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Some stars at the BET Awards ceremony on Sunday night used the stage to criticize the recentabortion ruling of the US Supreme Court.
"It's a sad day in America," actress and singer Taraji P. Henson told the audience at theMicrosoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Henson also claimed that American guns had more rights than women after the Roe v. Wade case was overturned.
Host Taraji P. Henson speaks at the BET Awards Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo / Chris Pizzello)
"It's a damn time to talk about the fact that guns have more rights than women," Henson said. He said. "Weapons that can take a life are more powerful than a woman who can give a life. If she chooses to do so," she added.
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Singer-songwriter and actress Janelle Monáe also criticized theSupreme Courtfor lifting her middle finger and reading the best female R&B / pop artist nominations.
Janelle Monáe Awards Best Female R Award& B / pop Artist, BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo / Chris Pizzello)
"These artists make art in our own words, own our truth, I To manage and crack down on our bodies, my bodies, and our decisions, my bodies, "said the singer.
Janelle Monae Awards Best Female R Award& B / pop Artist, BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo / Chris Pizzello)
"F—You are the Supreme Court," Monae added. "We know we should celebrate us now. We definitely deserve to celebrate. Especially now we celebrate our art by preserving our rights and truth. Should be. "
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Jazzmin Sullivan,Philadelphia-bornSinger-songwriter describes America as a "hardship" for women after the Roe v. Wade incident and calls on men to "stand up" I did.
"I want to talk to men directly: we need everything," Sullivan said. "We need to stand up, stand up for us, stand up with us. If you have benefited from a woman who makes the most difficult decision in life to have an abortion, you I'm standing. This isn't just for women. It's for everyone. I need your support more than ever. "
Host Taraji P. Henson speaks at the BET Awards Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo / Chris Pizzello)
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