Joe Jackson -- 'I Don't Like What Happened'

Posted Jun 28th 2009 6:32PM by TMZ Staff

When Joe Jackson walked the red carpet at the BET Awards Sunday night, he once again expressed his concern about the circumstances leading up to Michael Jackson's death.


When asked by a CNN reporter about the people around Jackson during the last moments of his life, Jackson said, "I have a lot of concerns ... I don't like what happened."

Filed under: Michael Jackson

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The BET Hot Mess Awards

Posted Jun 25th 2008 11:44AM by TMZ Staff

A whole bunch of people got arrested last night at the BET Awards -- by the fashion police!

Filed under: Music, Fashion

Tags: BET Awards, BetAwards, fashion, Lil Kim, LilKim, Solange, Soulja Boy, SouljaBoy

BET Awards -- The White Elephant in the Room

Posted Jun 14th 2007 2:45PM by TMZ Staff

Hang on tight -- its about to get racial up in here. TMZ has learned that 2007 could be the first year that a white musician wins a Black Entertainment Television Award ... besides Michael Jackson.

Platinum-selling superstar Robin Thicke has been nominated for two BET Awards: Best Male R&B Artist, and his song "Lost Without You" is up for a Viewer's Choice Award. Only two other white artists have ever even been nominated for a BET Award -- Justin Timberlake and Eminem -- but neither of them took home the prize. Could Robin break down the BET color barrier?!

The competition is thick; Thicke is up against Akon, John Legend, Gerald Levert, and Ne-Yo for Best Male, and competing with Beyonce, Birdman & Lil' Wayne, Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, Ciara and UNK for the Viewer's Choice.

The BET Awards will be live from The Shrine in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 26.

Filed under: Music, Awards/Awards Shows

Tags: BET Awards, BetAwards, Robin Thicke, RobinThicke

Could It Be? Nia Long and Reggie Bush?

Posted Aug 8th 2006 6:06PM by TMZ Staff

Jennifer, we thought this was a rumor we would be able to put to rest. Sources close to Nia told TMZ she and football phenom Reggie Bush, who has recently signed with the New Orleans Saints, are not seeing each other. They took a picture together at a party and speculation flew from that point on.

The plot thickens, however, as a TMZ source identified Reggie as the unknown man who Nia was with last month at an LA mall when a fight broke out between the running back and Long's ex, Massai Z. Dorsey. So now who knows what's true!

To catch up on the original story, take a look at this!

Since "The 70's Show" has ended, does Wilmer Valderrama have anything lined up for the up and coming season?

Linda, Wilmer definitely knows how to balance work with play. Yes, he is in the Hollywood limelight just about every week, but he has also been hard at work behind the scenes. Expect to see this pretty boy in "Fast Food Nation" out in October, along with "Unaccompanied Minors," set for the end of this year.

And as if that wasn't enough, he is also filming the second season of MTV's "Yo Momma." Here, kids from the neighborhood battle it out with one anotherm telling "yo mamma" jokes in hopes of winning not only the respect, but "$1000 cash money."

To check out how Wilmer and other hot celebs under 30 work it out, read this.

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Filed under: Hook-Ups, TV, Baby Watch, Britney Spears, Eminem, I Just Gotta Know!

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Inside Prince's Secret Late Night Concert

Posted Jun 28th 2006 12:37PM by TMZ Staff

My name is Daniel. And I am a Prince fan.

I don't consider this an addiction as much as it is my duty. It requires a certain level of focus and commitment. He says jump, we say how high.

Last night was the perfect example.



I got an email on Tuesday at 11:50 AM. The email said that Prince would be playing a show that night-- where? They didn't know yet -- and that tickets would be going on sale at noon. Prince was closing the BET Awards that night and apparently this was the after show. I had 10 minutes to get tickets. (Apparently the email went out earlier than this; I just got it late).

Now in the Prince fan world, it isn't every fan for themselves -- we're all in this together. So I immediately sent out the Bat (er, Prince) Signal to my friend Monica. My email: "Call me now. Prince related."

It took her one minute to call me back. Literally.

We both logged onto to Prince's official Web site: NPGmusicclub.com. We waited patiently (not really) for the clock to strike noon. When it did, we clicked and typed as fast as we could. And it was a good thing - there was a one ticket limit.

We secured our tickets and proceeded to go back to the first page to see if the link was still there. Sold out. And it was 12:01 PM. Oh, and I still don't know where the show is.

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Filed under: Music, Features

Tags: bet awards, BetAwards, prince

BET Awards Rock Los Angeles

Posted Jun 28th 2006 11:43AM by TMZ Staff

The Shrine Auditorium played host to the celebrity filled 2006 BET Awards Tuesday night in LA.  The annual event never ceases to please with appearances by megastars and memorable performances.

This year's jaw dropping and outstanding performance was the super group of legends: Chaka Khan singing, Prince on guitar and Stevie Wonder on keyboard. The performance left the audience on their feet.

Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, T.I., Missy Elliott and Kanye West were some of the big winners of the night.

If you missed any of the big action the rebroadcast will be June 30th at 7:30 on BET.

Filed under: TV, Music, Awards/Awards Shows

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