The 2025 BET Awards are set to go ahead as planned on Monday evening in downtown Los Angeles despite ongoing widespread protests across Los Angeles County against immigration raids. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, a BET spokesperson said, "BET remains committed to the safety of our guests and staff. We are working closely with LAPD and monitoring the situation. The 2025 BET Awards will take place Monday, June 9th, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET/PT as scheduled."
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00:00The 2025 BET Awards are set to go ahead as planned on Monday evening in downtown Los Angeles,
00:06despite ongoing widespread protests across Los Angeles County against immigration raids.
00:13In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, a BET spokesperson said,
00:17BET remains committed to the safety of our guests and staff. We are working closely with LAPD and
00:22monitoring the situation. The 2025 BET Awards will take place Monday, June 9, 2025 at 8 p.m.
00:29Eastern and Pacific as scheduled. The ceremony is taking place at the Peacock Theater.
00:35Violent clashes erupted during immigration raids across Los Angeles this week. On June 6,
00:40protests turned chaotic when crowds fought running battles with LAPD and ICE agents who were attempting
00:45raids to pick up undocumented people. The unrest spread on June 7, with new confrontations breaking
00:51out between activists and federal officers in the cities of Paramount and Compton during continued
00:57enforcement operations. The situation in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of residents
01:02flooded the streets surrounding City Hall and the federal courthouse, bringing a major freeway to a
01:07halt in protest of President Donald Trump's move to deploy their state's National Guard to quell the
01:12demonstrations. Musician Phineas was among the residents who took to the streets on Sunday.
01:17He posted on Instagram,
01:18A rep for Phineas didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment.
01:28California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested that the Trump administration
01:31quote,
01:32He added in a statement on Instagram,
01:39For the latest updates on this story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.