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Beyoncé's mum hits out at 'racist' skin lightening comments

Riyah Collins
BBC Newsbeat
Getty Images Beyoncé performs onstage during the opening night of the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” in Stockholm, SwedenGetty Images
Beyoncé got through 36 songs at her three-hour long Renaissance world tour - which had a silver theme

Beyoncé's mum has criticised "sad little haters" who suggested the star lightened her skin for the premiere of her Renaissance film.

The singer went for a platinum blonde hair look and wore a silver dress at the red carpet event on Saturday.

Some criticised Beyoncé on social media for changing her appearance and said she "looks so white".

In a long Instagram post, Tina Knowles defended her daughter and said the comments were racist.

She also said people accusing Beyoncé of lightening her skin were "stupid", "ignorant" and "self-hating".

"She does a film, called the Renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire and you bozos decide that she's trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin":[]}