Overview

• Speaking on the Reality With the King podcast on Oct. 7, Mathew Knowles said Sony failed to pay local criminal groups during the Rio shoot.
• He recounted that Beyoncé and Alicia Keys were evacuated by helicopter after filming in the Santa Marta/Morro Dona Marta favela.
• The video for Alicia Keys’ 2010 single Put It in a Love Song featuring Beyoncé was filmed in Rio de Janeiro but never released.
• Knowles was Beyoncé’s manager at the time, giving him proximity to the production without offering independent corroboration.
• Alicia Keys said in 2016 that the footage did not capture the intended energy, presenting a conflicting explanation for the decision to withhold the video.