Sunday night was a night for the culture with mega superstars and legends coming together to celebrate the night at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. One superstar, Usher Raymond received a major honor when the BET Awards presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Usher was honored with a tribute by Keke Palmer, Coco Jones, Summer Walker, Teyana Taylor, Childish Gambino, Victoria Monét, Marsha Ambrosius, Chlöe Bailey and Latto. After the medley, Usher took to the stage to accept his award and give a speech.
He began his speech by saying that he had not prepared any words to share, but that he “likes to talk.” From there, he began his speech, which if seen at home was censored by the network, and the audio cut out for almost four minutes of the around 13 minute long speech.
BET did explain the mute moment, calling it an 'audio malfunction' and issuing a statement apologizing for the technical difficulty. The statement also was a direct apology to Usher for the mishap.
BET's statement addressing the audio issues and apologizing to Usher for the mishap below:
"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. Due to an audio malfunction during the LIVE telecast, portions of his speech were inadvertently muted. We extend our sincere apologies to USHER as we couldn't be more grateful for his participation in Culture's Biggest Night. Fans can catch his full uninterrupted speech across BET platforms and tonight’s encore on BET."
Usher's full acceptance speech below:
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