Beyoncé and her former Destiny’s Child members have been showing a lot of love, forgiveness, and genuine sisterhood in the past few weeks. First, Bey’ and LeToya Luckett had fans big uppin’ them on their backstage reunion at Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “On The Run II Tour.” Now, just days later, Bey’ has reunited with the former member who took the split from the group the hardest throughout the years- that is, LaTavia Roberson.
It’s Been 18 YEARS!
It was approximately 22 years ago when Bey’s pops, Mathew Knowles, fired LaTavia and LeToya from Destiny’s Child. After giving the two ladies the boot, seemingly so did their DC sisters -Kelly and Beyoncé- because it’s been 18 YEARS since they’ve seen each other! Can you believe that?!! They were like sisters and had been bangin’ it out together in the music gams since they were tweens. However, things happen…but what Latavia just shared about her reunion with Bey, overshadows any bitterness that ever existed between them.
In a series of Instagram posts early Thursday (September 20, 2018), LaTavia revealed that she and her lovely Moms, Cheryl, went to see Beyoncé backstage at the “On The Run II Tour” the other night. LaTavia also admitted it was her first time in 18 years, seeing the woman she refers to as her ‘FRIEND of 30 years.’
In one post LaTavia wrote:
“It was so wonderful sharing a laugh and spending time with my FRIEND of 30 yrs…..hadn’t seen Bey in 18 yrs. My mother @cheryl_lastrap is clearly tickled. The children are amazing ‘Everything IS Love’💕💜💕”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn8YJUNBmuP/
In another, she simply stated:
“Everything is LOVE 💋@beyonce”
Her other post was a photo of herself, her mother, and Bey,’ with a caption that included a kissy face emoji and a heart.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn8wT5oB7Zb/
LaTavia and her moms, Cheryl, also ran into another person who played a crucial role in the initial success of Destiny’s Child- their former Columbia Records’ A&R, Teresa LaBarbera. LaTavia described her as “family”:
“It felt like a family reunion ran into our A&R @tlabarbe last night 💋💋 and look mama slaying the scene @cheryl_lastrap 💕💕💕”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2JB96H-E1/
Their reunion was beautiful and the pictures are worth a thousand words. It’s a good thing they’re no longer in a space of sadness and bitterness, because it was different back in the day. Scroll down to see what LaTavia detailed about that time…
They’ve Come A LONG Way
As we previously reported, LaTavia has been very vocal about her bouts with severe depression, alcoholism, etc. after getting outed from Destiny’s Child. In a 2016 interview with People, she revealed how bad things had gotten for her.
“I never left Destiny’s Child,” [LaTavia] Roberson explained. “That is something that people say. But who would leave Destiny’s Child? That’s crazy! I was dismissed from the group. It was very difficult because of the way that I found out about it. I hate even talking about it, and it’s been 20 years — but it is what it is. We saw the ‘Say My Name’ video on TV, and that’s how I found out I was no longer in the group.
“It was very difficult,” she continued. “I’m pretty sure that it was difficult for all of us — because we were young. My issue was always with the management; it was never with the girls.”
LeToya and LaTavia sued and won lawsuits against Mathew Knowles, ultimately receiving royalties for the records they recorded while in the group. However, that was nothing in comparison to the severe pain that came afterward:
“It was almost like a bad divorce — you’re no longer with your friends, people that you love so much, ” Roberson said. “So that was hard in itself, and then being by myself at that time, when other aspects starting taking ahold of me. It lead me into a depression. And it wasn’t pretty, like at all.”
