Beyonce's dad found himself in the Sony hack scandal as Matthew Knowles tried to sell a movie about Destiny's Child.
"Mathew Knowles reportedly reached out to Sony in December 2013 ... offering the studio first dibs on a movie about the girl group -- and execs seemed into the idea," TMZ reported.
But Beyonce's father and head honchos, for some reason or the other, never agreed to a deal.
Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper, in a letter addressed to Sony chairman of Motions Pictures Group, Amy Pascal, said that Matthew Knowles approached him first to make a film about the girls group, said MailOnline.
"He's going to Universal next. Do we think it would be a successful film? They're on Sony label. I'm just not sure that it's not too soon," the letter read.
Destiny's Child was a successful girls group that peaked between 1998 and 2005 behind the hit songs "Say My Name," "Independent Women" and "Bootylicious." But they are not without their controversies, from in-fighting as the members felt that Beyonce's father was more interested in his daughter's career than the group, to Matthew Knowles being kicked out as manager amid allegations that he stole money from them.
Beyonce then went on to a more successful solo career.
The Sony hack scandal has placed executives, particularly Amy Pascal over alleged racist and disparaging comments about studio executives, Hollywood A-listers and even President Barack Obama. She was slammed by Rev. Al Sharpton and producer Shonda Rhimes, among others, as the studio is trying to do damage control.
Amy Pascal reportedly reached out to all she might have hurt by the private emails but her future still hangs in the balance.
According to NY Daily News, however, the Sony hack scandal could cause Amy Pascal to lose her job. "Amy will be getting fired to set an example. Everyone is really upset because Amy is beloved and a good person," the source said. "Since it's a surprise for Amy's image, it had a larger impact and they are deciding if keeping her will make things worse for the company's image."
