Shutting
Floyd Mayweather up is not easy. But pop star Rihanna did her best to
keep the Money Man quiet as the pair sat next to one another at the BET
Awards on Sunday night.
R&B
star Rihanna had to resort to drastic measures to stop the
pound-for-pound king running his mouth off during the ceremony as she
stuck a piece of duct tape across his face.
The
awards, held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, were
established by the Black Entertainment Television Network and celebrate
African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and
other fields of entertainment.
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Floyd Mayweather and Rihanna attended the BET Awards in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night
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R&B artist Rihanna was wearing a roll of duck tape around her wrist as a bracelet during the ceremony
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The singer had clearly heard enough from Mayweather as she stuck a strip of duct tape over his mouth
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Rihanna, 25, from Barbados, gets ready to shut undefeated boxer Mayweather up at the Microsoft Theatre
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Mayweather was nominated for Sportsman of the Year while Rihanna was up for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
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Rihanna sticks Mayweather's mouth shut with the duct tape to the amusement of the people sat next to them
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Pound-for-pound king Mayweather does not look impressed as he stares at Rihanna
Undefeated
American Mayweather, who took his professional boxing record to 48-0
when he beat Manny Pacquiao in their Fight of the Century bout on May 2
in Las Vegas, was nominated for Sportsman of the Year.
But
he was beaten to the prize by Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen
Curry, who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player last season.
Rihanna,
who was wearing the roll of silver duct tape as a bracelet, was up
for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist but was pipped to the the award by
Beyonce.
Serena
Williams, who begins her assault on Wimbledon on Monday at SW19, was
named Sportswoman of the Year but, for obvious reasons, was not in
attendance on Sunday.
The
33-year-old is bidding to keep her season of Grand Slams on track after
winning both the Australian and French Opens earlier this year.
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Mayweather was beaten to the award of Sportsman of the Year by Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
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Rihanna speaks during the BET Awards but lost out to Beyonce for title of Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
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The pop star showed plenty of cleavage during awards that celebrate African Americans and other minorities
