Beyoncé is firing back at a fashion designer who sent “damaging” accusations against her stylist, Marni Senofonte. The singer’s publicist responded in a statement, saying Nusi Quero made “deeply troubling” claims about not being paid for his work.
“Designer Nusi Quero has posted damaging statements about Marni Senofonte regarding non-payments for work completed. In fact, he was paid for his work, and there is proof of all payments made,” the publicist said, according to Page Six. “We have been in communication with his team and there were three payments made to him. The first payment was made on May 9, 2022.”
Quero fired the accusations in a statement on Instagram earlier this week. The post is now deleted.
“As a stylist for B, I really expected the best from you and your team,” the designer wrote. “But since you won’t respond to texts and emails. I supposed this is the final venue I can utilize before legal means to settle your outstanding balances, that you’ve owed me and my collaborator for about 3 months.”
Beyoncé’s reps said there were issues with Quero’s bank.
“The second payment, a fifty percent down payment on the agreed cost, was made via wire on July 8, 2022,” the representative said. “The third and final payment was returned when he changed his account number. It was returned as an invalid account number based on an error on his part.”
Quero admitted there was an issue with his bank, but added that it was immediately corrected.
“Marni paid a 50 percent deposit to me for one of the three jobs, (not the album cover), nothing more, and it took over a month to get it to us,” Quero wrote.
But despite the hiccups, a representative for Beyoncé insists that payment was indeed made to Quero.
“After persistent and exhausting communication to get the correct information on his account and two unsuccessful wire transfer attempts, a physical check was mailed to him for final payment on September 29, 2022,” they said.
According to Page Six, Quero has not issued any further comments on the matter.
