Mathew Knowles, the father and former manager of pop music icon Beyonce Knowles, tied the knot on Sunday but his superstar daughter and her sister, Solange Knowles, weren't in attendance, TMZ reports.

Mathew married real estate agent and former model Gena Charmaine Avery, 48, in Houston after a year and a half-long engagement. Mathew, 61, told TMZ that neither Beyonce or his other daughter Solange were able to attend the wedding ceremony.

"Unfortunately, Beyonce and Solange had previous engagements, which made it impossible for them to attend," Mathew told TMZ.

Chances are Mathew's statement to TMZ downplays his daughters' loyalty to their mother, Tina Knowles, who Mathew officially divorced back in 2011, though Tina originally filed in 2009.

Beyonce also revealed in her HBO documentary Life Is But a Dream that her relationship with her dad was fractured after she cut ties with Mathew as her business manager in 2011.

"I'm feeling very empty because of my relationship with my dad," she said in the documentary. "I'm so fragile at this point. And I feel like my soul has been tarnished. I needed boundaries. And I think my dad needed boundaries."

Back in June, Mathew filed a lawsuit against the British tabloid, the Sun, for printing "malicious and false statements" regarding the severance of his managerial relationship with Beyonce. In the piece by Georgina Dickinson, the author wrote, "Although he insists the decision to go their separate ways was mutual, Mathew, 61, is hurt that Beyonce has cut him out of her life."

There are also alleged quotes in the piece from Mathew, where he claims the split from his daughter was a tough but mutual decision

"Normally I hate to talk about anything personal, but it would be a lie if I did not say it has been difficult," Mathew was quoted as saying in the article. "It was hard for me to let her go--it was hard for both of us to let each other go. And let's be clear on that. She didn't let me go, we both let each other go. That's a big difference."

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Beyonce, Solange Knowles