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"Chris Tucker will be the host of the 2013 BET Awards. The Silver Linings Playbook actor said in a statement that he is &amp;quot;looking forward to being part of a really great show&amp;quot; on June 30.  This year&amp;#039;s BET Awards will air from Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre LA Live, a venue which has also housed the American Music Awards. BET will celebrate its annual awards show with a full weekend of programming, including a live concert by Beyonc\u00E9. The 2012 BET Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium and was hosted by Django Unchained actor Samuel L Jackson.  BET has celebrated African-American contributions to art and culture on its awards show since 2001. Watch a trailer for Silver Linings Playbook below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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