00:00The 2025 BET Awards are set to go ahead as planned on Monday evening in downtown Los Angeles,
00:06despite ongoing widespread protests across Los Angeles County against immigration raids.
00:13In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, a BET spokesperson said,
00:17BET remains committed to the safety of our guests and staff. We are working closely with LAPD and
00:22monitoring the situation. The 2025 BET Awards will take place Monday, June 9, 2025 at 8 p.m.
00:29Eastern and Pacific as scheduled. The ceremony is taking place at the Peacock Theater.
00:35Violent clashes erupted during immigration raids across Los Angeles this week. On June 6,
00:40protests turned chaotic when crowds fought running battles with LAPD and ICE agents who were attempting
00:45raids to pick up undocumented people. The unrest spread on June 7, with new confrontations breaking
00:51out between activists and federal officers in the cities of Paramount and Compton during continued
00:57enforcement operations. The situation in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of residents
01:02flooded the streets surrounding City Hall and the federal courthouse, bringing a major freeway to a
01:07halt in protest of President Donald Trump's move to deploy their state's National Guard to quell the
01:12demonstrations. Musician Phineas was among the residents who took to the streets on Sunday.
01:17He posted on Instagram,
01:18A rep for Phineas didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment.
01:28California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested that the Trump administration
01:31quote,
01:32He added in a statement on Instagram,
01:39For the latest updates on this story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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