Beyoncé and Mathew Knowles

For years, rumors had been brewing of a rift between Beyoncé and her father Mathew Knowles, but rumor hell broke loose when it was discovered that Mathew cheated on Bey s mother, Tina, and had a child out of wedlock. The divide widened when Beyoncé fired her father last year amidst rumors that he d stolen money from her. However, recent reports claim that the birth of Bey s daughter, Blue Ivy, has brought the two closer together again.