Chris Brown Wasn't Allow To Participate In Michael Jackson Tribute During 2009 BET Awards
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Chris Brown wanted to pay tribute to Michael Jackson during the BET Awards and was D-E-N-I-E-D.
Who played a major part in preventing it from happening? Jay Z!
The network execs also wanted no part of Brown because they feared his involvement would TRUMP the actual tribute. So they wouldn't allow him on stage.
Rumor has it Chris' team was working (begging) until the very end when his performance was supposed to begin. No one budged. INSTEAD, Jay Z performed and took his time slot.
It was said to have originally been determined that Chris Brown, Usher, Neyo, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Dream would all be an active part of the Michael Jackson Tribute.
But the latest word is Chris Brown has been denied!!!!Word backstage from all the celebrities and producers is that Chris Brown and his handlers literally begged the BET execs to reconsider. Insiders say, “Michael Jackson is/was Chris’ idol and this tribute means the world to him.”
Head honchos fear a backlash if they allow Chris to perform since emotions are still so strong about the Rihanna assault incident. They don’t want Chris’ drama to overshadow the networks Michael Jackson tribute.I am told that Chris Brown’s entire team is STILL WORKING AT THIS MINUTE to convince BET execs that they should allow Chris to perform.
The Twitter picture above is from one of Chris' background dancers.
Check out the video - even Beyonce didn't know that Jay Z was about to perform.
What do you think about everyone not allowing Chris on stage?
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3745 points
i dont know what to say. even though i hate chris brown for what happened with rihanna, i know mr jackson liked chris brown's performance of thriller at the ama's or whatnot; so brown not being able to contribute to the michael jackson tribute is a bit unfortunate. i also heard the game/chris brown/polow da don/p.diddy's 'BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE" - a michael jackson tribute and it is GOOD. everyone listen to it. i cried =(
7615 points
I’m extremely happy that (if this is correct) Jay-z stopped his performance. There is no excuse for what Chris did, and letting him get on stage and do his thing would have been a quick way for everyone to forget what happened and would have made it seem acceptable, which it isn’t.
What he did and Rhi did has nothing to do with the tribute to Jackson. By them not letting him do it look what happen. The BET awards was wack and the tribute was wack. Jamie is the only one that saved them in a small way. And how about the video footage of Jay-Z smacking a female and mashing her face in backstage while other women and men stood by and did nothing. It's all over the net. So now when BET had a chance to have a good tribute they know they messed up. That's why I hear they trying to do another tribute but it's too late. MTV or someone going to do one and it will be better. Brown can't perform but we let Wayne the drug user perform every year????? ok
Have JZ forgotten what and who he was at the age of 20!! He and rest of the people who pass judgement on Chris have beaten women for sure! Michael was always fair ! he was not treated fair but he was a forgiving person . So why is JZ so upset , its not like he was a angle in his pass dope boy selling life!~! This is why the Bet show was as SORRY as it was!! This had nothing to do with JZ this was for MJ!!
I'm with you 100 percent like the bet awards were so Wack like u can't even call that a tribute. And who is jay z to take somebody spot. He need to get his Wack self on. How can they judge him I mean hebpaying for whatvhe did and bet is scandalous how you notblet him pay tribute to his idol bet suck anyways
I'm with you 100 percent like the bet awards were so Wack like u can't even call that a tribute. And who is jay z to take somebody spot. He need to get his Wack self on. How can they judge him I mean hebpaying for whatvhe did and bet is scandalous how you notblet him pay tribute to his idol bet suck anyways
i agree with you. everyone is so quick to point the damn finger like their shit dont stink! it was about trying to pay respects to MJ, not about rhianna big foreheadded ass! apparently he didnt hit her ass hard enough because she still want him. and if you think about it, almost every performer there has done something that they had no business either before of after they were in the spotlight. besides i hear the bitch burned him and thats why he hit her
are yu freakin STUPID! the show wasnt about chris brown it was a tribute to michael jackson. what chris brown did had nothin to do with michael jackson AT ALL!! stop bein a oxymoron it was retarded to cut chris brown for "what he did" he's human and so are yu...or are yu perfect?? hmmm doubt it! get serious!! UGH im disgusted that yu wanna judge others by their mistakes. its an ugly quality yu should fix that.
What's really sad is the people have been tormented by past mistakes. It is people like you and thoughts of yours that have held back many opprotunities. Where you there? In other words, you don't know what happened. This makes me so thankful in a world so ignorant, that God does not look at us like man does. And for the record, the show with Chris would have been better than it was. The best part of the show is when Tyrese sang. In fact, the show to me was a public broadcast an untalented "pop culture".
WTF? The show was to pay tribute to Michael. It wasn't about Chris Brown. & Besides Chris Browns inspiration was Michael Jackson; and no one should have gotten in the way of him performing. Cause in my opinion he could have been the best entertainer !
awe ur a stupid bitch what happend between chris n rihanna is between them. aparently she liked it seeing as shes trying to get the court ruleing damperd so she can see him
28740 points
Ha ha ha ha, "mad childish." That makes me laugh.
I AGREE WITH THE FIRST TWO POSTED COMMENTS. It is very unfortunate with Chris brown,he would have done a far better job than that SH1T that Jay Zzzzzz ( so boring ) did. what was with that tribute. everyone from the back ground lyrics where OFFFFF! " Nana naNA naNanaNa Heeeeey heyyyy hey...... good buy" they sooooo dragged into their words and all off key. Some good buy. this performance just goes to show Jay Snoozer Z is losing his zest for producing his best. Childish isn't the word to call what he did that night. EGOTISTICAL
AMEN!!!!!!
5870 points
Good. His image is tarnished and he shouldn't be allowed anywhere whre his face can be seen anymore.
4905 points
That's right! If more men who beat women were banished from the public eye they might think twice about being violent towords women. Besides, come on, Rihanna is practically Jay-Z's creation, I am not surprised that he took a stand against Chris Brown. Jay-Z got major points in my book for this.
Chris Brown should have been able to perform. He was willing to take responsibility for his actions and now he is paying for it. Not allowing him to perform is just wrong. This show wasnt about Chris, Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, or Beyonce. This was about Michael and the Rihanna drama should have been pushed to the side for a second in order to pay the most respect possible.
This is so stupid...........Jay-z shouldn't control anything.First of all this is about MJ people not chris Brown.He would a have brought life back into the show.Most of the entertainment was off except Jamie foxx. Alot of them seem to only do it because it was last min add to the show. Keri was one of the worst. MJ didn't judge people either think about that okay.
chris brown should've been able 2 pahform, jay-z is not the boss so he needs 2 get tha steppin,michael jackson would have been so proud of chris because chris brown dances like him.
firstget ur story straight jayz didnt make rihanna her people did...ur like the rest of them tabloid readers....jay z was just the firs person featured in her song after her make over...get over yall selves...WHO ARE U GUYS TO JUDGE...A SIN IS A SIN IN GODS EYES NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMAAL...SO ALL OF U JUDGING I HOPE UR REPENTING
Agreed.. And Jay Z hit a woman.. Its on youtube.. & Chris brown even made a song for michael. Thats messed up cause even the Jackson family wanted chris on that stage... Chris brown had every right to get on that stage and perform his heart out there
Look, no one watched the BET Awards so we could see the singers. We all watched it so we could share the love of Michael Jackson all together. Chris's mistakes shouldn't have gotten in the way of his love for michael jackson
I totally agree.
does he get MAJOR points in yor book for beating other womens asses and selling poison on the street, because thats the person he was before he got big stealing other people's lyrics. next time you comment on Jay-z being your damn hero, pick up a fucking book and do your homework about the person, or better yet, go get some of his old cd's and listen for yourself. he so upset with chris brown because he fucking the hoe too. go on you-tube and listen to the rhianna diss by beyonce'
Totally agree- he doesn't deserve anything good happening to him. Maybe with all this free time he has he should go back to school- always thought he was douche but his incorrect use of their/there makes me hate him more!
agreed, he didn't deserve to be part of it
and who died and made you the fucking judge on good character? dont act like your ass went through life in a damn bubble. My mother always said when you throw a rock in a crowd a wounded dog will cry. well, your ass is crying right now. it wasnt about chris brown, it was aboutMJ! someone must have done something to you. newsflash honey, it wasnt chris
1211520 points
I agree. He ruined his reputation and he has to pay the price. Maybe he'll learn his lesson and never raise his hand again to another woman if it hurts now. Let's hope so.
6958 points
Exactly. Just because he said he was sorry doesn't mean he gets an immediate pardon.
Do u say that about lil wayne, linsey lohan, olson twins, paris hilton etc. all who do drugs, said they did drugs or got plastered on the magazine sniffin cocaine. DUI and cocaine in the car, sex tape, etc. but Their faces are still shown. The show was WACK BET F*&K UP BIG TIME.
5870 points
yeah they shouldn't be shown either...too bad they don't have an emporer like Jay-Z to keep that from happening though,lol.
you must be blonde because that shit you said was stupid. Like I said before, Jay Z beat on women, sold poison in the streets robbed and did all other types of shit before he got big, do you even listen to some of his stolen lyrics? "When the remy's in my system, aint no tellin will i fuck 'em will i diss 'em thats what i be yellin, i'm a PIMP by blood....." so is it okay that he beat the shit out of women, shouldnt he be ridiculed too. you assholes need to think before you speak. you think he's an angel because he married to squeaky clean beyonce'
2990 points
Yeah I'm torn too. Chris Brown is one of the most talented dancers (that we know of) of his time, and I'm sure MJ was a huge inspiration. But people are still reeling from the drama of a few months ago, and drama should not overshadow a tribute. I think in the end, the right decision was made. Will Chris Brown be punished forever? Probably, maybe he can try to do enough good that we'll push the bad to the background.
Geez, could Beyonce's dress b any shorter. She actually looks very uncomfortable in it. Trashy.
Chris Brown made his bed...
While it's sad that he wasn't allowed to pay tribute to MJ, it's not the end of the world and it's a nice reminder to him and others that there are people who are willing to hold you accountable for your actions. Emotions are still very high about the assault and this is a consequence that has to be paid.
agreed. he needs to learn that his actions have consequences. maybe it'll make him think more about his future behaviour
43901 points
Exactly.
1211520 points
YUP, YUP, YUP!
Jay-Z couldn't have taken his time slot. He was originally slated to perform in the first place, and Chris Brown wasn't.
19090 points
I have mixed emotions too. I mean brown was a gifted dancer and obviously his model to look up to was Jackson. He already went to court and is dealing with the drama that accured in Feb, I really dont think BET had the right to denying him to at least attend the ceremony
2610 points
I'm glad Chris Brown didn't get to perform a tribute to MJ. If he did perform it would have been all about him- Chris brown's comeback, when it was about paying respect to the man that paved the way for Chris Brown to have a career. Chris Brown ruined his own career. He can pay his respects another way.
you need to shut up! chris is thee best && it doesnt matter what no one says bout him! he should have paid tribute to michael jackson because he loved that man! how would you feel if you hitted on your girlfriend or boyfriend && your daddy died && you couldntpay tribute or attend the funeral because of what you did in your personal life..thats so stoo-pid && you are too for that comment!
29699 points
I have mixed feelings as well. I mean, they are paying tribute to a guy who was charged with child molestation and just honoring his career, not his personal life. So, that said, I think Chris should have been able to perform. What happened in HIS personal life should've been put aside, as well.
43901 points
Mmm... you do have a point!
Oh, although... MJ was acquitted, CB wasn't.
So, IDK. *shrug* I guess it's like those signs "We have the right to refuse service." I guess it was BETs prerogative to exclude CB as they saw fit.
AMEN! finally, a damn intellegent comment! it should'nt have been about what he did in his personal life, it should have been about him as an entertainer, hell i could understand if he was pissing on the crowd or something like that, but he wasnt, he should have been able to pay his respects just like every other whore, woman beater, crackhead, and drunk that was on the line up, look at who performed, mostly ALL of them has been in the news for something negative, hell, if TI was there, his ass would have performed too!!
3120 points
I have a real hard time believing Michael Jackson was Chris Brown's idol. I know that he copied some moves a few years ago in a MTV show. Chris B wasn't even around when MJ was popping out all of his greatest hits. I think Chris is one cocky child who was told he could out dance MJ and that is why he did that on MTV. Now that MJ has passed he is suddenly everybody's idol. Just because he is compared to Michael he shouldn't call him his idol.
29699 points
I don't think it matters that Chris "wasn't around" when Michael was cranking out hits. I mean, Louis Armstrong is my idol but I wasn't born when he was creating his hit songs. :)
2610 points
But he is a cocky kid :D
how would you know who is idol was! you dnt know! micheal jackson is my idol && i am younger than chris brown so wateva! ppl need to look at themselves before they try to judge someone elses life!
Some of y'all are so stupid!!! Just to show prejudice you will say any damn thing just to get a word in. "Chris B wasn't even around when MJ was popping out all of his greatest hits." Are you serious!?? When did that started that you had to born on the same day of your idol for he or she to be an idol??? Everybody makes mistakes, everyone at some point in their life loose their temper and did something that they've regret. now nobody said what he did was right and no one should, but this was not about any of all that, this wasnt about CB, Rhianna or DUMB ASS Jay Z. This was about showing each ones' love n Respect to the Late but great MJ, The King of Pop, Someone who everyone Look up to and even he made mistakes throughout his lifetime. so no one had that right to stop the kid from doing his thing to show his respect to some one he looked up to. women get their butts whooped everyday and is it right ? Hell no! But the fact is some of them love it, some dont. But, because its a celebrity thing everybody down on the kid like he's some kind of monster and as the American way goes... the women are never wrong. caz she didnt had no part in the whole mattter Right? People just need to shut the hell up mind their own business and let the kid do his thing. he already apologized time n time again, alot more than any other women abuser ever did.
What the hell are you talking about. Just because Chris Brown was not born when MJ was around doesn't mean MJ can't be his idol. Are you so stupid that you can't understand that MJ's music transcends through generations. Just because you wasn't born in a certain era when that artist came out doesn't mean you can't be influenced by that person. You are so stupid it's not even funny!
83350 points
I think it was the right choice this wasn't neither the time or place for Chris Brown to make a come-back.....RIP MJ
he shouldnt be allowed anywhere where we have to see his face
you shouldnt be allowed anywhere to show your face!
615 points
it's ALLOWED you left out the -ed in the caption.
and that guy used the wrong their that annoys the hell out of me!
and yeah mixed emotions too. if cb already had other performances then yeah maybe but if this was his first it would def overshadow the tribute.
save a heart, break a penis
THANK YOU! Vera really needs to do a better job of editing her posts. And Chris Brown should join her in English class. Good grief.
I don't mean to nit pick, but I have counted numerous errors in spelling and grammar on this site this morning alone. I think taking the time to proof read and spell check might be a good idea. Especially since you have been recognized for this site on different publications. Just saying. Not trying to be picky. I'd say the same thing to my sister if she were in this position. It comes across as professional vs. amature.
Oh, this is RICH. Nitpick is one word, proofread is one word, and spell-check has a hyphen. How embarrassed areyou right now???????? Shut up and sit down.
15080 points
"are you" also happens to be two words.
5325 points
Haha. While I do agree that if one is going to criticize spelling and grammar you should make sure you don't make a mistake. BUT, with that being said, we're not publishing a blog. We're just commenting and wasting time while being bored. If I were running a blog, I'd make sure I hired ghost writers that passed 5th grade grammar and spelling. The nature of the writing has changed lately, which makes me believe Vera isn't writing most of the blog entries at all anymore. She needs to teach her people how to spell check, grammar check, and which "there/their/they're" to use. Much like Perez Hilton's site. He doesn't write a single thing anymore and his ghost writers have to be the WORST in the business.
I think the spelling and grammar criticism is not being addressed to Vera and her blog writers, but rather to people who post comments.
clearly that was a typo...
Effin grow up! Why did you get so worked up over the mention of a few errors? I'm not the one writting a blog for everyone to see and if I were writing something that was meant for people to see (and critique) then I would make sure there were not any errors (or at least try to catch as many obvious ones as possible). Posting a comment on a gossip blog is a completely different creature. I think you need to sit down and shut up. You clearly are not perfect either. What jumped up your butt this morning? Also, what do you call over use of a question mark? Are you trying to say you are that confused?
Look, let me explain since you obviously don't get it. You post a high and mighty comment about people not paying enough attention to their spelling and grammar and proceed to make three spelling errors in your own comment. Do you not see the irony in that? The question mark was used because I was posing you a question. Did you pass the third grade? If so, it's time to repeat.
Stooping to insults. That shows a lot about you. One question mark is necessary not 8. How typical of you (can tell by your over the top posts that you are on edge for some reason and have chosen me as your target). Sorry that you are offended by the simple mistakes I made in what you took as a high and mighty comment (which was not meant to be that way). You too made mistakes, but no one treated you like a third class citizen because of it. You're unnecessary rant and verbal abuse are showing what a low class, sad and lonely person you must be. They were simple mistakes made in a comment that was not meant to be "high and mighty" (you obviously read too much into it), but are treating it like it's the end of the world. Since I have noticed a pattern in your posts...please feel free to NIT PICK this post as well as anything else you choose to make up about me as it is obvious you are looking for a fight. You can battle with yourself. Have fun and I really hope your day gets better and you don't continue to attack other innocent people over trivial matters.
Whoa....I think you're the one who is being abusive here, don't you think? The anonymous poster had a point. You both need to move on.
Actually "nit pick" can be one word or two, "proof read" can be one word or two and spell check does not require a hyphen. "Are you" is definitely two words. Get off your high horse.
Look it up in a dictionary if you have one, that is. There sure are a lot of uneducated people on this site.
615 points
oh lord look what i started haha. i am just one of those people who can't read a story that is flawed because i can't even take in the information- all i see is the mistakes...
save a heart, break a penis
Oh for fucks sake...... PHULLLEEESSSSEEE!!!!
I don't think posting Michael Bay as the director of Public Enemies is nitpicking....
128110 points
People are acting like Chris is the first man on earth to ever strike a woman. I am not at condoning what he did. In fact, I think he's no man at all. However, he is paying for what he has done. Jay Z made Rhianna and he has a lot of power. Nuff said.
2610 points
I hope Jay-Z stops Brown from ever having his career back. Brown is a poor role model and needs to show remorse for what he did before he can ever have some form of a career again!
128110 points
Yeah, ok.
1197925 points
i'm will most of you, have a mixed feeling about this and as much as i don't have any respect to the guy, he was there as CB singer and dancer not CB in personal life , so they should've allowed him to perform, not the first one though, closer to the end.
3475 points
Ehh......first of all, Chris Brown's dancer needs to learn how to spell, geez. Second of all, I am more appaled that Joe Jackson was walking the red carpet like Brad Pitt and had front row seats to the BET awards. Had it not been for MJ's death they wouldnt have even cared about him. If you wanna know why MJ was so screwed up, look to that man. He beat MJ severely, and I am sure the rest of this fam.....and look at the treatment he got by BET. ***annie***
Yet, BET let a dopehead (Bobby B.), woman beater (Jay Z-saw the footage), someone facing charges for drugs (Lil Wayne) all perform. Are you serious? Who are any of us to judge this man? Yeah, he made his bed and has to suffer the consequences, but come on now. What I saw last night was nowhere near a "tribute". It was a hot ass mess. We've all made mistakes. Throw the first stone if you haven't. People have to be careful how they treat people because the bible says "HE will make your enemies your foot stool".
29699 points
SO TRUE! Not too many of the performers up there should be getting up on their moral high-horses.
1745 points
LOL!! So true.
i agree with you on that!
Good job.... Chris can pay his repects another way.
The only thing I have to say to this: GOOD.
24995 points
At least he got to be there. Sorry if he couldn't perform, but that's a path he chose when he decided to beat the crap out of someone.
2810 points
I think its "MAD CHILDISH" that he twittered about it and made it public. I personally don't listen to his music, I don't watch BET or MTV and I applaud Jay Z. Chris Brown would only bring a level of drama if he would've performed. this was about MJ, not about him.
in my opinion the awards show wasnt about michael! it was a crapy ass show i can say! so what ever! he made a mistake && he has ti suffer thee consequences but some of you ppl need to back the hell up!
MJ's youth was marred by physical abuse making him the flawed adult he became. A tribute from another abuser would have been in very poor taste.
On a personal note I don't think Chris Brown deserves redemption yet.
I was thrilled when I heard that Jay Z bumped CB. Letting him on this show would be like saying to all the young men watching that it's ok to beat up a your girlfriend & show no remorse. It won't affect your career in any major way and everyone will just forget what you did. How can you separate a performers' private & public life when he did something this horrific? Did you all see her face?? He accepted a guilty plea bargain and should bear the consequences of that.
The fact that MJ was accused of child molestation should have no bearing in this discussion. He was judged not guilty by all 12 jurors after a very lengthily trial. And it is my understanding that in your country (USA) a person is not guilty unless proven so. Many people who really knew MJ said over and over again that he was no pedophile. It appeared to me that the only ones who called him one were the ones who could benefit in some way (monetarily) from him being guilty.
Now that MJ is dead perhaps we could all leave that horrible part of his life behind and just celebrate all the great things he accomplished in his career; if for no other reason that it would spare his family from hearing it.
I was molested by my biological mother at a young age. She was never punished by the law for her horrendous treatment of me. She was found innocent by the jury. I can damn well tell you what she did to me was very real but because there was not enough evidence she went free with no punishment. So even though Michael was not found guilty doesn't mean that he never did any of it. It is so hard not to jump down people's throats when they speak about things they don't really know much about, but I couldn't help it.
2685 points
Whatever, I think that's ok. That guy shouldn't be shown respect anymore. He lost that right a while ago.
They should have allowed Chris to perform. What he did to Rihanna was terrible, but he's a young man who deserves a second chance. He has a great voice and he's a terrific dancer.
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