People Have Been Caught Off-Guard After The BET Awards Paid Tribute To O.J. Simpson

The 2024 BET Awards have caused a stir after O.J. Simpson was included in the “In Memoriam” segment of Sunday night’s show.

His inclusion in the BET tribute seemingly caught those in attendance off-guard, with the Hollywood Reporter stating that the audience had been applauding to all of the images shown on screen, but noticeably fell silent when O.J.’s picture appeared.
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Those watching at home were also surprised by BET’s decision to include him, with one person tweeting: “OJ Simpson in memoriam for anything is WILD no matter how you slice it.”

“ain’t no way BET decided to honor OJ Simpson,” one more wrote. Somebody else added: “The OJ Simpson tribute is wild.”

Another tweeted: “I know they did not just include oj simpson……” while somebody else wrote: “Ngl.. I nearly changed the channel once OJ Simpson popped up on the screen during that in memoriam at the Bet Awards 2024.”

Others were all the more disappointed by O.J.’s inclusion when they noticed that beloved Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher was seemingly snubbed by the network.

BuzzFeed has contacted BET for comment.