(CelebNMusic247-News) B Scott EXPOSES BET Incident with Open Letter
The homie B.Scott, was offended and hurt after BET pulled a last minute mandatory wardrobe attire that was only directed at B Scott.
B is a flamboyant personality and known on many red carpets. He has made a name for himself for his femineme attire and look, but BET said no no no, not this time B. The BET Awards have some nerve, since we heard from many of the celebrities who attended to event that is was an unorganized disaster as always. In fact, one of our inside source who was part of the festivities said it was ghetto on roids, because there was no organization.
Basically ‘too many chiefs and no Indians’ and the comment is not racist. It was also revealed to us the Viacom brought in the New York crew to oversee the duties and none of the LA team or people who work the event were part of the production. And now BET is condemning B Scott’s brand?
MTV has no problem with Perez Hilton and his left field fashions, since he’s dropped the weight and has abs?
B.Scott has received an outpouring of support from celebrities, such as, Mariah Carey, Nicole Ari Parker and also from his fans. What makes no sense is B.Scott has had hosting duties for BET several times,and now someone at the network just springs a (sudden) mandatory outfit change on him? Sounds like haterism!
B Scott EXPOSES The BET Awards, writing:
“BET reached out to me to be the Style Stage Correspondent for the 2013 BET Awards 106 and Park Pre-Show. I’ve previously appeared on BET’s 106 and Park twice. On both occasions, there was never an issue with my appearance or how I chose to express myself. Ever.
From the beginning, I wanted to make this work. I even tried to secure Chris Brown’s stylist to help me in putting together an appropriate ensemble. Unfortunately BET couldn’t afford him and instead sent over their own stylists to work with me.
Not only was it agreed upon among the stylists, I met with a producer of the show the night before and showed her the ensemble. She said it was acceptable and requested I send over a picture so that she could forward it to whomever she needed to. The picture of the complete outfit was sent over and everything was fine. At all points during this process, everything I was going to wear or considering wearing was both discussed and approved. According to BET, everything had to be approved because I was hosting sponsored segments and the sponsors needed to be comfortable.
As I was getting ready (hair, makeup, wardrobe), various members of the production team were in and out of my trailer making sure I had everything I needed. A producer visited my trailer as I was getting my makeup done. Another producer was there when I was getting my hair straightened. They were even there outside waiting as I was putting on the finishing touches of my outfit.
After rushing to make it to the red carpet in time, I was escorted by several members of production down to the stage. Everybody I spoke with commented on how fabulous I looked. There was never any indication that there was an issue. There was no pushback. I was simply there to do my job. After interviewing AJ Calloway for my first segment I was literally yanked backstage and told that my look from head to toe “wasn’t acceptable.”
I was returned to my trailer and forced to change into one of the other outfits while other producers waited outside. I changed quickly and returned to set, only to be told that I had been replaced by Adrienne Bailon and wouldn’t be going on at all.
A consultant from Procter & Gamble (the company who sponsored the BET Style Stage) watched the entire incident play out. She offered her words of support and encouragement. Her words, ‘We at Procter & Gamble support you and we do not agree with what BET is doing to you’ were extremely comforting. She also explained to me that someone made the call to have me pulled, and that it was the wrong call.
I’m not sure what happened, but there were some internal phone calls made and as a result I was added back to the show. I feel as though at the last minute that someone at BET wasn’t comfortable with someone like me. I want to thank everybody at BET who supported me and fought for me to be on this red carpet.
I initially didn’t want to talk about this situation because I was truly embarrassed. But, I feel that it’s important to know that no matter how you choose to express yourself, it is okay to be who you are.”
According to the homie Funky Dineva, BET issued an apology to B.Scott saying it was an incident of miscommunication but that they’re sorry:
BET Networks embraces global diversity in all its forms and seeks to maintain an inclusive workforce and a culture that values all perspectives and backgrounds. The incident with B. Scott was a singular one with a series of unfortunate miscommunications from both parties. We regret any unintentional offense to B. Scott and anyone within the LGBT community and we seek to continue embracing all gender expressions.
We feel this last minute change is ridiculous of BET and we feel for our friend B Scott of LoveBScott.com
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