Today we published a story sharing the drama with Karrueche Tran making an insensitive joke about Blue Ivy’s hair live on 106 & Park this week. Feel free to read the last story here.
Realizing the amount of bad press they received because of the blunder, BET decided to made a public apology about the incident on Twitter, and has suspended the producer who changed the words on the Telepromtor last minute that Karrueche read. President of BET Stephen Hill released the following statement via Twitter:
Recently BET also announced that the show 106 & Park will be suspended for a week or two. This was before the incident, so it is considered unrelated. However, you can’t help but wonder about the timing.
While we do not blame Karrueche completely, we do think that she can’t just read or answer just anything on the air. She will need to be trained to be able to read and decipher if something could be bad for her or others, especially if she is made to be the face of it.
It is important to be able to think on your feet, which isn’t easy when you are on a live show. We all make mistakes, so it is a lesson learned, and hopefully she knows now that networks do not look out for you; it’s all about ratings.
All in all we are glad that BET took full responsibility, and did what they had to do with the person who thought it was cute to make fun of a toddler.
Well there you have it. Comment below, and let us know what you think about BET’s twitter apology. Do you think it was enough? The blogs are saying that the damage is already done, and considering there is now a petition on Whitehouse.gov asking for Karrueche’s deportation, people are still pretty mad about it.
I like Blue’s hair. Leave that baby alone.
I wish people would leave that baby alone!!!
I’m over it!!
Her hair is done its a natural hair style don’t see the problem
What did she say about her hair?
People has nothing else to do but put their focus on this beautiful baby hair. Get over it already and leave the baby hair alone
She is a child let the she be one and enjoy her childhood .her hair is natural how God intended it to be
I wish people would just stop talking about Beyonce and her people for once I am so sick and tired of seeing Beyonce all over Dammit
It’s sad, these are adults, making fun of a little girls hair, you expect this behavior from kids, I wish they would leave her hair alone
I wish our black women will step back in the past and remember where you came from…Embrace your coils, curls, and nappiness.and stop making the Korean/Chinese Rich by buying their weave to put in your hair, People will spend $200.00 0 hair but don’t have a matching sheet set on their bed, I r tissue in their bathroom, or towels in their linen closet ….This little girl parents can afford any hairstyle she wants, #LeaveThisInnocentChildAlone.
yessss
Amen
You said it!!!!…. It is truly ridiculous how many black women wear weaves…. and on a daily basis!!!!…. Wear your curls, learn how to take care of it!!!! Stop wearing these weaves/wigs!!!!!…
@Shayla Hicks weaves/wigs is part of the monthly bills for some of these women, and that’s one bill that always gets paid.
I totally agree. Love the hair you were born with
AGREE
Sigh…….I bet you shop at (WHITE OWED STORES EVERY DAY GET OVER IT!!
@Ash Ta Ji ….I must have stepped on your toes…Yes I shop at White owned stores because There are not enough Black owned Business, Because of the Lack of Black supporters to keep them operated, But I always Bless My Black Business. Truth Always add Fire to the Flame…
Preeeeeeech!!!!!!!! Wearing another woman’s DNA… Smdh
Beyonce and Jay Z must give them money on a regular basis to do something like that!!! If her hair looks messy it looks messy!!! I don’t give a dam if you are a celebrity or the Pope!! You are going to be talked about!!! I’m just saying!!!
Her hair natural I do agree that they can do a lil better but she a baby and cute as a button leave them alone damn before she buys bet lol
can’t believe people so hang up on a toddle’s hair.
I agree with everything written in the article ,exactly what I said,Mark of a great host is their improve ability
Why have people resorted to talking about a child’s hair in a negative manner. We gotta do better!
If she had different texture of natural hair ; ppl wouldn’t have shit to say !!! I love her hair !!! # team natural 100%!!!!
I agree 100% Adlee Tonya #teamnatural over here
Just because she doesn’t bling her baby into adulthood, the show wants to attack a child…. Thank you for not dressing her up like a circus clown… with 10,000 barrettes in her hair…. that is a ghetto mess!!!!
You say to respect their decision for their choice of style for their child’s hair, but then criticise another’s choice to use barrettes. Ghetto mess. WOW!!!!!
yes I did… and comprehension is fundamental….. I did NOT say using barrettes was bad….. I said 10,000… WOW
I only watch BET when being Mary Jane and The Game are on. Wish they were on another network so I wouldn’t have to reluctantly watch Bet at all. I find it both disgusting and disheartening that a so called black network who has shows like Black Girls Rock would staff someone who obviously has a problem with natural hair and speak against a toddler who’s parents opted for natural hair. Yes we as a community have bigger issues to deal with but at the end of the day we must love and respect our culture and appearance before anyone else can. We come in all hues and hair textures and we can’t even appreciate that so why expect other ethnicity group’s to ? I love the fact I’m natural even when western society thinks its nappy unkept and not pretty. God didn’t intend for me to have bone straight hair. I have texture and it’s the healthiest it’s been since I was a child because I stopped putting chemicals in it. Rather you like or don’t like Beyonce and Jay-Z’s choice it’s never okay to talk about a child in a negative way. Most blacks are so brainwashed when it comes to the standard of beauty that even our youth have adopted this inner self hatred that if you’re darker or have natural hair you can’t be beautiful smmfh.
I love her hair. I am 2 years natural
People are ridiculous. Hating on a BABY, they ought to be ashamed. It is bullying. How would you feel if someone put your child down like that?
Her hair is beautiful as it is. Her hair looks done to me.
I’m beginning to see that some people think that people who rock their natural hair are not “done”.
Do you think it isn’t done because it is not braided, twisted, chemicaly straightned, weaved, or what ever? Everyone has the freedom to do with their hair as they please.
Don’t go putting down this little girl or her parents (or anyone else for that matter) for her wash and go hair style (looks like that to me), simply because you don’t see the appeal.
It’s sad, people are so use to relaxed and weaved hair that they don’t remember how we all rocked natural hair back in the day.
She so cute
Remember who owns BET…hint its not us!
Shawntray Erasenuout Horton what u mean they can do better? That’s their child…you can do better by taking that horse hair out of yours….
Ooooooh, in her face!!!!!
People make jokes about celebrities all the fucking time. Stop fucking being up her ass. Like it’ll illegal to give her negative criticism… she’s not the first celeb to have her baby talked about…. people talk about north west all the time… no one was sued, suspended, or nothing. Like that’s terrible.
right tho
What do people say about North besides she’s a beauty???
I haven’t heard NO hate about North.
But a network that’s supposed to represent black people should support a black girl’s/women’s right to wear her hair as she chooses. I’m happy that the Carters haven’t changed Blue Ivy’s hair.
I have heard bad things about birth and she was way younger. But the whole point it’s just terrible to scrutinize a baby
Steups …
Suspending the producer is not enough for me. We don’t need to watch BET for a good while, until they show us over and over again that this is unacceptable. I’m ready to drop them from my cable line up if I can! Mary Jane is on netflix anyway.
Dang mess with Beyonce. N u get punishment
So sad your missing the true point! Black Entertainment Television! Television for African-Americans then here we are making jokes about the hair of an African-American toddler. Part of their mssion is to make African-Americans feel represented in the world at large then to make fun of an African-American toddler demonstrates that we definitely still has so far too go as of 2014. It is such a sad statement and it makes me wonder just what in the world made this producer think that his statement was alright to put on the teleprompter period. If I were in control that individual would no longer be employed with my organization.
Sounds like it was a last minute change. Wonder why?
Hello self hater. Wake up!
Bet Beyonce won’t be performing at NOTHING ELSE BET has!!! I know I wouldn’t. All these people insulting that baby & as soon as somebody say something about your child you’re ready to fight. It’s a damn shame how black folks are!!! One thing about it BLUE is RICH AS HELL if she chose to never come her dang on hair!!!!
Good
I am all for natural may be some twist or something
Yes maybe a moisterizer or some olive oil. Nothing wrong with some product.
I’m pretty sure a lot of you on the negative don’t even have your own homes, a meal for tomorrow or your own hair on your head, but u are on social media bashing an innocent child……when will #weblackpeoplelearn?
Amen!
A headband or something….
Why? We don’t require twist on white ppl or any other race…
Nothing wrong with Blue Ivy’s hair being natural but think about Beyounce is doing this more attention we are just keeping her in the spot light. Think about she got her hair dyed blond and wears weaves if Bey is so natural how come she does not go natural to support pop
She will go back to being natural when she go back to being a black woman….smh
She is still black! What a silly statement! She is an entertainer so she has to have a gimmick! When have we ever seen or heard any other race of people making negative comments about the hair texture or styles of their children? African-Americans can be so ignorant and place such value on the most ignorant things. Hair?
It is sad that we as black people are thought to hate our beautiful natural hair……..Blue Ivy is beautiful….people learn to embrace who we are…..we come in all shades …hair texture…we are beautiful…
Amen! Do we hear negative comments about North West’s hair? No, we don’t! Black folks still this day 2014 still Hate themselves and their features.
Hope it was worth it.
How About Suspend BET Period !!!
To support her daughter. I like it’s all for attention. You can keep your child s hair natural but braid it no extensions. But there is no need to make fun of a child. We have to stop being ashamed of being black. We are the most copied people are skin is tan/brown other people tan, are bodies are shaped other people by breast implants and but implants. Basically it comes back to us loving ourselves
that was not nice to say about a child
If u ain’t got nuttin good to say keep it to yo damn self ⚠️ . N leave blue alone
The girl only told the truth.some one could have done her hair for national TV, even though its natural……
Why are they mad that somebody finally said it on tv??
Some people need to focus on their own hair before talking about others. Old saying sweep around your own front door before you try to sweep around mine.
Kids are off limits
It’s about a little girl being talked about by dumb,grown ass Adults!!! NOT about Beyonce,and who’s kissing Her ass
Im glad they suspended the show for that s**t……talking about people babies should be off limits….n can get you seriously hurt…….i dont know why everyone is f*kn concerned how someone chooses to do there childs hair……worry about your own kids……half these b*****s making comments dont even have custody of their kids or dont have children at all……….n yes people can say wat they want…i understand that but coming for someones child is a no no……….
Fix your childs hair and you won’t have to go through the negative stuff in life……..sigh
Yes, just put a perm in it, a relaxer, a weave, 50,000 rubberbands, press it, dye it and hide it! You are another ignorant black person. Many white stars have adopted black children and have their own biracial children and very proudly let them wear their natural hair. How sad but typical of your comments. So sad your ashamed of being black. Hope you have no daughters or sons!
Big deal. I thought it was a detrimental statement. It’s just hair. If they would have done a count down on the speculation of whether or not Beyoncé was really pregnant with Blu Ivy then I could understand. Besides the statement made was number 6 on the countdown…I’d hate to know what number 1 was.
She is a baby..some kids don’t want their hair touched nothing wrong with that..I would put some hair cream in there n comb it at least.. but its whateve..no big deal its just hair..
This is ridiculous, yes the joke was stupid, but the Carter’s need to get over themselves. So everyone who makes fun of Blue Ivy will have to pay????
blue is too cute I hope she stays natural when she grows up
Omg. everybody has an opinion about Blue Ivy’s hair. I saw absolutely nothing wrong with the babies hair. Its natural! And the main people talking about this million dollar child’s hair, probably doesn’t comb their own kids hair. we just don’t see it bc your irrelevant. But I demand a damn apology too for talking about my childs hair. Just like the rest of you.
They should fire his stupid a**.
They should have suspended him. If you want to talk about Bey and Jay that’s fine, but Blue is a child and that was very wrong for them to write that into the show. He had people wanting to kill Karrueche.
Fire the producer. Anyone who would say such a hateful thing, about an innocent child at that, is not someone Black people need providing information to the community and to the world (about Black people) in general.
GET RID OF THAT PRODUCER.
I’m sure another more Caucasian based network would love to hire him.
BET is Caucasian based. I know you don’t think blk ppl are at the controls. The “owner” is a blk woman, but she don’t control shat.
Why do people still watch BET?
Neesh Monae
next..lets move on
Heads have rolled! Hail 2 Queen BeyBey lol
I don’t watch BET anyway play the same movies from the 90’s
Honestly, I could care less about this. Blue’s rich. She will always be rich. She has everything a child could ask for. I don’t feel sorry for someone making fun of her hair. It’s not that serious. It’s not like she’s a cancer patient that can’t grow hair and people are making fun of her. She could change her look tomorrow if she wanted. Why is this even news?
So its okay to make fun of rich people because their rich? Wrong is wrong doesn’t matter what situation the person is in. Targeting someone because they have a bigger bank account than you doesn’t make it acceptable;especially if its a child. Smh
Kmft!!
I think society has forgotten what black natural hair says about a person…. it says that you prefer to wear your hair and embrace it in its natural state….it says that you do not need to wear braids or cornrows or plaits….. Why is it wrong to wear an afro? No, let me correct that; why is it wrong for a child to wear their hair in an afro????… Are you kidding me? Is something wrong with natural hair worn freely in its natural state (afro)? …. That is the real question…. some of y’all need to do some history research, I think y’all have worn weaves and wigs and hairpieces so much that you have forgotten what “natural” is….. the natural hair state is classy and beautiful as it is, not because I say so, but because its how we first came into the world looking….. something to think about people!!!!!!
All this talk about BET and Blu Ivys hair is a darn shame… She is BLACK baby.. we have kinky hair. Get over it… It truly Ticks me off that people can be so cruel over hair.. First we as black people don’t take care of our hair ..then we try to be white with the straightening of our hair w perms and such and then we are labeled all different kinda names for the color of our skin.. Y’all did the same to Olympian Gabby Douglas… And just because Beyoncé is a celebrity does not exclude her from being human she’s embracing her roots for pete’s sake!!It’s so funny that all these people talking about Blu hair.. Regardless WHO is at fault it’s a baby that’s in the middle.. A darn baby… I can understand we as adults get a little overbearing when comes to children and teens whoever rather it’s the way their dresses and taking care of themselves but still , get a grip … I’m definitely not perfect but people stop talking about her ..Well BET The Carter’s I bet won’t be in attendance at ANYTHING related to y’all…one of the BIGGEST power couples in the world and y’all just Fd up.. BIGTIME!!!! I had to let that out… Carry on FB..
Exactly, as if Black folks don’t have more important concerns.
Thank you..we got way to many problems
Her hair is done, it’s natural leave that baby alone,
I thought it was cute
Combed and styled are two different things people. The little girl has was combed.
I’m thinking Beyonce is natural under all these wigs.
People always have something to say about about this little girl…it’s not about who they are…the bottom line is this is their DAUGHTER that people keep making jokes about. Blue Ivy is a CHILD and her parents are offended when people make rude nasty comments about her. The average parent would not sit back and ignore the jokes and insults being hurled at their child. They are human beings and I’m sure they know they are not god. Whether her hair is relaxed or fro’d it looks better than some of the stuff we see on GROWN people everyday! BET should apologize! Let them live…they don’t tell anyone else how to live…
People talked about Jesus…and still do..lil blu is not immune
Yeah the right to do something. ..im sure Jay AND Bey have both brought the network a lot of money. Folks really need to think about the big picture sometimes before they open there mouths!!!
Luckily, we call have the freedom to decide how to wear our hair and what works best for us, whether it be natural, relaxed, braided, short, long, etc. Let’s stop trying to take choices away from women, especially black women.
People are allowed to wear their hair as they are pleased . If wearing weave is what they choose who am I or you to bash. If natural if what you choose that’s your choice. Wear your hair how you choose. It’s 24 hours in a day if you spend half minding your business and the other half taking care of business their will be No time for you to mind others…geesh
I think you all need a life.
Wow, did he kill the child..yeah he made a boo boo but lose his job for a joke ridiculous…. he was not the first to talk about her hair… So if I say she need to comb her child’s hair they gonna look for me at my job n fire me? Just apologize n me on.
Mine dem deport yuh claaaat
Yes to claat sorry, mi neva mean it.
ppl need to chill
He’s a bully!
I am not sure of the producers race, but for sure if she/he is White there would be a fire storm regarding the statement. Pyres, I am Black is time that we start lifting each other up instead of tearing each other down over some such nonsense.
You knew that was going to happen once it came out that a producer let that joke air
That was goin overboard
Good there was never anything wrong with that baby’s hair leave Blue hair alone crazy people!!!!!
Thats bullshit its a fucking joke that’s what is wrong with ppl they are too damn sensitive get some thick skin…she is adorable who cares about her hair…not that I know what the hell they are trying to accomplish…but that’s none of my business.
Shame on them for making fun of baby’s hair
If it had been any other baby nothing would have been said about the Joke.
Why are ppl upon arms about saying Beyoncé need to do her child’s hair, truth is do her hair I’m sure as a toddler Beyoncé didn’t walk around looking crazy so she a can do her baby’s hair
It’s stupid get over it if her baby hair is nappy be happy….ppl have a right to their opinion it’s not against the law for folks to have opinion about a celebrity baby hair gosh who cares
Hell it is nappy but thats non of my business each to they own
I was saying some kind style
Exaggeration at its finest…. If they would comb her hair they wouldn’t have that problem with ppl talking about them. My grandma always said to take care or personal hygiene or ppl would talk about you…… Proof!
Uhm natural hair is beautiful, when you take care of it… They were making a joke and they apologized… End of story. What’s next they want to not only suspend the person but then fire them too? Drive them into the night??…. Omg let the shit go.
Seriously people need to leave the babies hair alone!
Out of all the things to suspend an employee about……..Really BET?? There is a laundry list of people that have been talked about on multiple shows, adults kids, whoever on BET, and every other media outlet. What kind of pull do people have. Its not that deep.
Its all kind of other mess going on, and people are really giving some flips about that lil girl hair. How about worry about the lil girls in this country thats getting shot up, about the same age as Blue Ivy. Its right in the news, look it up
Y’all are soo ratchet n ghetto have nothing better to do than pick on an innocent child to such degree, the CHILD grandma is a hairdresser nn owns her own salon, if they chosebto comb or not itsn THEIR damn child not y’all, most of you negative ppl need to take a look in THE mirror fixn u own life instead of picking on someone’s child half of y’all perming n relaxing ur baby hair to try look white instead of embracing how God made y’all, SHUT THE HELL UP N LEAVE THAT BABY ALONE. Y’ALL BA BUNCH OF JERKS TO BE HONEST N BET SHOULD HV FIRED HIS ASS INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING HIM Y’ALL ARE BULLIES.
Nobody should be making jokes about people’s kids on tv anyways that was tasteless
I wish ya would stop defending people who don’t even know you exist. Are they paying you to protect them frm cyber bullies? Nooooo! #CaseClosed
I made a decent comment and some moron assumed I must not have known what I was talking about (just like a dark skin woman, always trying to correct people when they don’t know shit; attitude for days and they wonder why the Black man wants absolutely nothing to do with them – lol). So since a lot of Black women want to talk shit, here’s another comment that’s not so nice.
BLACK WOMEN are the cause of all this. The majority of them run around with someone else’s hair on their head, whipping it around like some damn fool. Many of them relax their children’s hair as early as 1 years old because they can’t STAND to see that their child was born with curly/coily/kinky hair. They hate themselves so much that they’re going damn near bald under those weaves/wigs they wear; looking like a bunch of circus freaks. And then all of a sudden they’re up in arms when another Black person makes fun of an innocent child’s hair? The majority of Black people don’t even like themselves; of course there are going to be those Black people who make snide remarks in an attempt to tear each other down. Black women want the world to accept them and they don’t even accept themselves. Wake the heck up and instead of looking to “correct” other people go and correct your messed up selves.
Good!
I find it “ironic” [hear sarcasm] how BET took such action regarding a comment made about one of their biggest moneymaker’s child….YET is okay with, allows and continuously perpetuate the most inappropriate violent, sexist, homophobic and misogynistic material…. Help me understand?!
Why want they leave this baby alone
So he had to punished because he has an opinion about them not taking care of that baby head? It is nappy and dry and that’s a fact!
Here go some of theses hating naturals with black women making Korean/ Chinese rich by buying weaves they will stop when (YOU STOP SHOPPING AT WALMART,Macy’s,Target,Big Lots,Publix,I COULD GO ON AND MANY BANKS THATS WHITE OWNED and including WHITE WOMEN HAIR PRODUCTS YOU USE ON YOUR HAIR! and I aspect for you to stop getting your NAILS AND TOES DONE AT A CHINESE NAIL SHOP CHINESE WHO EVER HAVE NOTHING Against OUR RACE AND HAVE NEVER HATED OUR CULTURE (WHITES) the ONLY ONES WHO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR CULTURE SO LETS START WITH YOU MISS PRESS AND COILS I’m natural and when I get tired of doing my hair every day I throw in some braids and chill its my dawn head I rock both get over it WE MAKE THE WHITES RICH WHO HATE AND KILL US SO PLEASE DROP THE HATE
Only because of who her parents are, total horse shit.
This is some bullshit babies get made fun of everyday… Just cause it’s the Carter’s baby it’s a big deal?? They are human just like all of us. Beyoncé and jay z fans act like the Carter’s pay their bills or some shit, they don’t give two shits bout anybody else.
Why are we surprised and angry after all BET is owned by Viacom (non-black ownership)???
A joke is a joke! Do we need to redefine the word? Why apologise if it was a joke? Like really!!!
I wanna know who wrote the joke in the teleprompter
Is that him on pic on left? Maybe he mad because he has no hair, if that’s him on pic
THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
This goes to show that no matter the color of the skin or background, people are people. You would think that with our history, the last thing we would do is talk negatively about our natural hair, especially when it comes to a child! But when it comes down to it, it’s about making money. The higher the ratings, the higher the stock price, more money is made, more money in the personal bank account. In this case, it backfired. But let it be someone not liked, no problem. Then the response would be, “they’re celebrities. they’re in the limelight, including their families. it’s fair.”
This also shows how much we as a people we are still paralyzed by this slavery leftover. Blue Ivy won’t remember this as she is still young, but as she grows up, she will learn that she is accepted better with straight hair than with natural hair, if she wants to be a successful celebrity. Or whatever she wants to do. She will have to conform to what others want her to look like and do. Even among black folk. I still hear, “I wear a weave or straighten my hair , ’cause I don’t want hassle at work over my hair”. They forget that it is ILLEGAL to fire or harass someone due to hair type.
For the record, the child’s hair IS BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY. IT WAS GROOMED. Too bad BET and others are too stupid to realize that.
GOOD! I love that Beyonce is keeping Blue’s hair all natural regardless of SOME ignorant people kinky Chick’s for life,
i wish a celebrity would come out a speak about this what is wrong with the little girl hair isnt this how black women with natural hair wear their hair at time its society like this why alot of black kids grow up an hate their skin color an hair.
I agree with, Mumma Zee, please stop it!!! Grow up people!!!
What a shame adults running their mouths about this beautiful baby and her hair!!!
Smh!!! Very ignorant.
Leave that baby alone we should teach more of our young girls to love themselves natural. Sick of the stereo type.
Her hair is NATURAL & GORGEOUS!
Ok already.. It was a bad joke they apologized for it leave it alone they tryna kiss beyonce ass everybody get talked abt here n there oh well it’s not that dam serious!
Who better to influence the perception of beauty than the parents of Blue Ivy? They don’t have to care what others think while celebrating their daughter’s beauty! Nothing angers me more than people putting chemicals or fake hair in little girls’ heads. It says to them they are not beautiful as they are. Thank you Jay and Bey for blessing the community with your acceptance and celebration of your beautiful daughter!