We may never know the why -- though there has been no shortage of speculation on the Internet -- but at least now we know what the Carter-Knowles family has to say about their already infamous elevator fight. Solange Knowles, Jay Z and his wife, Beyonce, have released a statement about surveillance video originally posted by TMZ showing Solange, the younger sister of Beyonce, hitting and kicking her brother-in-law. The trio had previously not spoken publicly about the incident in an elevator at the Standard Hotel in New York City following the Met Gala held on May 5. But on Thursday, they broke their silence.Solange Knowles, Jay Z and his wife, Beyonce, release a statementTMZ released video showing an altercation between Solange and Jay Z in an elevatorThey say they have "worked through it," saying all families have their problemsThe statement refutes that Solange was intoxicated
Following the incident, the sisters were photographed leaving together while _ left in a separate car.