Jay-Z has dismissed those recent rumours that he used his influence to ban R&B thugster Chris Brown from performing at the recent Black Entertainment Awards.
As previously reported, it was rumoured that Brown had been pulled from the show at the last minute because of the controversy surrounding him beating up Rihanna earlier in the year. The cancellation was sudden, some said, because Jay-Z stepped in at the last minute and insisted Brown not be allowed to perform. Brown's people, though, said he'd never been booked to appear at the awards event in the first place.
And now Jay-Z has told Tim Westwood the rumours weren't true, though he admits he has a problem with Brown for beating his friend Rihanna unconscious, which seems entirely reasonable really. On the BET Award rumours, Jay said: "That's the silliest rumour I ever heard. You know me, right? I was sitting back and watching all them suckas . You don't comment on rumours. I was sitting back watching them. 'Look at them. That's so silly'. Let me categorically deny that. If I have a problem with Chris Brown, I got a problem with Chris Brown. I don't agree with what he did and that's that".
Although remaining critical of Brown's actions, asked about the R&B star's video apology to Rihanna and the world earlier this week, Jay added: "We're all flawed human beings. All a person can do is apologise. That's it, what can we say? You know everyone should be allowed to make mistakes. It happens".