JackieBlue said:

exactly, Gladys has beeen the best tonight.

Wow, Alicia Keys danced way better with Omarion than she does in her own videos.

JackieBlue said:

Yea, and why does every performance end with Pyro.

dorgish said:

Oh my God. If one more person lip synchs...

JackieBlue said:

Who is it now?

AnckSuNamun said:

Ciara. She did a combo of Oh and 1,2 Step. I think Lauryn Hill is closing.
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wow, that was amzing

dorgish said:

Damn. Teena Marie didn't sing but she definitely put it down.

Look at Stevie dancin'...go stevie, go stevie

did michael show up? or was there any mention of michael of any kind at all?

Tito came out on behalf of the family and thanked everyone for their support and prayers.

No other mention of Michael but Missy wore a shirt with Michael's face from the OTW days. Looked like Rock With You with aviator sunglasses. I think the back up dancers may have had something on too but hard to tell.

Hmmm, in the post show they asked Gladys how she felt about Michael and the verdict and she said it's been really hard for her because she knew him since he was a little boy. She feels we (the public) took from him and he didn't get much back. She said (and I'm paraphrasing) if he has a problem then he should get help, not (people saying) just throw him in jail. She also added that he's really sick and they should come out with that. The interviewer asked you mean with his back and stuff but Gladys only repeated, 'he really is sick but that's not for me to announce that's for his family to say'.

Well, didn't she just announce it by saying he's really sick and by indirectly implying it has more to do than his back problem? Anyhoo...
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JackieBlue said:

thanks!


what about pre-show, when people walked down the red carpet, they had to have asked about michael and what they thought about everything thats happened to him. was tito greeted with applause? thats one thing im scared of, is if michael or any other jackson gets booed.

The dancers actually looked like they had Prince on their shirts circa 1982 from the 1999 album. The show was not bad but too many people were lip-synching. And y'all are right, too much pyro. I missed the beginning so I have to catch it when it re-airs but the best part for me was seeing Teena Marie give the tribute to Rick James. She wasn't faking the funk, she was being real and I knew it. Plus, Stevie Wonder getting down! That had me rolling but it's never bad to see Stevie on any show. Will and Jada were aight but nothing special. I hope they get Mo'nique again next year. Overall, not a bad award show.
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hellomoto said:

I don't think you have to ever worry about us black folk booing Michael Jackson or his family. There is just too much history behind them for that to happen and all that they contributed to black history. No matter what's happened recently, he has a place in history that can't be erased and can't be ignored. Period

hellomoto said:

Hellomoto I had to edit my previous post because they talked about him in the post interview.

Terence Howard's face while Bayawnsay was performing/lapdancing for him.

JackieBlue said:

I hate the song with a passion and the performance was just as bad, but I'm not gonna go into detail as to why I hate the song. How could you understand a word coming out of Beyonce's mouth when she's singing at rapid speed. And it's just something that irks me about a singer pulling people on stage.


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I really liked the African dance at the beginning.

Fellow Orgers, I have to speak the truth on what I witnessed
tonight b/c there were certain moments and artist that stuck out in my mind from this particular event. For starters, Beyonce and company really put it down with the lap dance action . Also, I must say that I was impressed with the flow that Mike Jones and his homie Slim Thug was throwing down from the dirty dirty. In addition, it was interesting to see Steve Wonder getting his groove on at the end of his song. Furthermore, I was very by the heartfilled and soulful tribute that Soul Sista Teena Marie put down in honor of Slick Rick R.I.P. Rick . Last of all, I enjoyed the conclusion of the show where Steve song Happy Birthday in honor of BET 25th Birthday and Will did his thing to let everybody know that he can still get down.
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JackieBlue said:

Terence is such a bad boy, you can see it in his eyes. He's sexy and a darn good actor.

Gladys was great he voice sounds the same as it years ago. She was so comfortable on that stage and performed with such ease. And her acceptance speech was awesome.

It was funny when Will was stripping for Jada. But for real, note to will and jada: We get it you're married.

I missed the lauryn/ fugees performance.
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lyecry said:

Shit, if Beyonce wasn't dating Jigga, my boy would've smacked that ass.

oh wow...teena did a tribute to rick james? what did she perform?

MsLegs said:

I know that's right. It looked like he was studying her very intensly. It was a very interesting performance from Destiny's Child.

damn, i really wanan see this show, but we dont get bet in australia. is there anyway of seeing it on the net without having to download it?

purplecam said:

Hey, the power of the booty will mesmorize you sometimes. I bet he went to the nearest bathroom quick to calm himself.

MsLegs said:

I think you're right about that.

MsLegs said:

And definitely let his tongue find it's way onto some part of her torso--- he looked like he wanted to stop the dance and keep the lap.