CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

July 1, 2024 JMG Community, Open Thread

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

O.J. Simpson was among those featured in the “In Memoriam” segment at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday night — a move that came as a surprise to some in attendance.

The audience had been applauding as photos were shown during the montage. But when Simpson’s image came onscreen, with the identifying description of “Former NFL Player,” a noticeable silence fell over the crowd.

Among the luminaries featured in the “In Memoriam” segment were Bill Cobbs, Carl Weathers, Willie Mays, Clarence Avant, Maurice Hines, Richard Roundtree, Ron Cephas Jones, Rudolph Isley, Irish Grinstead of the group 702, Louis Gossett Jr., 2 Live Crew rapper Brother Marquis and civil rights activist Dexter Scott King.

TMZ reports:



Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman’s families are slamming O.J. Simpson’s “In Memoriam” tribute at the BET Awards … calling it entirely inappropriate.

Fred Goldman, Ron’s father, tells TMZ he can’t wrap his head around the O.J. tribute … saying there was absolutely no positive spin on his inclusion in the segment, which was introduced as honoring Black excellence lost in the last year.

Fred insists, even though they probably won’t, BET should issue an apology … telling us, “I think they shouldn’t include anyone of that caliber — a wife beater, murderer … can’t imagine why they would include someone like that.”

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