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BET is apologizing to Usher after portions of his 13-minute speech were muted. When Usher accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award during Sunday's BET Awards, he got passionate and some of his words cut off as he began to curse to fully express himself. BET is now apologizing to the singer, adding that an "audio malfunction" led to portions of his speech being muted.
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00:00I'm telling you, you're standing before a man who had to forgive a man who never showed up ever.
00:05And look what I made with it. Look what I was able to usher in.
00:10BET is apologizing to Usher after portions of his 13-minute BET Awards acceptance speech were muted.
00:16When Usher accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award during Sunday's BET Awards,
00:20he got passionate and some of his words were cut off as he began to curse to fully express himself.
00:24I know it's an L in there, but it made sense.
00:30And the reality is, you have to express your goals outwardly.
00:36BET is now apologizing to the singer, adding that an audio malfunction led to portions of his speech being muted.
00:41A BET spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter,
00:44Celebrating global icon Usher on our stage with a star-studded tribute
00:47and having him accept his award with a heartfelt speech was an honor.
00:50Due to an audio malfunction during the live telecast, portions of his speech were inadvertently muted.
00:56The statement continued,
00:57For more on his speech and much more on the BET Awards, head to THR.com.
01:13This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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