Beyoncé’s highly anticipated 2025 tour and her scheduled Christmas Day NFL halftime performance hang in the balance following a controversial lawsuit involving her husband, Jay-Z.
The 43-year-old global icon was slated to headline the halftime show at the NFL Christmas Day game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. Additionally, plans for a major stadium tour in 2025, celebrating her latest album Cowboy Carter, were reportedly in motion. While Beyoncé has not officially announced the tour, insiders revealed that dates for London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and other locations were being finalized.
However, recent allegations against her husband, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, have sparked uncertainty. The 55-year-old rapper, alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2000 after the MTV Video Music Awards.
A source told The Sun, “Beyoncé and Jay-Z are a powerhouse couple, but even though these allegations have no direct link to her, online speculation has already drawn her name into the conversation.”
The insider added, “Plans were in place for Beyoncé to debut a new track during her Christmas Day performance, signaling the start of a new era tied to her Act III album release.”
Jay-Z’s legal team has moved to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming it lacks merit. They have also requested that the accuser, identified as Jane Doe, reveal her real name in court filings.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, accuses both Jay-Z and Combs of committing the act at an afterparty following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Jay-Z’s attorneys have called for the case to be thrown out, while he has publicly denied the allegations, calling them “heinous” and financially motivated.
Beyoncé has yet to publicly address the situation, and fans await updates on her planned projects. Her Act III album and subsequent tour were expected to follow the success of her recent trilogy and cement her dominance in the music world.
