If you needed a great start to your brand new show, then Jay Leno got it. Imagine your very first night and you have a guest booked on your show who everyone in the world wanted to have. What a coincidence. I know Kanye apologized to Taylor Swift at least three times yesterday and also apologized to her mom after the two of them butted heads backstage after the incident, but I am still not convinced this wasn't a set up. I agree that Taylor played no part in any of it, but Kanye is not an idiot. He acts like an idiot, but he is a master at getting publicity and attention and maybe he didn't expect the backlash he is getting. I mean when the President calls you a jackass, it is fair to say that probably everyone has heard about what you have done.
I read all of the comments you had yesterday and there are so many good arguments for and against a set up. At some point yesterday I think I started moving away from MTV being involved in it, but I still haven't given up on the thought that Kanye and Beyonce had a plan.
Oh, and this is the big one in favor of the conspiracy theory. Everyone has said on the record that Beyonce's dad advised Taylor that she would get her chance to come on stage when Beyonce won Video Of The Year. HELLO. He said this to her BEFORE they announced the winner. How did he know Beyonce was going to win the award? So, maybe this plan was hatched when they found out Beyonce was going to win.
Anyway, the video of the apology is below.
Whatever. Could we get more on Jessica Simpson's dog being eaten by a coyote please? Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Who cares? He just wanted publicity, and he's getting it. From the president!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she's a sweet girl, but it's not like he got on stage and physically assaulted her. Time to move on.
totally agree with this theory.
ReplyDeletethe vmas show how bad the state of pop music is right now. taylor at least as some talent (plays an instrument, writes her songs) which is more than i can say for beyonce and kanye. i read that prince refused to work with beyonce because she can't even read music. haha.
that beings said, the kings of leon may have sold out but they were the only act at the vmas worth listening to. they deserve their sucess at least, unlike kanye or beyonce.
I read somewhere that Jessica Simpson's dog's last words were "Team Taylor! Owww!"
ReplyDeleteoh enty, pls. you know it's commonplace for the winners to be known ahead of time. (how else are you going to put together the production packages?). it's done all the time, across the board in award shows, in all markets.
ReplyDeletethat said tho, i'm ready to absolve beyonce/team knowles of any involvement. they were brilliant to capitalize on the incident, but not involved. i say this b/c kanye is a narcissist. he displays absolute CLASSIC narcissistic personality disorder. it's all about him, all the time. he knew exactly what he was doing. he had an itch for the limelight in that moment and couldn't control himself. it's textbook narcissism. $10 says his mom always knew this...and for him to use her as a crutch & justification is sick...but narcissists are exactly that: sick.
Does he speak like he "raps" or whatever the hell that's called?!?
ReplyDeleteI honestly can't figure out why this dick is famous in the first place.
I don't believe it was a set-up, and I also think that it's perfectly acceptable to be pulling this apart, point by point. The man has a serious problem, and I for one am sick of celebrities making millions while having absolutely no class or manners. And, it must be said, that for all the apologies and almost-tears last night, Swift herself admitted on 'The View' that he hasn't actually attempted to apologize to her personally, which pretty much points to the very real fact that the man is a mannerless jerk.
ReplyDeleteI get that people think he's talented, but let's be honest, there is always more talent elsewhere, and sometimes it comes with class.
I agree completely, except I think MTV and Taylor Swift were in on it, too. After all, MTV is the same network that has fake reality shows. Look at how much publicity everyone is getting. How did Taylor Swift know to bring a red dress with her which matched Beyonce's perfectly? I also think it is interesting that Kayne West appeared with Jay-Z on Leno.
ReplyDeleteI liked Leno's asking KW about what his Mama would have said of his behavior. I'm glad someone had the balls to basically ask Kayne something that hit home. I think it was Jay-Z and Kayne conspiracy.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Leno was in on it if it was MTV. He would've been on Letterman as MTV is owned by Viacom which is partnered with CBS. (Or am I confused?)
ReplyDeleteViacom and CBS split up a few years ago.
ReplyDeletehe's rude and i don't care because it's only for publicity!
ReplyDeleteI don't think he necessarily had it "planned", I think he was just drunk and being Kanye. He gave an interview after his last stage hopping incident and told a story about how he offered to do that for Gnarls Barkley when the Dixie Chicks won. He's just spoiled and has a sense of entitlement that makes him think its totally ok to waltz up on stage like that cause he's such a super star.
ReplyDeleteHe's a rude insensitive narcissistic prick, and he needs to try this stunt at the Latin Grammys.
ReplyDeleteI beg of him to do it. PLEASE! Pretty please with sugar on top.
We'll never ever be bothered with him again if he does.
really Merlin? whee for insider info...what would happen at the latin grammys?
ReplyDeleteOne word: fucktard.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that screams "SET UP!" to me was the reaction shots of Beyoncé while Kayne was giving his oh-so-impassioned speech. She was acting. She wasn't surprised; she was pretending. If she was embarrassed, she would have turned red, or buried her face in her hands, or at least looked shocked. All she did was try to fight back a big fucking smile.
ReplyDeleteKayne may be a narcissist and he may have been drunk but Beyoncé KNEW he was gonna do it and played along. Both of them are fucking tasteless.
And, c'mon. The VMAs are completely irrelevant. Now suddenly it's all we can talk about. What about that doesn't reek of pre-planning?
Ya know I don’t know if it (the incident) was planned I stated yesterday that I believed it wasn’t so my opinion hasn’t changed in that respect. I suppose the thing that bothers me the most is how much anger and hatred is directed at a Black female artist that may or may not be guilty of being overexposed and talentless. I suppose I missed the memo that read Beyonce Knowles is an ass because instance 123456789-----1,24789 idk. When Whitney Houston was hot I don’t remember going on gossip sites skewered her goody two shoe image because, it was hard to believe..I never liked her I thought she was hood trash but I never saw the dislike from the general public. I thought the issue was about Kanye being an ass at the expense of a young talented artist thus dragging Miss Knowles into the foray…if course she could have been waving her hands over her “magic black hat” cackling (she is a witch I presume) that “this would be an exceptional opportunity to grab brownie points”….. but, I so doubt it.. I feel badly for Taylor Swift. I think Kanye needs to go to a mental facility for his problems and I think Miss Knowles should keep working hard, putting her money in the bank cause I suppose once the public is done with her she just die right??
ReplyDeleteSorry for the rant but I don’t read ghetto blogs and the hate is rising
I agree with what Ellen said.
ReplyDeleteIt was set up, and they were ALL in on it! They faked this stunt.
I think VMA winners do know results before the show. We're just not aware of it.
ReplyDeleteFollowing this line of thinking, I believe that after Kanye was kicked out, Beyonce spoke to MTV execs and made the offer to let Taylor have her time. It's why Taylor was backstage already and not in the audience.
I have worked on award shows and it is common place to A. either tell the person they are getting the award or B. say they are getting "a" award. (Like that makes it any less secret).
ReplyDeleteThe only ones that are still secret are Oscars & Emmys, Golden Globes. Which is why the accounting firms get trotted out to say it is a secret.
I think someone forgot to tell Jay-Z, who supposedly was pissed at Beyonce for not staying with the camp, which includes Kayne, and took off after the show with Rihanna for a night on the town.
ReplyDeleteI may be the only one alive who still likes Kanye West but ... the guy was drunk, he did something stupid and he seems genuinely to regret it. It's not like he attacked anyone. It was interesting and made the MTV VMAs less of a snoozefest, but I think it's time to move on.
ReplyDeleteWow, that part where Jay asks Kanye what his mom would this was really really heavy.
ReplyDeleteI still think this is an absolute set up, and agree with you Enty when you said that Kanye West fans are going to keep buying his albums regardless of what happened. This is just a good reason for him to go on vacation and a have a great redemption story for when he gets back to making music.
Kanye was drunk, but he and Beyonce had discussed it - maybe she was surprised that he actually did do it.
ReplyDeleteHer reaction, imo, was TOTALLY off. She was half-amused, and holding back more amazement. Not shock or disappointment.
Sorry. Kanye and B for the win. But what Kanye didn't count on was the level of vitriol that would follow. Leno's show was a fortunate moment for him to fix the ship a little.
Though asking him what his mom would say was awesome. LOL.
But that's my conspiracy kool-aid for the week.
No worries Arkata, I still like Kanye too. Do I think he is an absolute douchebag? Yes. But I still think he would be a great friend.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, I am almost positive that some of the winners are informed before the ceremony. Which is not such a surprise if you think about it. I mean, people that don't attend, like Britney, are told they won in advance so they can record some video that can be shown. I think that if an entertainer is performing and also has won, they are informed because of costume changes.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe it was a set up, Taylor was crushed. I don't believe Beyonce and Kanye planned it. It was mentioned Kanye was drunk before the incident ever happened. People were tweeting he was drunk. There are red carpet photos of him holding a bottle of booze.
The thing I find the oddest though, is the fact that so many Beyonce haters FIRMLY believe this was planned by her. They say she is selfish and such a B****, but here's the thing, wouldn't that be what she was if she *hadn't* called Taylor on stage? You can't have it both ways. I realize some think it was done to improve Beyonce's image, but contrary to belief, Beyonce does not have a bad reputation. It's only the internet haters that are convinced she has been rude to so-and-so in the past and is a diva. She stays out of the spotlight when she is not performing, I mean, hello? Remember her wedding? How private can you get.
Anyway, just think people are being crazy about this and all it was was a drunk Kanye.
What will happen to Amber Rose when Kanye sobers up?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, ENTY! I totally think that the entire thing was staged. I don't think that Taylor was in on it. The whole thing makes me sick.
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