 He's remembered by family and friends as enjoying playing video games such as Halo, Super Mario, and Pokemon. The date for his canonization, when he'll formally be recognized as a saint, has yet to be set. CJ Papa, Fox News. BET claims an audio malfunction caused the heavy censorship of Usher's acceptance speech at the Lifetime Achievement Award last night at the 2024 BET Awards. A spokesman for the network says large portions of the 13-minute speech were inadvertently muted and a full version is up on BET's YouTube channel.