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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