joking they were watching the DNC from home.
Others showed clips from Joe Biden angrily denouncing Donald Trump in a speech as if he were attacking whoever started the Beyoncé rumor.
‘Who in the hell does he think he is? Who does he think he is?’ Biden roars.
