{"id":2017464,"date":"2026-06-29T15:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017464"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:58:47","slug":"bet-awards-crowd-chases-off-pardoned-jan-6-rioter-after-racist-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017464","title":{"rendered":"BET Awards Crowd Chases Off Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter After Racist Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f2\/16by9\/2026\/06\/29\/f2d1fe8c637d4b5b811dba2774996b95_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">BET Awards Crowd Chases Off Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter After Racist Display<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Far-Right Influencer Jake Lang<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Chased Off From BET Awards After Racist Display<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T08:58:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:58 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T09:33:45-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  June 29, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:33 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-750af5b6ea261245e3f46ff366acb5fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260629_f2d1fe8c637d4b5b811dba2774996b95\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:48a8415e-fe7c-420a-b3c6-1a452356cda3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f2\/4by3\/2026\/06\/29\/f2d1fe8c637d4b5b811dba2774996b95_md.png\" alt=\"main jake lang getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eaa254bbe495547015ac94fbe90c5acc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A far-right influencer and some of his supporters showed up to the BET Awards holding racist signs &#8230; sparking a melee that was caught on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-595cb2e7f8daad16dd22188c10604f43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>See for yourself &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jake-lang\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jake Lang<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>President Trump<\/strong><\/a> pardoned for crimes committed during the January 6 insurrection &#8212; had a group of people rush him while outside Sunday&#8217;s award show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles &#8230; and it got pretty ugly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e3a197b89554ca8eaa8c420af1a50c9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-0e3a197b89554ca8eaa8c420af1a50c9-386506337-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FordFischer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by FordFischer<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a70e7c8f54a048148bbabea849ac0f4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lang claims he was &#8220;nearly MURDERED by a violent BLACK MOB&#8221; &#8230; alleging he had a glass bottle thrown at him, among other objects.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-250452f44713d4892b6400aa89f0f480\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He didn&#8217;t mention the messages he was there delivering &#8230; including signs reading, &#8220;BLACK PARENTS are FAILURES.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1c5a9cfdf68d0c12b1b7a8417f58595f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-1c5a9cfdf68d0c12b1b7a8417f58595f-1232746692-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeLang?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by JakeLang<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b42882d790c0682bb22e78f98c5871c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Watch &#8230; the situation got so volatile for Lang and his crew, they hopped back in their truck and sped off.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8ddbc627d51a98d38853fcc1e30f7882\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lang was among the 1,600 others who participated in the Capitol attack and were later pardoned when Trump was voted back into office. 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