"Apparently many fans paid to purchase tickets to see American artists who won MOBO's," explained publicist Priscilla Clarke -- who reps Music World Entertainment, the enterprise owned by Mathew Knowles.

"Beyonce was never scheduled to be at the MOBO Awards. Never! Her schedule simply would not allow it."

"And the MOBO's and record label had plenty of advance notice," Clarke further mandated. "She went from Toronto to Paris to London and her schedule unfortunately missed the MOBO's by a day. While in Toronto Beyonce was supposed to tape a thank-you but that never happened due to a glitch between Sony BMG and the MOBO's."

"Fans who paid their money to see Beyonce and other US artists that won multiple awards were frustrated with the MOBO's after Beyonce was announced 3 times in the evening in three categories she had won," Knowles himself elaborated. "That's just bad TV. The smart thing would have been to combine all three. In addition several articles in the UK press led her fans to think she would be there."

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