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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 25 June 2018

Anita Baker to be honored at BET Awards, Jamie Foxx to host

By MESFIN FEKADU nesse Remix” with Bruno Adams, Ledisi and new-
AP Music Writer Mars. comer Ella Mai, whose R&B
Legendary singer Anita She has a strong chance of hit “Boo’d Up” continues to
Baker will be honored at the picking up best female hip- climb the pop charts.
2018 BET Awards, which will hop artist, an award Remy The BET Awards normally
be hosted Sunday by Ja- Ma won last year, ending hands its Humanitarian
mie Foxx and feature per- Minaj’s seven-year winning Award to one person, but
formances by Nicki Minaj, streak in the category. six individuals will receive
Snoop Dogg and Migos. Drake is also a double the honor Sunday.
DJ Khaled is the leading nominee for video of the Dubbed “Humanitarian
nominee with six at the year with “God’s Plan” and Heroes,” the network will
show, kicking off at 8 p.m. “Walk It Talk It” with Migos. award James Shaw Jr., who
Eastern from the Microsoft Others nominees are Ken- wrestled an assault-style ri-
Theater in Los Angeles. drick Lamar’s “Humble” fle away from a gunman in
Baker, who dominated and “Wild Thoughts” by a Tennessee Waffle House
the R&B charts from the DJ Khaled, Rihanna and in April; Anthony Borges,
early ‘80s to mid-90s with Bryson Tiller. the 15-year-old student
smooth songs like “Sweet SZA, who will attend the who was shot five times
Love” and “Giving You the show, is nominated for four and is credited with saving In this June 26, 2011 file photo, Anita Baker appears at the BET
Best That I Got,” will receive awards, including best the lives of at least 20 other Awards in Los Angeles. Baker will be honored at the 2018 BET
the Lifetime Achievement new artist and best female students during February Awards on Sunday.
Award. She has won eight R&B/pop artist, pitting her massacre in Florida; Ma- Associated Press
Grammy Awards. against Beyonce, Rihanna, moudou Gassama, who speech at March for Our journalist and activist Shaun
Cardi B, who is pregnant H.E.R. and Kehlani. scaled an apartment build- Lives; Justin Blackman, the King.
and will not attend the Performers at the show ing to save a child dangling only student to walk out of Tyler Perry, John Legend,
show, is nominated twice include Miguel, J. Cole, from a balcony last month his high school in North Car- Tyra Banks, Kevin Hart,
for the top prize — video of Janelle Monae, 2 Chainz, in Paris; Naomi Wadler, the olina during the nationwide Chloe x Halle, Yvonne Orji
the year — with the songs Big Sean, H.E.R., Daniel 11-year-old who gave a student walkout to protest and Bobby Brown are set
“Bodak Yellow” and “Fi- Caesar, Jay Rock, Yolanda memorable and influential gun violence in March and to present awards.q

Roseanne Barr in interview: ‘I made myself a hate magnet’

NEW YORK (AP) — In an show’s producer, Barr said
emotional interview, Rose- she agreed to the settle-
anne Barr said she defi- ment to save the jobs of
nitely feels remorse for the 200 cast and crew mem-
racist tweet that prompted bers.
ABC to cancel the revival ABC swiftly axed “Rose-
of “Roseanne.” anne” last month after
Barr recorded a podcast Barr’s tweet. ABC Entertain-
interview with her longtime ment President Channing
friend, Rabbi Shmuley Bote- Dungey said it was “abhor-
ach, who on Sunday pub- rent, repugnant and incon-
lished an edited transcript sistent with our values.”
and recording of the con- Though “Roseanne”
versation. In the interview, prompted outrage for jokes
Barr claims she “never about minority charac-
would have wittingly called ters and an episode some
any black person . a mon- called Islamophobic, it was
key.” watched by an enormous
Barr spoke through tears for television audience. The
much of the interview, her first episode in March was
first since the cancellation seen by more than 25 mil-
of “Roseanne.” She also la- lion people.
mented that some people “I’ve lost everything,” Barr
don’t accept her explana- In this image released by ABC, Roseanne Barr, left, and Laurie Metcalf appear in a scene from the said on the podcast. “And
tion blaming the sleep drug reboot of the popular comedy series “Roseanne.” ABC, which canceled its “Roseanne” revival I regretted it before I lost
over its star’s racist tweet, said Thursday, June 21, 2018, it will air a Conner family sitcom minus
Ambien for a tweet that lik- Roseanne Barr this fall. everything.”q
ened former Obama advis- Associated Press
er Valerie Jarrett to a per- quences are,’ and I do, they think I meant.” thought that I meant some-
son created by the Muslim and I have,’” Barr said. “But “But I have to face that thing that I, in fact, did not
Brotherhood and “Planet they don’t ever stop. They it hurt people,” Barr said. mean. It was my own igno-
of the Apes.” don’t accept my apology, “When you hurt people rance, and there’s no ex-
“I said to God, ‘I am will- or explanation. And I’ve even unwillingly there’s cuse for that ignorance.”
ing to accept whatever made myself a hate mag- no excuse. I don’t want to ABC on Thursday an-
consequences this brings net. And as a Jew, it’s just run off and blather on with nounced it will this fall air a
because I know I’ve done horrible. It’s horrible.” excuses. But I apologize 10-episode Conner family
wrong. I’m going to ac- Barr said of her tweet that to anyone who thought, sitcom without Barr in it. In
cept what the conse- she “didn’t mean what or felt offended and who a statement issued by the