After Lil Nas X accused BET of never really rooting for him anyway, the network released a statement Tuesday defending its values.
The Grammy-winning rapper and singer has directed a string of criticisms — and a diss track — at the media company in recent weeks after getting shut out of the BET Award nominations for the second year in a row. But BET claims the snub wasn’t intentional.
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