The New York Daily News is reporting that Chris Brown was furious with BET for using him, and BET defends themselves by saying Chris Brown was never confirmed.

Brown isn’t taking the public dis on the chin, either. “He’s furious,” a pal of the singer tells us. “BET asked him to perform and waited until the last minute to tell him it was off. He’s pretty shocked and outraged right now.”

Both BET publicists and Brown’s camp say the singer was never confirmed for the show.

I also wondered why Rihanna was a no show, and her reps said it was never her plans to attend the BET Awards. I thought maybe with all the Chris Brown hype, she decided to sit this one out, but from what her reps are saying, BET Awards just weren’t in her plans because someone else was:

But while her ex fumed, the “Umbrella” singer was busy hanging out with her crush, Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis, in NYC. Says a rep for the beauty, “Rihanna was never meant to attend [the BET awards].”

[Rihanna Seen Leaving Rashard Lewis Hotel]

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Strangely there was some confusion over Alicia Keys dress. People in the audience said the dress was a teal color (light blue) but on TV we clearly saw a black and white dress. Well apparently this dress can do some magical tricks, some sort of an optical illusion, or there is a simple explanation. She changed clothes. Here are close-ups of the two dresses, plus her shoes. Mystery solved! Oh! and I see Miss Keys.

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Still developing: The answer is all the above, depending on the “inside source”, all of which have a different reasons.

There are several rumors flying around, so here are the facts. The facts are Chris Brown was an option to perform, and BET held his fate until the last minute. The Jackson Family thought Chris Brown would have been a great choice, and had no problem with the young star performing a tribute to his idol, which would have been his first performance since the assault. BET feared a backlash and couldn’t make up there mind on what to do, and eventually felt it was inappropriate. Other leaders of the community convinced BET that it was not in their best interest.

According to BET Awards Producer, Ron Weisner:

A day and a half ago, we had one show and today we have a whole other show. Overnight, literally, it changed. The show was completely rewritten, we booked additional people — we’re trying to address a very unfortunate situation.

JAY-Z: Now the rumor mill on the other hand is saying that Jay-Z had a hand in making sure Chris Brown didn’t perform, and that’s why he performed D.O.A. The rumor started from a tweet, apparently a Chris Brown dancer (BShaw) had this to say about Jay-Z on twitter, “Jay-Z is mad childish. Never keep a person from paying there [sic] respect.”

Here is the tweet that started all the Jay-Z rumors. The rumor has it,  Jay-Z gave BET an ultimatum, if Chris Brown performs then Jay-Z pulls out. After seeing the show they should have gave Jay-Z the deuces, instead. Now people are adding sponsors to the  list, as well.  Sponsors such as Cover Girl, who has a contract with Rhianna, threatened to pull out.

Honestly, I think BET used the drama to their advantage as free publicity, which backfired, because the audience at home had higher expectations, and many felt disappointed. It seems more people than not were pulling for Chris Brown, including the family, and the shows producer.

Bottom line, the people that know definitively aren’t speaking, and there is a lot of speculation. Personally, I think all these things were part of the issue, and it was too big of a hurdle for BET to jump.Similar Posts:

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BET AWARDS: Finally the Michael Jackson Tribute. Janet Jackson said: to us he’s an icon, to them he’s family. Wow, that almost got me. But it wasn’t a tribute all the stories that leaked from L.A. panned out to be untrue, or not as exciting as the hype. It ended with a Jaime Foxx & Ne-Yo duet.

BET AWARDS: Alicia Keys and Wyclef receive humanitarian awards for their global philanthropy, and Tiny accepts viewer’s choice awards on behalf of T.I.

BET AWARDS: Tyrese, Tevin, Campbell, Trey Songz, and Johnny Gill did a tribute to the O’Jays. Whoa! I forget them can sing like that. Kanye West, Amber Rose, and Diddy were all grooving to the O’Jays

BET AWARDS: Old School performances by Keith Sweat, Guy, and Bell Biv Devoe; Plus Keyshia Cole and Monica Duet

BET AWARDS:Kanye West &  Amber Rose dancing to Soulja Boy, Beyonce performs Ave Maria, and In The Arms of Angel:

BET AWARDS: Jaime Fox changes into the Billie Jean Michael Jackson outfit, Keri Hilson performs two of her hits, and Ne-Yo without a hat performs Lady of My Life.

BET AWARDS: Jaime Fox opens with the Beat It dance sequence, and moonwalks across the stage.

BET AWARDS: New Edition opens with a Jackson 5 routine, all six of them Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph, & Johnny, too, but the sound is off.

UPDATE: LeToya Luckett performs at the pre-show, so that answers the question. She will not be sharing the same stage as Beyonce.

The BET Awards is just hours away and I will bring you all the latest updates, photos, and spoilers. If you can’t watch or don’t have access to BET, then this is definitely the place to be. If you don’t have a twitter account, now is the time. If you do have a twitter account, you can follow me:

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