Janet Jackson Speaks at BET Awards
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Beyoncédedicated her award to Michael, whom she called “
my teacher and hero
.” Award presenter
Marlon Wayans
, addressed Joe Jackson and said,
“The Jacksons had a profound effect on my family. If it wasn’t for the Jacksons there would be no Wayans. Thank you.”
Piven
, meanwhile, joked,
“If it wasn’t for Michael Jackson, people like Justin Timberlake would probably be selling curly fries in the [San Fernando] Valley.”
Piven quickly interjected, “
Said with love.”
LeBron James
, collecting his best male athlete trophy, told the crowd,
“My heart and prayers go out to the whole Jackson family. What they did for us … was amazing.” Joe Jackson
was asked if Michael might have a message for his fans at this time. He responded,
“I think if Michael was here he would’ve enjoyed the celebration, but … he couldn’t be here. It’s like he was larger than he was ever before. I think Michael gives his love to everybody and we hope his record will never be broken.”
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June 29th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
POOR JANET AND JACKSON FAM. + KIDS. U R IN OUR PRAYERS. U HAVE TO BE A STRONG PERSON TO SPEAK OF UR BROTHER ON TV IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS JUST 3 DAYS AFTER THE TRAGEDY
June 29th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
brave of her. good job. BET AWARDS suck, and suck at paying a tribute to the person that even made BET possible. there would be no chris brown usher neyo jammie fox if there wasnt THE KING-MICHAEL JACKSON. shame on you BET, and everyone needs to email them and let them know.
contactus@bet.com
i bet the WHITE TV (MTV) WILL DO A BETTER JOB. JUST WAIT AND WATCH. SEND THAT EMAIL ! THEY NEED 2 KNOW.
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