Taraji P. Henson tried to show love by giving flowers to stars in the BET Awards audience on Sunday, only to make a series of embarrassing mistakes.
The host stopped when she saw nominee Halle Bailey in the crowd, but she mispronounced the singer’s name: “hay-lee” (instead of “howl-lee”).
Henson, who had compared the event to a “family reunion,” then continued on her way to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. She spotted TikToker Jordan Howlett (aka Jordan Thee Stallion), whom she referred to as a “Method Man lookalike.”
“Meth is married, are you?” Henson asked before awkwardly making it clear to viewers that she thought Howlett was another TikToker, food critic Keith Lee.
“Mr. Keith Lee, I know what you’re thinking right now: Is this a 10.9 out of 10?” he asked Howlett, referencing Lee’s catchphrase.
Howlett quickly corrected Henson by pointing to Lee and his wife, Ronni, who were sitting next to him in the crowd.
“I got carried away by my own internal monologue, I’m so sorry,” Henson told Lee before repeating his “10.9” line to the food critic.
She proceeded to call Lee “fine too” in front of his wife, before walking away.
Social media users on X couldn’t help but cringe at Henson’s embarrassing situation. confusion.
