Posted on 09/13/2009 9:05:15 PM PDT by Steelfish
Kanye West Outburst Rains on Swift's MTV Parade
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 13, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The MTV Video Music Awards kicked off Sunday with a poignant, tender tribute to fallen icon Michael Jackson, but soon got back into raucous character thanks to Kanye West, who delivered yet another awards show outburst at the expense of country and pop sweetheart Taylor Swift.
The two moments represented the highs and the lows of the VMAs, which are defined not by its awards, but its wacky and tacky moments.
West provided the wacky and tacky soon after the Jackson tribute, changing the mood from bittersweet to just plain bitter. West -- who has flipped out after losing at the VMAs, the Grammys, the American Music Awards and more -- complained again that the wrong person had been awarded a trophy. This time, it was on behalf of Beyonce.
Beyonce, nominated for best female video for ''Single Ladies,'' was bested by Swift, the best-selling artist of the year outside of Jackson. The 19-year-old was giddy when she won for her clip ''You Belong With Me,'' saying, ''I always wondered what it would be like to maybe win one of these someday, but never actually thought it would happen.''
But West ruined her moment when he jumped on stage at Radio City Music Hall.
''Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time,'' he said, as a shocked Beyonce looked on and the crowd began to boo West.
A crestfallen Swift didn't finish her speech, but the crowd applauded her anyway. She later performed ''You Belong With Me'' in a subway station.
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Kanye West hates white people.
I’m wondering if this was staged like the Eminem stunt last year....... Of course, I’m not sure why Taylor Sift would go along with it.......
I feel bad for the “typical, white” Swift but this is what happens when you let “the children” run the show. In the old days, adults normally ran these things.
West: George Bush doesn’t care about black people!
The Times story told me everything I needed to know except why I care about MTV, Beyonce, Kanye West, or even Taylor Swift for that matter. Yes I know he’s a racist putz but there are so many losers at these awards shows that I cannot believe anyone still watches these things.
Kanye West has proved again and again that his is a racist bigot.... his sour grapes I am sure in part that he had something to do w/ beyonce’s song... aside from it being a chance to show his bigotry.
Feel bad for Taylor Swift, but I stopped watching the award shows long time ago. Just dominated by a bunch of no talent rappers.
Kanyeeeah who?
Full Video here:
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/09/moron-of-day-kanye-west-takes-mic-away.html
What a class act this jacka** is...
Kayne West is a punk with ZERO talent. South Park was right about him, he is a gay fish
Isn’t Kanye West a gay fish?
Kanye’s momma so stupid, she was tryin’ to name him Kenya but spelt it wrong.
.....and he is emotionally ten years old. What a baby!
IT wasn’t staged, I read the blogs and Taylor was hysterical back stage and her mom read Kanye out before they threw him out of the award show altogether...
At least he didn’t get Bruno’s a$$ in his face, although he deserved it. So he has to resort to stupid gimmicks for attention. If this doesn’t prove that he’s a washed-up hack, Idk what will. Stay classy, Kayne, and Fick dich, Wichser.
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