‘I Don’t Get Celebrity Kids’: Beyoncé’s Nephew Julez Caught with a Gun and Weed, Sparking Outrage After Shocking Photos Resurface Online

Beyoncé’s nephew, Daniel Julez J. Smith Jr. — son of her sister, Solange Knowles, and her ex-husband, Daniel Smith — is stirring up drama online, and fans say he’s tarnishing the good Knowles name. Photos have emerged of Julez posing with a handgun and smoking what appears to be a blunt. X user She’s Fishy posted the image late Thursday, Oct. 24, and set the app on fire, with 1.2 million views and hundreds of comments within 12 hours. Fans were up in arms, after viewing the pictures and reading her tweet that read, “Beyoncé nephew a thug?” Beyoncé’s nephew Julez Smith sparks outrage over photos of him with a gun and weed circulating online. (Photos: beyonce; Instagram; iamjulezjsmith/Instagram) Someone else posted, “There’s a difference between being an actual thug and acting like one.” A few people thought about how the “Formation” singer’s mom is going to fix this in the media “Miss Tina is going to beat his a—,” one person wrote, while another said, “lol pop him upside his head.” “Beyonce’s pr team probably dislike this kid,” one person joked. Beyoncé nephew a thug?