Although the BET Awards went off largely without a hitch on Sunday night (June 30), there was one catch on the broadcast. As Usher accepted the network's lifetime achievement award, parts of his impassioned, 12-minute speech were inaudible to viewers at home.
BET apologized to the eight-time Grammy winner on Monday (July 1), explaining that technical difficulties caused the breaches. “Due to an audio malfunction during the LIVE telecast, parts of his speech were unintentionally muted,” a company spokesperson said Advertising sign through a statement.
“Celebrating global icon USHER on our stage with a star-studded tribute and having him accept his award with a heartfelt speech was an honor,” added the spokesperson, noting that the star's non-stop speech is now available to watch on BET platforms . “We sincerely apologize to USHER, as we couldn't be more grateful for his participation in Culture's Biggest Night.”
About four minutes of Usher's acceptance speech was cut during the show. The technical difficulties arose as he thanked Terry Lewis, Babyface, LA Reid and Jimmy Jam for being “the men who motivated me, who talked to me, who talked to me, who were solid no matter how they made it. maybe it was.”
The R&B icon's use of the word “f–k” was censored, but the subsequent “s–t” was not. That's when the audio dropped completely, cutting in and out for the next four minutes and causing some to question the content of his speech. however, a Advertising sign The reporter at the awards show confirmed that Usher barely swore during his entire time on stage and that his comments contained no malicious content.
“It's 100% all about my kids and making sure they understand that your dreams can come true if you really commit, if you commit to it, if you commit to something and find a passion and stay committed to it, it could possibly be it's you,” he said once the sound was restored. “This could be your moment.”
Watch Usher's full BET Awards speech below:
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