According to sources at the VMAs, Swift was seen hysterically crying backstage after Kanye’s outburst, making it convenient that her performance of “You Belong to Me,” which immediately followed the acceptance speech, was prerecorded. Wale, who is serving as MC for the house band, told the crowd, “You can’t fault a man for speaking his mind,” which was promptly met by boos from the Radio City Music Hall crowd. According to our sources inside Radio City, Kanye was promptly tossed from the VMAs after interrupting Swift’s speech. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/13/kanye-west-storms-the-vmas-stage-during-taylor-swifts-speech/
he didn’t do himself any favors. the crowd booed everytime he was mentioned for the rest of the night. Sure threw Sean Puff Diddly for a loop.
If I were her, I’d have wacked him across the face with that statue, hopefully cutting it wide open.
I had to Google the MTV Europe award fiasco. What an insecure, attention-starved pinhead:
It happened when Justice Vs Simian’s “We Are Your Friends,” not Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky,” was awarded Best Music Video. Kanye lost his anger and stormed the stage as French DJ Justice collected the award.
“F**k this! My video cost a million dollars,” West said at the event, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. “Pamela Anderson was in it, I was jumping across canyons and s**t! If I don’t win, the awards show loses credibility. Nothing against you (Justice Vs Simian), but hell man.”
Despite winning the Best Hip-Hop award, West continued with the tirade at a post-award press conference. “I haven’t seen (the Justice and Simian video). Possibly it could have been quite good, but no way better than “Touch The Sky.” That is complete bulls**t, I paid a million. Obviously it’s not all about the money, but the response it got transcended everything, it really made great TV. It took a month to film; I stood on a mountain; I flew a helicopter over Vegas. I did it to be the king of all videos and I wanted to walk home with that award. The reason the other video won, that was some spread the love bulls**t, ‘Oh everyone should have an award.’ Please press people print, ‘Kanye says f**k that!’”
Never heard of this clown. What a dungheap.
He is completely talentless and quite literally cannot sing. He is unkind and boorish.
Kanye West is an asshole. The only question I have is, why were there no “men” in the audience or staff, because someone needed to confront this guy on stage, tell him to apologize to Taylor Swift right then and there, and then told to get the f*ck off the stage...
What a contrast between this creep and the young lady on stage:
While she was only able to get a few words out, Taylor Swift appeared very gracious and appreciative of this award. This West thug is a...well, a thug!
What a very sad commentary!
For what it’s worth, congratulations Ms. Swift. Don’t let this thug take away from the recognition you recieved. Please don’t lose your gracious attitude...it will take far in life!