Blue Ivy may be the child of two of the most famous–and, arguably, influential–people in the world, but that doesn’t mean she’s exempt from ridicule. The 2-year old was the subject of a joke on a recent episode of the BET show 106 & Park, and now a producer at the network has been suspended.
The joke came about during an episode that had co-host Karrueche Tran imagining what Blue Ivy was thinking during the MTV Video Music Awards, which she attended with her parents, Jay-Z and Beyonce.
“I really did wake up like this, because my parents never comb my hair,” Tran said.
Although Tran didn’t write the joke–which was part of a list she read on-air–she was targeted on social media by several people, prompting BET’s President of Music Programming, Stephen Hill, to write a 4-part apology on Twitter.
(1/4) Last night on 106 & Park there was a stupid, unthoughtful joke made about a young child.
— Stephen Hill (@StephenGHill) August 26, 2014
(2/4)We apologize publically to the child’s parents (and have done so privately) and we have taken punitive actions with those responsible.
— Stephen Hill (@StephenGHill) August 26, 2014
(3/4)It was very bad judgment and we will serve you much better in the future.
— Stephen Hill (@StephenGHill) August 26, 2014
(4/4) Oh, and please don’t hate on Karrueche; it was NOT her fault. We also apologize to her for putting her in that position.
— Stephen Hill (@StephenGHill) August 26, 2014
It’s not clear who the producer was or when they will be allowed to return to work.