Beyoncé Says ‘Formation’ Is Not ‘Anti-Police’

Here’s some clarification for any hornets still buzzing around the Beyhive.

Beyoncé spelled out the meaning of her provocative new single, “Formation” — a love letter to the Black Lives Matter movement — to the talking heads, police unions and former New York City mayor who have ripped it as anti-cop.

“I’m an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood. But anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken,” the seldom-interviewed singer said in Elle’s May 2016 cover story. “I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe.

“But let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me.”

Queen Bey’s striking video for the single, released in February, had the pop superstar belting out “Formation” from a New Orleans cop car submerged in floodwater, a mutual surrender between a young black boy and riot gear-clad cops, and “Stop Shooting Us” scrawled on a wall.

She upped the ante a day later at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, delivering a politically charged performance complete with Black Panther-style berets, a bandolier of bullets and a black power salute.

“I’m proud of what we created and I'm proud to be a part of a conversation that is pushing things forward in a positive way,” Beyoncé told Elle.

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani had a slightly different take on the controversial performance, slamming the singer and her black power salute as “outrageous” in a Fox News interview the next day.

“This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive,” he said.

Police unions in New York, Miami and Tampa followed suit with the erstwhile America’s Mayor, with some urging cops to boycott Bey’s shows.

Despite the backlash, Beyoncé and her message appear to be marching full steam ahead: The “Crazy in Love” singer will reportedly feature family members of slain teens Tamir Rice, Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin — rallying points for the Black Lives Matter movement — in an upcoming music video.

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