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From the September 22, 2005, Ru Report http://www.eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=22511

And with huge success of box office domination comes tabloid drama. Soon after the film hit big with North American filmgoers, Shemar Moore was romantically linked to Diary’s leading lady Kimberly Elise, who reportedly separated from her husband of 18 years. “No truth to it,” he yelled before the complete question came out. “She’s a sweetheart. Kimberly is my girl. When we were doing Diary, she was married. She’s separated from her husband these days, and having nothing to do with me.”
“I don’t think so,” he later snorted when a comparison to another beautiful home-wrecking Hollywood type was made. “I’m a lot of things but I don’t mess with fire. Not like that. But Kimberly is a sweetheart and it was wonderful to tell that story with her but from action to cut, we made you believe. But after ‘cut’ I backed away because her husband was standing right there. So no, we’re still developing –to this day—a wonderful friendship. I have so much respect for her as an actress …but I have nothing to do with the next chapter of her romantic life.”
Alrightee then. Thanks for clearing that up.

I enjoyed it last night. It stuck to the 2 hours and I was entertained.

I give BET a B+ overall.:)

I was listening to the Steve Harvey morning show on WBLS and a caller said that he was impressed with how Steve had handled the Paul Mooney situation, although I didn't know exactly what had transpired on the awards show.

Kudos to Steve - homie don't play dat!! :D

Here's another article
 

from Eurweb.com


MORE REACTION TO MOONEY’S DIANA DISS: Underwood, Harvey weigh in on situation; bit may be left on editing room floor forever.

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*It’s hard to say how much of Sunday night’s BET Comedy Awards will actually make it on the air tonight at 9 p.m. As previously reported, there were more “n*****s,” “b***es” and “m*ther f***as” spat out that night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium than in the entire career of NWA. But at no point in the evening did it get any lower on the class meter than when comedian Paul Mooney verbally eviscerated Diana Ross… as her daughter, Tracee Ellis Ross, sat in the audience.


You know you done messed up when Sheryl Underwood thinks you went too far.


“I’ma tell you something. I’m from Arkansas. You talk about my mama, I’ma run up on the stage and whup ya ass. That’s all there is to it,” Underwood told reporters backstage. “You can’t say nothin’ ‘bout nobody in my family; you can’t say nothin’ ‘bout my step-mama, my pretend mama, my big mamas, my play mamas. You can’t even say nothing about somebody who look like my mama.”


Mooney’s Diana Ross bit may not ever see the light of day. A source backstage overheard Tracee’s publicist angrily dress down BET staff, who in turn reassured her that the segment would be edited out of tonight’s telecast.


“I’m not sure what the producers are going to do where that’s concerned,” BET publicist Michael Llewellen admitted to reporters in the press room. “If it came across as much of a grenade [to producers] as it did [based on] some of the expressions I saw on your faces in here, I’m sure they’ll edit it.”


Mooney not only mocked Diana Ross’ drunk driving arrest, (an incident that happened nearly three years ago), but he also made fun of the Jan. 2004 mountain climbing death of Ross’ husband and Tracee’s step-father, Arne Naess Jr. The bit was part of Mooney’s “Nigga Wake Up Awards” comedy routine, which last year targeted Michael Jackson.


Tracee, a star of UPN’s “Girlfriends,” left the auditorium during the segment. Host Steve Harvey, who feels Mooney has a right to say whatever he wants to say, later approached the actress in a show of support.

“I was just letting Tracee Ross know that all of us love her and her mother,” Harvey told reporters backstage. “Paul Mooney did the thing about her mother getting that [Nigga Wake Up] award and then made that joke about her father disappearing on the mountain. This girl had lost her step-father in a mountain-climbing accident, and her mama is Diana Ross. Sh*t. That’s big love, Diana Ross. I just felt like since she was sitting out there, just let the audience give her some love. Comedy shouldn’t be f*cked up like that, especially at the expense of some people sitting there. You gotta let that weight up off her. The crowd wasn’t laughing at that, either.”

Meanwhile, other things did happen during the telecast. Martin Lawrence received the show’s prestigious 2005 Comedy Icon Award for his “outstanding body of work.”

“It’s a wonderful honor. I can’t believe it’s me they honored tonight like that, but I’ll take it,” he said backstage.

I didn't care for what he said last year with his "Coon" awards. I really wish they would stop having him up there. He is rude and distasteful.

On another note, Money Mike was hiiiillllarrrriooooouuuus!

A Letter To Tracy Ellis Ross
 

Dear Tracy,

If I were you, I would have took that award you won and knocked Paul Mooney upside his head with it. I ususally don't condone violence, but he had no right to talk about your mamma like that. :mad:

Signed,
JB13

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The show was ok. Martin was looking SHARP! And yay for Sheryl for representing Zeta!:D

I caught the re-run and...

Kat Williams had me DYING laughing. That is the first time I've ever seen him do stand up.

Is Shemar Moore a horn dog or what? Did he have to hump every woman he came across.

Props to Soror Underwood. She is definitely a hardworking Zeta. Not so sure about her outfit or that hot pink purse but I love her anyway!:p And Yay to Bro. Alexander...he is so cute to me.

Paul Mooney was NOT funny. And Tracey has a lot more restraint than I would have. Bless her lil' heart. Thanks Steve for saying something.

I give it a B-. Some of the skits were a bit much with the language. Terra Marie(sp?) needs to sit down somewhere.

Thanks for writing his name, 'cause I was still calling the man Money Mike.

Teeny Marie, Tiny Marie, Fake Tina Marie can not sing. She's pretty, tho'. She must be someone famous' girlfriend or relative, 'cause I saw her on Tyra's show and she sounded horrible.

Saw the Repeat...
 

Paul was kind of lame. He could be loosing his "touch". His skit last year was much better and funnier. Didn't Paul know Tracee would be there? Did he care? The BET writers probably had his skit on the teleprompters, so I guess I answered my own question. I guess it would have gone over better if Tracee wasn't there. :confused:

Did you all notice Duane Martin's lack of expression when Martin Lawrence received his Icon award? Tisha and Tachina were very excited. I guess Tisha has let it go, but Duane hasn't. :confused:

Sheryl Underwood has always been a favorite! You know she ALWAYS has a purse on her arm!

Wanda Sykes wasn't that funny. Paul could have used that material.

I LOVED the AMW skit about Dave Chappelle.


ETA:
Martin's wife. I was shocked to see that tat smack dab on her chest. :o Yeah. Mommie should have told daughter to place the gum under her tongue. :o

Re: Saw the Repeat...
 

I was wondering if Martin and Tisha had made up after the drama during the end of "Martin". She did look excited, so I guess they have.

I forgot to mention the Dave Chappelle skit. That was funny as well as the Ceasar and Trapped in the Closet skits.

The daughter Martin had up on stage: I wonder if that is from his current wife or his ex-wife (who's now married to Emmitt Smith).

Re: Saw the Repeat...
 

Yes! I saw that! Kimberly ELise also looked disgusted after Paul Mooney.

I liked the Trapped in the Closet skit.

I thought that the "Trapped in the Closet" skit was really funny..with Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin...