What in the world was 50 Cent thinking during his performance of "Amusement Park" at the BET Awards? That seems to be the biggest question that's being asked in the wake of Tuesday's show. But the second-most-asked query has to be, what was Ciara trying to say with her robe? When she exited the stage to dance into the crowd during her performance of "Like a Boy," she ended James Brown style, getting a robe thrown on her — with a curious "25?" across the back.

Speculation has been raining down ever since. Some have said that, because Ciara is rumored to be dating 50 Cent, the 25 was a nod to their relationship. (Get it? Half of 50 is 25.) Others have said that, since she has also been linked to NFL star Reggie Bush, she might have been trying to tease her alleged relationship with New Orleans Saints player #25.

Backstage at the awards show, she shut down all the rumors and explained that "25?" was her way of questioning her placement on BET's Top 25 Dancers list, the network's recent countdown of the greatest dancers of all time. She landed in last place, at #25. When the list came out, nobody questioned such veterans as Michael Jackson and James Brown being placed above her — but when Diddy, Shakira, Prince and even Missy Elliott were slotted above her, fans and critics raised their eyebrows.

"I don't know if you've seen the Top 25 Dancers countdown on BET; I acknowledged that," she admitted, quashing the other rumors.

"It was truly a blessing to be here," she added about the awards. "To be acknowledged by BET, BET Awards in particular, means a lot. And to be able to perform with all other the other talented performers that were there tonight really meant a lot to me. ... It was a fun experience, I was looking forward to it, it was my second time performing. I just wanted to come and show my evolution."

Ciara isn't just evolving musically — she's also trying to expand her acting career. She says a big-screen version of the popular '80s off-Broadway musical "Mama, I Want to Sing!" is being developed and that she may have a big role in the picture.

But this summer, music will still take precedence in Ciara's life. She and T.I. are co-headlining Screamfest 2007, which starts in August (see "T.I., Ciara To Headline Latest Scream Tour"). With Yung Joc, T-Pain and Lloyd having signed on to be the supporting acts, the tour is now totally comprised of performers who live in Atlanta.

"I'm very exited about the tour," CiCi said. "I think it's going to be a fun experience, the kids are going to love it."
[Edited 7/1/07 23:32pm]

I thought this was gonna be about something series. She should be asking where Sammy Davis, Jackie Wilson and Joe Tex among others are, instead of crying for being in the number 25 spot.
[Edited 7/1/07 23:16pm]

She should be happy she was even included.

Moonbeam said:

Co fuckin sign! Someone needs to whoop her monkey ass for even complaining.

HER ASS HASN'T BEEN AROUND FOR 5 YEARS!

Fuck outta here with that bullshit

The fact that she even watched that countdown or knows that she was on it at all means she's thinking WAY too much about this shit at this point in her career.

Raze said:

Yeah- pathetic!

Moonbeam said:

i know

Raze said:

[Edited 7/1/07 23:39pm]

Maybe if she would've fucked for a spot like others fuck for tracks, she would be in the top 10.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

[Edited 7/1/07 23:40pm]

Ciara can dance but WTF is this even true...I saw this crap on mediatakeout

50 claims he was hit in the head by the dancer and was about 2 pass out so he walked into the crowd as a way 2 re-focus and regroup himself.

Eyebrows should have been raised by the fact she was on the list to begin with. Are you telling me that there haven't been 25 black dancers over the last century better than a flavor-of-the-month that walked in the door 10 minutes ago?

namepeace said:

i know, i wasl like where's jackie wilson and sammy davis jr

mimi07 said:

I guess black icons that 1) hit their peaks more than 30 years ago, and 2) passed on more than a year ago never existed.