Drea Kelly knows a thing or two about controversial celebrity culture, and the type of scrutiny that public figures get for either justified or unjustified reasons. On that last note, she recently spoke during a conversation with Carlos King on how Beyonce handles her haters and the amount of narratives that launched against her over the years. Overall, it's not that different from other remarks about trolls and negative energy on the Internet that you have heard from other artists and celebrities in the past. But given where we're at in 2024, it's hard not to look at this clip in a darker context.
"Beyoncé don't even do choreography to her own songs," Drea Kelly remarked. "You ain't never seen her do it. She ain't gon' never do it. [...] It was the joy and the smile on her face that did it for me. 'Cause it wasn't like – when I say just smiling, happy, in her peace. 'Cause I am you, and you are me, ma'am. Honey, they done called her everything from a witch to the Illuminati. So for her to know what it's like to be in this space where people create this narrative about you, they love to hate you, they say what they want to, but they always lurking and watching what you doing.
Drea Kelly Voices Admiration For Beyonce's Resilience
"'Cause y'all haters are the MVP, honey," Drea Kelly continued concerning Beyoncé. "Y'all have perfect attendance, y'all are employee of the month. Y'all [haters] don't miss a day to hate and. So to see that, to be, like, 'What?' She got it. And again, I'm not one for... Validation is for valet. It's for cars. So it wasn't a validation thing. It was woman to woman. Mother to mother. Being in this business. I see you, girl."
Beyond Beyoncé, Drea Kelly recently responded to people blaming her for R. Kelly's alleged abuse of their daughter. She said that she did everything she could to get her out of that situation, but the police always told her that there wasn't much they could do. Sometimes, it can feel like the world is against you.