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On Monday, we noted that BET was graduating to the basic cable big-leagues by finally developing their own Apprentice knock-off hosted by hip-hop mogul Damon Dash. Today, sister site Gawker's heard some whispers that BET's flushing its news operation in favor of cutting-edge programming like Dash's project. Yes, yes, very sad that the news is going bye-bye, but we're not getting into that here (like NBC wouldn't have Brian Williams whacked if they thought Trump could read a Teleprompter?). More exciting to us is the new show's version of the elimination ritual, the most crucial facet of any competition-based reality show, where Dash will "snatch a special gold chain" from the neck of the losing contestant. This emasculating de-blinging is easily going to be worth the cancellation of a dozen news shows. Now they just need to come up with the accompanying catch phrase. We're partial to, "Suge Knight's waiting outside to murder you," but that could still use some punching up.