Jay-Z is a no show at Beyoncé’s halftime performance at the Houston Texans-Boston Ravens game amid rape lawsuit

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not a family affair!Jay-Z didn’t show up to support his wife on her home turf in the wake of his legal battle on Christmas Day.

The Roc Nation founder, 55,wasn’t in attendance during Beyoncé’s halftime show at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday, Dec. 25 as the Texas battled the Boston Ravens.Wearing a one-piece white body suit and cowgirl hat, the superstar belted out her hits alongside Post Malone and Shaboozey, just weeks after her husband, real name Shawn Carter, was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs at an afterparty following the Video Music Awards in 2000.Jay-Z denied the “heinous” allegations, calling the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt.”The NFL — which entered into a partnership with Roc Nation in 2019 for the company to be the league’s “live music entertainment strategist” — is sticking by him amid the scandal.“We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay Z’s really strong response to that,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at a news conference on Dec.

11. “We know, obviously, that litigation is happening. But from our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.”Since the partnership, Jay-Z’s record label has annually produced the Super Bowl halftime show, which includes Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming performance on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans.The “Empire State of Mind” rapper broke cover just one day after the lawsuit — initially filed against Diddy in October — was amended to include him.On Dec.