If there’s one thing awards shows know, it’s that the viewing public is very gullible. That’s why they pull stunts because they know you’ll fall for it. Case in point: a chick named Tiffany Green won the opportunity to present BET’s Viewer’s Choice Award during the 2011 BET Awards last night. Instead of announcing the nominees for the award, she squints at the teleprompter and then says “Chris Brown?” Then she feigns total confusion and says “Rihanna?”
Terrence J pretends to save her by grabbing the mic and announcing that rapper Drake was the actual winner.
Please… nobody could be that dumb! They would never send a totally unprepared audience member to do a cold reading during a live broadcast.
The key is to watch Terrence J’s face as she calls both names. Clearly, he was in on the joke that nobody thought was funny.
As publicity stunts go, this one was pretty transparent.
But how about Rihanna’s dumb azz falling for the stunt and even thanking Drake for picking up HER award?
Thanks Drama Dupree for the video!
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