Rihanna’s BET Awards Cash-Throw Was Staged

But it’s still awesome.

June 29, 2015

There was a great moment at last night’s BET Awards—one of the 17 greatest moments, in fact—when a frustrated-looking Rihanna hurled a stack of cash at Stephen Hill (BET's President of Programming) in disgust and walked away. It was great television, and like many such moments, it was also staged. Billboard confirmed that today after speaking with representatives from BET.

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Watch performances from last night's ceremony here. In other Rihanna news, the singer went to the club and came home with a puppy. She also teased the upcoming video for her scorching single, "Bitch Better Have My Money." Check out the trailer below.

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Rihanna’s BET Awards Cash-Throw Was Staged