Beyoncé‘s longtime publicist Yvette Noel-Schure had a message for fans, as she reflected on the start of the OTRII Tour late Thursday night (June 6).
“Every single day on that tour I saw love. Which is why I also want to speak here to the beautiful BeyHiVE,” Noel-Schure wrote. “I know your love runs deep but that love has to be given to every human. It will bring no joy to the person you love so much if you spew hate in her name. We love you.”
The PSA arrived on the heels of a viral moment that was captured during game 3 of the NBA Finals Wednesday night (June 5) at Oracle Arena, with Bey and Jay-Z sitting courtside next to Nicole Curran, who is the wife of Golden State Warriors majority owner, Joe Lacob. Curran was seen leaning over talking to Jay, apparently to get Hov’s drink order, which didn’t sit well with the Hive.
Fans then flooded Curran’s IG comments, forcing her to disable her account. “There was no hostility. I was trying to be a good hostess. I’ve never experienced cyber bullying like this,” Curran tearfully relayed to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, explaining that she’s even received death threats. “I can’t believe our players go through this. That kids go through this.”
Check out Noel-Schure’s message below.
Just spoke to Nicole Curran, the wife of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, about the “incident “ with Beyoncé last night. She was in tears. Said she had been getting death threats on social media all night this morning she disabled her IG account just to make it stop.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Curran said she had no idea anything was even amiss until she got home and started seeing texts from friends and checked her social media. She’s invited Jay Z and Beyoncé to the game 3-4 times before. Last night she says she asked if they wanted drinks. Beyoncé asked for water
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Curran says Jay Z asked for a vodka soda. She asked if he wanted lime with that. But it was loud in Oracle and she couldn’t hear, so she leaned over. That’s where the photos of Beyoncé looking askance at her come from.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Curran says she then went to go get them those drinks. “There was no hostility. I was trying to be a good hostess,” she said. “I’ve never experienced cyber bullying like this. I can’t believe our players go through this. That kids go through this.“
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019