JANET JACKSON stunned a star-studded audience at the BET Awards on Sunday night (28Jun09), by paying a tearful tribute to her late brother MICHAEL.Following a ceremony dedicated to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who died suddenly on Thursday (25Jun09), the crowd fell silent as Jackson strode onstage. She fought back tears as she said, "My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was just too painful, so they elected me to be here to speak with you. "To you Michael was an icon. To us, Michael is family and he will forever live in all of our hearts. "On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, and for all your support. We miss him so much." Jackson's father Joseph was also at the event, and spoke briefly with reporters on the red carpet, telling them, "I wish the world had recognised him when he was living. Right now, he's bigger than ever. But I wish he was here to see all this, to hear all this." Inside, the starstudded event kicked off with full a reun...

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