BET Apologizes to Nicki Minaj For Their Social Media Diss as Nicki Pulls Out of The BET Awards

BET's social media made fun of Nicki Minaj on Twitter when Cardi B won at the Grammys, and Nicki announced Monday that she and her label, Young Money, would not be part of the BET Experience later this summer -- which is a concert series she and Cardi were booked to co-headline just days before the BET Awards in June. 

Sources connected to Nicki say she canceled her appearance in direct response to BET's Twitter joke, which she made clear with her follow-up tweets. 

Nicki's fans were upset with BET, saying they owed Nicki an apology. Nicki seemed to agree, saying ... "Meanwhile, BET is being dragged by their lacefront," adding a laughing emoji for good measure.

BET has made it clear the tweet was unauthorized. The network says, “BET loves Nicki Minaj. We have supported her from the very beginning of her career and will continue to do so moving forward. Nicki has paved the way for so many performers and has solidified her place as one of the most powerful figures in the music industry."

"Unfortunately the respect we have for Nicki was violated by this post that should never have been written. The post does not reflect how we feel about Nicki. And further does not reflect our company values. We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused. We are committed to doing everything we can to address the situation."
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"We are also conducting an internal audit to assure these types of posts are not published again.  We have apologized to Nicki and her team. The post has been removed and we have taken additional appropriate action. We understand Nicki’s position and look forward to continuing our dialogue with her. Finally, we apologize to all of her fans. This should have never happened."