BET Denounces Lil Wayne, Drake Awards Show Performance

In “We wouldn’t have apologized if y’all wasn’t complaining” news, the big homies BET and ‘em is back at it again, this time their expressing remorse over the Lil Wayne, Drake and Young Money Records performance that involved underage girls during songs “Best I Ever Had” and “Every Girl.”

Oh for real EbenGregory…sounds like if BET has done anything that they’re sorry for, they’re willing to be forgiven huh man?

Yes.

And now…here’s BET responding to the criticism and the public outcry over the segment: BET Networks deeply regrets the performance by Young Money at the BET AWARDS ’09 (featuring Lil Wayne, Drake, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine). Elements of the performance were unplanned and should not have happened. We value and appreciate the feedback from our viewers and have edited Young Money’s performance for all BET Awards ’09 encore presentations.

And now…here’s culture critic and film-maker Byron Hurt lambasting the network earlier in the week in an open letter to Debra Lee, the President and Chief Executive Officer of BET Holdings, Inc: In a culture where one out of four girls and women are either raped or sexually assaulted – and where manipulative men routinely traffic vulnerable women into the sex industry – it is not okay that BET allowed this to happen. BET owes its entire audience – particularly girls and women around the world – an apology for its failure to intervene.

And now…here’s Drake responding to the criticism and the public outcry over the segment: That…was a terrible idea that I’ll never do to myself again. But I was being pressed from different areas to perform, and I think what really happened at the BET Awards is with the passing of Mike, the climate really changed, as far as the award show goes. I don’t think it called for us to perform “Every Girl” and “Always Strapped,” and I think it was an award show filled with tributes and music and these genuine heartfelt speeches. And to sort of climax out of a very tongue-n-cheek point, and then people misconstruing Wayne’s daughters and her friends coming out on stage — it was just timed very poorly and it definitely wasn’t planned like that, but with that being said, it is what is. I believe in Wayne and myself and it’s nothing we can’t bounce back from. To anyone who was offended, my personal apologies, it wasn’t intended to offend anybody.

Oh okay. And now…

I’m sorry…kinda ice jewelry: Being politically Correct means always having to say you’re sorry.

2 Comments

  1. avatar Jasmine says:

    Honestly i don’t think the performance was that inappropiate. I understand that the timing was wrong but if michael jackson didn’t pass away nobody would have had a problem with the performance. As for the underaged girls on stage…..I feel that since it was lil wayne’s daughter and her friends it shouldn’t had been a problem…..if it was just any ole’ underaged girls…tht would be a little weird…

  2. avatar Stringer says:

    The show went by ok & a few people did swear during the show but if you notice how many times people slipped up and how Young Money’s performance went you’ll see how outta line the performance really was.

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