What's REALLY Going Down In That Viral Beyoncé Meme

If there's one thing any and every "Becky" has learned, it's that you don't mess with Beyoncé. Not only is she likely to eviscerate you in an entire visual album, her faithful Beyhive is sure to come to her defense. And let's just say you're going to get stung.

Poor Nicole Curran had to learn this the hard way, although we can't say it was actually deserved. The wife of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has been caught up on the wrong end of a now-viral Twitter meme, after seemingly leaning over Queen Bey in order to talk to Jay-Z. The three of them were sitting courtside at a Warriors game, and footage shows Beyoncé appearing to give Curran major side-eye and then sneakily shoving her with her shoulder. Yikes.

I would leave the earth if Beyonce looked this ready to smack me https://t.co/Yaf4JKeMhN
— KB (@KaraRBrown) June 6, 2019

Of course, the internet, and the Beyhive in particular, was quick to blow things out of proportion. Curran faced a deluge of bee emojis on social media, and according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, was forced to disable her Instagram after receiving death threats. Curran's account is now private.

There's no denying the fact that Bey looked uncomfortable in the series of photos and video, but what was really going on?

Curran explained to Shelburne, who took to Twitter to clarify the incident, that she had just asked if the couple wanted any drinks, and leaned closer to Jay so that she could hear his order. In fact, she had no idea that anything was amiss until later, when friends texted her and she encountered the wave of backlash on social media.

Curran said she had no idea anything was even amiss until she got home and started seeing texts from friends and checked her social media. She’s invited Jay Z and Beyoncé to the game 3-4 times before. Last night she says she asked if they wanted drinks. Beyoncé asked for water
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019

Curran says Jay Z asked for a vodka soda. She asked if he wanted lime with that. But it was loud in Oracle and she couldn’t hear, so she leaned over. That’s where the photos of Beyoncé looking askance at her come from.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019

Curran says she then went to go get them those drinks. “There was no hostility. I was trying to be a good hostess,” she said. “I’ve never experienced cyber bullying like this. I can’t believe our players go through this. That kids go through this.“
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019

Whatever the case, one thing's for sure: it's going to be really awkward the next time Jay and Bey go to a Warriors game.

[Photo via Twitter]