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Joel Leaver

Patti LaBelle's BET Awards Tina Turner tribute branded 'disrespectful' as she forgets lyrics

Patti LaBelle's tribute to the late Tina Turner at the BET Awards has been described as "disrespectful" by some viewers after she struggled to read lyrics from a monitor.

The annual awards ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night and included a special tribute performance to Tina, who died last month, aged 83.

It saw Patti, 79, take to the stage to perform the song The Best but she didn't know the lyrics at certain points and she seemingly couldn't read the teleprompter for assistance.

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