Don’t expectNicki Minajto make an appearance on BET any time soon.
The rapper, 36, called out the the network in response to a tweet from the account@musicnewsfactsclaiming Sunday’s BET Award Show earned the lowest ratings in the show’s history, with a reported 2 million views.
However, on Thursday, BET released its 2019 ratings via Nielsen, revealing the BET Awards claimed the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive year, drawing in 12.7 million total viewers.
Fans and followers praised the Queens nave — whosemusic videofor“Megatron”premiered June 20 — in the comment section.
One user wrote, “THATS THE F—ING TEA LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I think it’s great you speak out. People wanna label you as bitter or a bitch, but if someone doesn’t speak up — the clownery will continue.”
Another said: “Sad part is it won’t be until well into the next generation of music that people will feel the weight of her words.. and how hard she tried to advocate for EVERYONE 😔”
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Minaj, who was nominated for best female hip-hop artist this year, skipped Sunday’s show after she memorably dropped out of two scheduled BET events in February after thenetwork seemingly insulted her on social media.
“Young Money will no longer be apart of the BET Experience or award show,” she Tweeted with hearts and a praying hand emoji. “Summer Tour dates dropping soon.”
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The network later apologized.
The BET statement continued: “We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused. We are committed to doing everything we can to address the situation. We are also conducting an internal audit to assure these types of posts are not published again. We have apologized to Nicki and her team. The post has been removed and we have taken additional appropriate action. We understand Nicki’s position and look forward to continuing our dialogue with her. Finally, we apologize to all of her fans. This should have never happened.”
source: people.com
