The BET Awards have come and gone but all the drama that happened during the ceremony is spilling over.
Taraji P. Henson is now speaking out not only to defend herself but to respond to a video posted by Keith Lee regarding her mix-up at the awards show. As we previously reported, the 27-year-old TikTok food critic took to social media to express his frustration at the BET production team after Taraji mistakenly confused him with another TikTok personality, Jordan Howlett, during the awards ceremony. “I got caught up in my own inner monologue, I’m so sorry,” she said while ordering her skit partner to give Keith a rose. In response, Keith dramatically dropped the rose Taraji had given him on the ground in a since-deleted TikTok video expressing his disappointment.
“Our name will be known in every room it’s supposed to be; when it’s supposed to be, how it supposed, with no confusion. God is amazing #Thankful,” he posted on TikTok.
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While some fans thought Keith’s video was shading Taraji, he clarified in another video that his post was actually aimed at the BET production team for rushing the on-camera moment.
“First and foremost, I want to start by saying I am not upset at Taraji P. Henson by any stretch of the imagination,” said Lee on his official TikTok account. “Not only that but in my opinion, she smoked it last night. I don’t think for one second Taraji had any ill will or any ill intentions behind the situation. The situation happened the way it did. It is what it is.” He continued, “The reason I did this had nothing to do with Taraji P. Henson,” he noted. “I wholeheartedly believe that wasn’t my rose, that wasn’t my moment it was given to me but it wasn’t mine. I want what’s meant for me, nothing less, no more. The entire segment on the production side felt extremely rushed,” he added. “Not only did it feel rushed, it did not feel intentional. It did not feel purposeful.”
“I never longed for the spotlight, if I ever wanted the spotlight I would’ve accepted a quarter of the opportunities that’s been presented to us. Never once was I upset that Taraji didn’t know who I was.”
Taraji, on the other hand, has since addressed the situation. Here’s what she had to say:
“Life really is too short for this behavior. He wasn’t in his seat They give celebrity-assigned seats! I rehearsed all damn day to go hit my mark and that young man wasn’t in his seat so HE MISSED HIS MOMENT! His ego is hurt. He will be fine. I cleaned it up at the end of the show. Y No love lost here. #GodBless.”
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