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Brandy, Jack Harlow and Lil Wayne pose backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Lizzo performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Kanye West speaks on stage with his face covered during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022. Ye made a surprise appearance and briefly ended a self-proclaimed hiatus to honor lifetime achievement winner Sean "Diddy" Combs with a lengthy speech during which he praised Puff Daddy and joked about his recent divorce from Kim Kardashian. "I go to him for advice to this day. He inspires so many of my choices. So many of my life choices. My wife choices," Kanye quipped. "And, here we are. Thanks for that, Puff."
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Lizzo arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Lizzo arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs and his family — son Justin Combs, son Christian Combs, mom Janice Combs and son Quincy Brown — hit the red carpet at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022, before Diddy was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
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Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo hold hands during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Bruno Mars — who won the album of the year award for "An Evening with Silk Sonic" — watches the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Taraji P. Henson hosts the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Chloe performs on stage during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Billy Porter arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Billy Porter arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Jack Harlow performs on stage during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Idris Elba and wife Sabrina Elba hit the red carpet at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Janelle Monae arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" stars Todd Tucker and Kandi Burruss pose backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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NeNe Leakes arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Mary J. Blige arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Paula Patton arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Blac Chyna arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Jussie Smollett arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022. It's his first red carpet appearance since serving six days of a 150-day sentence for five counts of felony disorderly conduct at Cook County Jail in Chicago following his trial over a hate crime hoax.
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Mariah Carey performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Serayah and Tamar Braxton pose backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Daniel Kaluuya poses with Keke Palmer backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Eva Marcille arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Billy Porter, Debbie Allen and Stephen Hill pose backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Taraji P. Henson hosts the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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D'Mile and album of the year winner Bruno Mars pose backstage at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Keke Palmer arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Taraji P. Henson hosts the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Lamar Odom arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Halle Bailey arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Chloe arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Mary J. Blige performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Babyface and Kanye West flank Sean "Diddy" Combs as he accepts a lifetime achievement award during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Chance the Rapper arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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City Girls — Yung Miami and JT — arrive at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Princess Love and Ray J arrive at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.
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Jodeci arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.