Tweet Sheet: Celebs Dish on the BET Awards
What the stars revealed about their night at the show.
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Mary J. Blige - MJB was gracious in sharing the spotlight on and off stage with R&B legend Anita Baker, whose song "Caught Up in the Rapture" got a 17-year-old Mary signed when she sang the track on her demo tape. After her performance, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul tweeted:@maryjblige: Thank u 2 my dear friend and big sister @iamanitabaker!! I love u more than you'll ever know!!!(Photo by Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)
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Taraji P. Henson - The Oscar-nominated actress and BET Awards presenter didn't realize she'd won the Best Actress of the Year award—until she received a tweet from a fan:@TherealTaraji: RT @Mz_Harl3m212: Congratulations to @TherealTaraji for best actress award......<~I won? WOW! Didn't even know. I've been doing interviews!(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Trey Songz - Trey Songz took to Twitter to defend his honor after BET Awards host Kevin Hart admonished him for always being shirtless, calling him a "beige greyhound." The R&B bad boy said: @TreySongz :#f---outtahere @KevinHart4real no shirt!! All day!! By myself!! One man!! Eva go night night n----!! http://lockerz.com/s/114548898
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Russell Simmons - Uncle Russ spent the night giving all the fly ladies props on Twitter—that list includes Rocsi, Meagan Good and Kerry Washington, who he gave "best dressed" honors. But you'll have to click the link to see what lady he had this to say about: @UncleRUSH: i still think this is the prettiest girl of the entire #BETAwards weekend -- http://bit.ly/jr81N1(Photo by Joseph Bellantoni/PictureGroup)
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Brandy Norwood - Brandy showed that she and Kelly are girls forreal when she tweeted props to her friend:@4everBrandy: @Kellyrowland just F'in MURDERED the @BET awards!!!! So proud of you gal:) Trey fall back on the neck piece though playa..lol
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6 / 19
Tracee Ellis Ross - Star of the upcoming BET series Reed Between the Lines, Tracee Ellis Ross gushed about her good time at the show to her Twitter fam: @TraceeEllisRoss: How crazy was @BusaBusss performance? Shut the front door and I just adore @aliciakeys! Had fun tonight. (Photo by Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)
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Lil Wayne - Some Weezy fans might be surprised at the lady who he was most happy to meet. The rapper took to Twitter to share his excitement:@LilTunechi: I met Ms. Anita Baker today and it was more than amazing. She told me some unforgettable things, I am tremendously blessed. I'll smile 4eva(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Rihanna - The mix-up heard round the world came when the Viewer's Choice Award went to Chris Brown, and then to Rihanna and Drake, who picked up the award in RihRih's absence. She tweeted:@Rihanna: #RihannaNavy thank you for proving what I tell the world everyday! Nobody fans go harder dan YALL!!! Thx 4 pickin that up @drakkardnoir 1LUVBut ultimately, the award belonged to Breezy.(Dominic Chan/WENN.com)
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Busta Rhymes - Busta ripped the stage with Chris Brown on the F.A.M.E. track "Look at Me Now." Mary J. Blige gave the swift–tongued rapper props on his performance:@maryjblige: Congrats to my Brother @BusaBusss on his award and bodying!!! That performance 2 night!!! WOW!!!(Photo by Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)
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Nick Cannon - Kevin Hart had everybody laughing with his Hollywood Husbands sketch. And Nick retweeted a comment from one his co-stars the king of R&B, none other than Bobby Brown.@KingBobbyBrown: Much love to nick cannon, kevin hart and nelly. The real house husbands . We held it down!!(Photo:Michael Underwood/PictureGroup)
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11 / 19
Idris Elba - There was a Twitter surge when this handsome man graced the stage with Ms. Jill Scott. He later bigged himself up on his big win:@idriselba:I won best Actor tonight people!!!! Feels great man!!! Thanks to you...
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Snoop Dogg - Snoop let his Twitfam know when he was heading to the stage to perform the hit single "Regulate" with his homie Warren G, to honor their late friend Nate Dogg with this tweet:@SnoopDogg: Who watchin #BETAwards11? u mite wanna turn it on now. UHEARME? #ripnatedogg (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Chris Brown - Chris Brown remained humble with all his wins. He tweeted thanks to his fans:@chrisbrown: All these awards tonight are for my fans! I'm so grateful to have you guys(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Spike Lee - Spike let everyone know of his contribution to this year's award show:@SpikeLee: WAKE UP. If you checked out The BET Awards last night, all The Chevy Commercials were done by my Full Service Advertising Agency SPIKEDDB@SpikeLee: That also includes The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Table of Brotherhood Spots too. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images for DIRECTV)
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Diddy - Diddy and his Dirty Money crew were geeked over their win. He tweeted: @iamdiddy: We WON!!!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaa!(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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