Rap-Up.com || Ciara & Chris Brown Join BET Telethon

The outpouring of celebrities lending their support for Haiti continues. Ciara, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, and Pharrell are just some of the artists scheduled to participate in BET’s telethon next month.

Queen Latifah and Sean “Diddy” Combs will co-host “S.O.S. Saving OurSelves: Help for Haiti,” a three-hour televised concert from the American Airlines Arena in Miami on February 5, the Friday before the city hosts Super Bowl XLIV. The fundraising event will include appearances and performances by Ludacris, Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke, and many more.

“The devastation that has occurred in Haiti has broken my heart. My hope is that we can raise enough money to sustain a few of the relief organizations for quite some time as there is a lot of work to be done over there,” stated Pharrell in a press release. “The goal is not only to bring immediate relief to Haiti but to also rebuild the country and help the country move forward.”

The program will air on BET and Centric, as well as MTV and VH1, on Friday, February 5, at 8 p.m. ET. The proceeds will benefit Haiti relief organizations including Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti, CARE, and Project Medishare.

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42 Comments

Tae
January 25th, 2010 at 5:00 am
this is not a bet telethon…it just a charity event to raise money for hati and will air on multiple channels
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Tae
January 25th, 2010 at 5:03 am
and i got a feeling that chris & ciara will really re-ignite their already great careers omg i just cant wait!!!!!
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richie
January 25th, 2010 at 5:13 am
thats gud!! and yes ciara and chris brown maybe he be on her new album!!
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tdkk
January 25th, 2010 at 5:17 am
i can’t wait hopefully the pace of this one will be better the other was great really loved beyonce, j-hud, jay-z & rihanna but it was slow paced the whole night except wyclef! I agree with Tae this isn’t a bet telethon it’s just mainly repped by bet, vh1, and mtv
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harris
January 25th, 2010 at 7:52 am
good
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tmj
January 25th, 2010 at 8:06 am
I can’t bring myself to believe CB is going to perform live again on tv until I see it for myself. I just have a feeling some type of hater aid will stealthly try to keep him from performing.
Come Feb. 5, I will be watching. If he performs I think he should sing “Save Me”, an unreleased song produced by David Banner (find on youtube), or “Crawl”.
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Hubba Hubba
January 25th, 2010 at 8:35 am
Well, supposedly he’s not “confirmed” yet for the show….so that may mean he’s NOT going to do it. Queen Latifah said on Kimmel that he was, so we know if he’s canceled that it wasn’t a “misunderstanding” like BET tried to convince everyone after they pulled the plug on him for the BET awards. Back then for the MJ tribute, they tried to play it off like they never asked Chris to perform and he was just trying to show up. Here, it seems like the organizers are definitely trying to get him on if it’s trickled down enough for Queen Latifah to mention it on TV. Who knows.
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tmj Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 8:51 am
@Hubba Hubba, he mentioned on a Say Now message last week that something was in the works for him to do something with a charity. I just don’t want to get too excited until I know for sure. I was really pi**ed at the MJ Tribute issue because it was about showing love to MJ and his artistic influence on other artists. BET could have had CB dance behind a silhouette screen if they did not want to offend certain people(as far as I’m concerned).
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sugar rush
January 25th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Only BET would let these two clowns perform…
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tdkk Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 8:55 am
@sugar rush, bitter much?
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Pucci Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
@sugar rush, and only you — A CLOWN yourself– would comment about it.
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MushyLove_1992
January 25th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Two knockout talents performing for a good cause. Can’t be mad at that. Love ya Cici and CBreezy!
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Tabby
January 25th, 2010 at 8:54 am
@sugar rush
Your the only clown I notice on this forum so far.
This would be great but it is not confirmed :(
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Giselle
January 25th, 2010 at 9:01 am
BET needs to stop. If you’re doing a telethon you need A listers. The only A lister that was named is Queen Latifah.
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bryxxx Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 9:10 am
@Giselle, Excuse me and Mary J Blige…
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LET IT BE Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 10:19 am
@bryxxx, yeah, and Mary!
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mmmhhhmmm.. Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 10:03 am
@Giselle, This isn’t meant to be like the other one this one is targeted at the upper and lower middle class community, young adults, and everyday ordinary people to help support those that have similar background like them and give from their hearts. A telethon doesn’t need A-listers it needs people with their hearts in the right place to raise awareness and entertain people in return for raising money. There have been hit telethons with no big name celebs that have raised millions!
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Pucci Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
@Giselle, um, does it really matter? this is something for haiti, so i highly doubt that bet was worried about who was a-listers & who were not… WOW, its obvious that even during a tragedy ppl wanna picky… its just sad.
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LET IT BE
January 25th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Good point. BET always try to jump in and do half ass jobs.
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bryxxx
January 25th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Hope for Turntables together…
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bass_man
January 25th, 2010 at 10:31 am
What really matters is the cause. Even if they reach a couple of people, it still would save lives. Looks like a Viacom event.
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Lil CiCi
January 25th, 2010 at 10:36 am
@ sugar rush, babe are u mad that two of the GREATEST entertainers shit on ya favs? CiCi and CB are gonna SHIT!!
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dude
January 25th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I feel sorry for the haters, even for a worthy cause, yall are hating. This is for the people of Haiti who needs help in everyway. BET is trying to save face because they no alot of people watched the BET Awards thinking Chris Brown was going to perform a tribute to MJ, hell that was the only reason I sat through that show and watched. It is for a worthy cause and I hope it is true. It shouldn’t matter who is there, Haiti needs all the help they can get. @sugar rush I am going to pray for you, and the rest of the haters that will probably try and hate on Chris and Ciara, yall live bitter lives, specially if yall are trying to shoot down Chris, Ciara, and whoever else to try and lend a hand to help others.
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John Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
@dude, I agree with you all the way brother
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Lil CiCi
January 25th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
@ dude yes preach it bruh! their monkey assess always talking shit when they need to worry and focus on there own fucken lives. hell i bet most of them they ain’t gettin no where.
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J-Wellz
January 25th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
ITS GOOD 2 C CIARA & CHRIS HELPING OUT & DOING THEIR PART.MA CHURCH IS EVEN TALKING BOUT GOING & IM INTERESTED IN GOING TO HELP IT.I HATE WATCHING IT ON TV KNOWING THAT I CAN’T HELP BESIDES TEXTIN 50555 DONATING 10 DOLLARS.
I WONDER WAT CIARA IS GOING 2 PERFORM.I HOPE CIARA & CHRIS ARE WORKING 2GETHA ON HER NEW ALBUM CUZ I LUVED “TURNTABLES” & IT WOULD BE CRAZY 2 C WAT DANCE DEY WOULD DO
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Ash
January 25th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I laugh at silly comments like Sugar Rush and others that throw shades. What matters the most is the people in Haiti everything else is just none-sense and ignorance.
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An0thrDream
January 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I cant wait to see ciara perform – Im so glad she’s apart of this
her and robin thicke are two of my favorite superstars
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Catie
January 25th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
I liked this idea. This event will definitely be aimed towards the younger crowd and hopefully it will encourage them to donate.
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C.
January 25th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
C-Breezy, Mary J., (hopefully Usher) and my baby CiCi? Yeaaaaaaaa man!
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cindy
January 25th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Cant wait to see Chris Brown on stage again,mmm this one will be better.
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ellis
January 26th, 2010 at 2:53 am
the idea of breezy alone will make the event interesting.
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Prtypoison
January 26th, 2010 at 10:24 am
What people fail to realize is that Chris always the headliner…. No matter what anyone say they know he is the most talented male artist America have and that is why MTV love him… He is a Triple threat!
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John Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
@Prtypoison, yea MTV is pretty much the only site that doesn’t hate on Chris nowadays.
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Deb
January 26th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Glad to see Chris is doing his part to help out the people of Haiti.In other blogs folks were saying why is’nt Chris doing something and now he is and just as I thought people have to be negative about that. Chris just keep following your heart. Sometimes people are just funny and very fickle. Remember some are sicker then others!
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kristine
January 27th, 2010 at 10:04 am
who are Ciara and Chris Brown? lol
has-beens
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Amanda
January 27th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Its not about who’s performing..its why they are performing. Who cares if Chris will be on here..it’s for Haiti who needs help. Get over yourselves. I find it ridiculous that some of yall are worried about the performers instead of the cause. And by the way Chris Brown is dope so complain all you want he’ll do just fine. Cant wait to see what he’ll do!!!
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Whatever
January 27th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
This is a good thing, the people of Haiti needs all the help they can get, so many people with out food, water, and homes, not to mention thousands need medical attention and alot are still missing. Props to BET, Chris, Ciara, and whoever else is lending a hand to help. And to you haters of Chris, Ciara, and whoever else, what the hell are you doing to help out, not a damn thing, but you want to sit up and hate on ones that are. You all are some sad individuals. @Kristine, you calling Chris and Ciara has beens just because they are helping out the people of Haiti, who are you? I’m sure the people of Haiti don’t care who they are, they care about people lending a hand to help out. People like you and the rest of the haters are just pathetic, you have issues, and you live sad lives. And before you hate, my church has been taking up donations, and plan to raise more money to try and help the people of Haiti.
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Ms. Linda
January 29th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Piddy thanks for being there for chris the rest did’nt have the balls because they thought they was going to be blackball hail to mtv and all who know that a mistake was done chris thanks for moving on hey look at charlie sheen still on tv with two and half man he is invited to the grammys he beat all of his wives terrence howard beat his wife went to jail and host bet don the soultrain man beat his wifeand is on probation doing community service and they honohim he is a abuser chris can sing act and dance and they are mad leave the kid alone and let him do what he do best rhinna is no role model for no one not even her self noting is going right for her so she wants to talk about chris we are a village and we are going to support chris because we see even steve wonder can see we will support rhinna if she was for the right thing but she still love chris but she is going by it the wrong way chill out young lady i have to say this princess if she was with disney she would have been FIRED now she needsto tell young girls do not hit young men because young men is going to hit back OKAY Ms. Linda from new orleans
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moblessing
February 4th, 2010 at 8:03 am
BET FOR GAT THAT THEY WERE BLACK WHEN THEY BLACKBALL CHRIS BROWN…BUT THE POEPLE SAW THAT THEY DID BUT LOOK AT THE WHITE DID NOT BRING CHARLIE SHEEN AT ALL HE STILL ON HIS SHOW TO AND AT THE GRAMMYS SO WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU BET?????????????????????????? I LOVE CHRIS BROWN MAY GOD BLESS YOU SEE YOU ON THE FEB 5 2010 OK
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Ms. Linda
February 4th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
pretty poison you gotthat right and moblessing they know they f—k up but people like us fans is all ways going to protect our children because we are a village thats what BET should have did no they wanted to listen to the big guns you know who i am talking about terrence howard beat his wife and went tojail and they let him host the award show and honer don the soultrain man and he got more time then chris so let chris do the his thing
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Trey
April 8th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
BIEBERR ! :)
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