
Kanye Apologizes For Swift Debacle... But Is It Too Late?
By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 14th 2009 07:33AM
Kanye West is "SOOOOO SORRY" for interrupting Taylor Swift at Sunday's VMAs. "I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment," he wrote. "Beyonce's video was the best of this decade . . . I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down . . . I'm sorry to my friends at MTV . . . I will apologize to Taylor," he wrote on his official blog. But celebrities are lashing out at the 'Stronger' singer for stealing Swift's moment. And judging by the photos below, it seems Kanye had a bit of liquid encouragement prior to his controversial crash.

"F--k u Kanye. It's like you stepped on a kitten," singer Katy Perry wrote on her Twitter during the show.

"I'm still very happy for Taylor," West wrote. "I really feel bad for Taylor and I'm sincerely sorry," West added.
Swift is taking it all in stride and still a little shocked by the whole ordeal. "I was standing on stage and I was really excited because I'd just won the award and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on stage," Swift said after the show to PEOPLE. "And then I wasn't excited anymore after that."
What's left now is to see if there's any major impact on West's career. Tracey Ford, editor of the hip-hop site The Boombox, says that Kanye isn't down for the count.
"Considering Kanye has already built a reputation as a loose cannon, I doubt his fans will turn against him for this debacle. As far as artists are concerned, Kanye would be the one person who could get away with a tirade like this without harming his career," says Ford.
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"It's certainly not the first time the he has lost his cool. It's almost his M.O. at this point. The entertainment industry may not forgive him for this particular rant, but Kanye has been the artist/rapper people love to hate for awhile now." More on West's Backstage Drama From Boombox >>>
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You are soooo right. It's a complete joke anymore. The same with Hollywood too.
I used to be a Kanye West fan, and I didnt really have anything against him, but after last night, he deserves no respect. That was very rude, and no Beyonce's sh*t is not the best. Taylor Swift did not deserve that. Wasnt that like one of her first big awards and he just killed the moment for her, what a jerk. Nobody's ever done that to him... and just because he may have been drunk does not excuse it!! If he can handle his liquor maybe he should stay home or quit drinking, what a LOSER!!!!
I absolutely agree with you! If you want to see real music awards watch the Grammy's! The VMA's is the cheesest show with zero production value and no forethought on how a well organized awards show should be run!!
What, because that's what we've come to expect from this guy...that's what makes this ok...shouldn't MTV have some sort of security to keep the likes of drunken musicians off stage when their not suppossed to be...accept Keith Richards...he can be on stage anytime :)
Doris replied, "Let's not make this a racist thing..." But what else can it be called. Kanye West is nothing but a racist (and one of the worst). The sad part is that the media gave him his fame and only they can take it away from him. He'll never be bigger than Elvis because he's a poor musician at best. The only reason most people watch him is to see what idiocy is going to come out of his rude, no class mouth next. If Jay Leno had any stones, he'd cancel Kanye's appearance tonite.
a little boy playing in a mans world! there is no excuse for what he did.
I agree Paula, I quit watching and just wait for results and highlights any more because of bad taste rude individuals who's only lot in life is to be stupid and call it entertainment. These people who are allowed to lash out and take credit from someone because HIS choice was not madeshould be banned and punished like the children they portray and with the LOW class they demonstrate.
Taylor you are the best as voted in. Kanye, go crawl back into whatever bottle you crawled out of.
it's so true! celebrities on both sides cause so much drama, I wish people would talk about Lady Gaga's performance and things like that.
Somebody needs to slap his friggin jaws.
What a class act Beonce was for thinking on her feet & giving Taylor her props......West....who cares what you think anyway....
It shows what a jerk this guy is. How would he like some one like Toby Keith to come up and take the microphone away from him and start talking crap. There would been a battle royal right there on the stage. And he did it in true gangster form on some one weaker than him, all he needed was his wife beater shirt on and a 40oz in his hand. A real mans man, able to talk crap to a 17 year old girl on the biggest night of her life, crush her down and screw it up for her. Now this is the type of person that I want my kids to look up to how about you?
This guy is going to end up shooting himself! Cause nobody likes him... he is a JERK and everyone knows it... To his fans: HIS MUSIC BLOWS... his last album I bought it to give him a chance... IT WAS CRAP CRAP CRAP like I was so bored listening to it... LACK OF TALENT... I mean if everyone hasn't noticed it's not hard to produce "hip-hop" now days... so yeah... I hope West falls off a cliff!
I think some body should steel Kanye`s mic.
Just goes to show that all that money can't buy class. The guys a tool!
Damn Doris, that was one of the stupider things I've read in awhile. He's made it very public that he doesn't like white people..but let's not make it a racist thing. Hate to tell you toots but that's exactly what racism is. I don't think his music is that great and now I think he's a piece of turd as a person. And if you're defending him so are you.
That is true. But Kanyes behavior just dosnt get better. After hearing that he took that moment from a 19 year old girl to give it to a woman whos won countless awards is unneceptable. Something like this happens at every Vmas. At least Beyonce later let Taylor have her moment. Maybe im being too dramatic but I will not listen to his music anymore for what hes done.
His name should be excluded from all formal music events, including awards. Additionally, in the middle of his next 10 concerts, Taylor Swift should be allowed to do as she pleases. Lastly, I blame the promoters if they knew in advance of him being a "Loose Cannon" for even including him to this event.
Actions speak louder than words and West thinks a simple and written apology on his MySpace, Facebook, or even Twitter is suffficient. Well, we all now know he is not very bright.
Kanye is a tree swingin, booze swillin, rap spewin monkey @ssed BOY! Ever since that ilk began dominating MTV presentations MTV itself is marginal, laughable and very forgetable.
AMEN!
This is what my mother meant when she said "if you wanna see a n#%!*a act funny givem some money". its a damn shame that the few black negro's that do represent the majority are so moronicle...i feel so ashamed by his behavoir, this ignoramis has set us(black people) back 20 yrs. his demise will come soon, and hopefully he can learn from it. i love hip hop, its apart of genetic make-up, but you have to know how to conduct yourself and be humble, he's trying too hard to be like JIGGA, i gaurantee you JIGGA was probably somewhere in the audiance ducking in his seat, saying"i dont know that dude".