Usher's acceptance speech of the BET Awards' lifetime achievement award was heartfelt, occasionally profane and lengthy — and few people got to hear it. The 13-minute speech was largely censored by the network,

We extend our sincere apologies to Usher as we couldn’t be more grateful for his participation in Culture’s Biggest Night,” the network said in a statement

BET has issued an apology to Usher following a technical glitch that marred portions of his acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards on Sunday night.Usher, a celebrated figure in the music industry with three decades of influence,