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06-27-2016, 07:31 PM
Twitter checks Justin Timberlake's privilege after his controversial BET Awards comments
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The BET Awards delivered on their promise of epic performances, Prince tributes and more—but also included a stirring sermon from 2016 BET Humanitarian Award recipient Jesse Williams, who spoke on racial justice, police brutality and cultural*appropriation.*
It was a moving speech that drove*Justin Timberlake (http://mashable.com/category/justin-timberlake/)*and thousands of others*to Twitter. After JT wrote he was "#inspired" by the speech, a storm began to brew as people quickly questioned Timberlake on his understanding of his position of privilege in the music industry. *
SEE ALSO: Beyoncé surprises at BET Awards with 'Freedom' performance with Kendrick Lamar (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/beyonce-kendrick-lamar-bet-awards/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/justin-timberlake-bet-twitter-controversy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Jesse Williams (http://mashable.com/category/jesse-williams/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Justin Timberlake (http://mashable.com/category/justin-timberlake/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bet Awards (http://mashable.com/category/bet-awards/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/wtFKATppl_A
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The BET Awards delivered on their promise of epic performances, Prince tributes and more—but also included a stirring sermon from 2016 BET Humanitarian Award recipient Jesse Williams, who spoke on racial justice, police brutality and cultural*appropriation.*
It was a moving speech that drove*Justin Timberlake (http://mashable.com/category/justin-timberlake/)*and thousands of others*to Twitter. After JT wrote he was "#inspired" by the speech, a storm began to brew as people quickly questioned Timberlake on his understanding of his position of privilege in the music industry. *
SEE ALSO: Beyoncé surprises at BET Awards with 'Freedom' performance with Kendrick Lamar (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/beyonce-kendrick-lamar-bet-awards/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/justin-timberlake-bet-twitter-controversy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Jesse Williams (http://mashable.com/category/jesse-williams/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Justin Timberlake (http://mashable.com/category/justin-timberlake/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bet Awards (http://mashable.com/category/bet-awards/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/wtFKATppl_A