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Jay-Z Nixed Chris Brown’s BET Awards Performance

June 30, 2009 at 7:48am PST

Tags: BET Music Awards, Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Rev Al Sharpton, Rihanna

Photos: splashnewsonline.com

Rapper Jay-Z reportedly stepped in to stop Chris Brown's potential performance at Sunday night's BET Awards show.

Organizers of the Black Entertainment Television event wanted the R & B singer to appear, but Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – felt it was too soon after Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna earlier this month and reportedly threatened to snub the Los Angeles broadcast himself unless Brown was axed.

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