Twitter checks Justin Timberlake's privilege after his controversial BET Awards comme
 

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*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. *

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