Jay-Z Defends Kanye West's VMA Ambush
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Jay-Z doesn't think his protege, Kanye West, deserved to be vilified for ambushing Taylor Swift at Sunday night's MTV VMAs.
"Of course it was rude because it was her moment, but that's the way he really felt," Jay-Z, 39, tells BBC Radio 1. West, 32, interrupted Swift's speech for her best female video award to opine that Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce, should have won for "Single Ladies."
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Jay-Z goes on on, "I think it was rude, but the way they're treating him ... He's on the cover of every paper. He didn't kill anybody. No one got harmed.
Jay-Z admitted his pal's actions were "inappropriate at the time," but justifies the diss.
"He's just a super-passionate person," he said.
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On Tuesday, Swift, 19, announced that she'd forgiven the rapper after he reached out to her.
"Kanye did call me, and he was very sincere in his apology, and I accepted that apology," she told ABC News Radio.
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301i keep hearing this ugly rumor about jay z and beyonce worshipping satan. now im not sure if jay z is with god, but i know for sure that he's not worshipping satan.. i damn sure know beyonce dont worship him. go on youtube. in interviews she constantly thanks god for her success. she prays to him. i never seen hate this bad before to accuse her of worshipping the devil. the only people accusing her of this is her haters. they think of ways to ruin her life and her relationship with jay. first it was the goldigging rumors. then it was the divorce rumors, then it was the cheating rumors, and now it's the worshipping satan rumors. idiots say they hide messages in their songs and making signs to satan in interviews. they damn sure know alot about voodoo. maybe thier the ones worshipping satan and now tryin to put it on bee and her man. she's talented, she's succesful, she's beautiful, she's married. it's so unfair to bee to say she got her success from the devil after all the hardwork she payed to get where she is now. she's the best and she will always be the best so get over it!
Jay-Z was right west didn't kill anybody, sometime media u guys real sucks.
jay-z, i cant believe that you back this bafoon. i thought that you and beyonce made a great couple. always had respect for you. but that ends here. i will make sure my kids never purchase anything associated with either of you. p,s. i still think your wife is hot. how the hell did someone like you tag that ?
No one got hurt? That's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Ask Taylor Swift if she was hurt. Maybe Jay-Z just doesn't have emotions to hurt. Kanye sure as hell doesn't. I doubt they would have felt the same way if it were a white guy jumping on stage interrupting Beyonce.
Jay-Z and Beyonce are idiots just as much as West is. We can't have a white girl winning an award that a black woman is also nominated for, now, can we?
"Tell it like it is": The sooner black people have your outlook the better it is for them. Their delusional attitude is their slavehood.
Jay Z... another retard!!!!
when Don Imus call the women basketball team of Rutgers nappy headed HOS we ask for his resination and got it but when Jamie Fox talk about Miley Cyrus and Kanya West ambush Taylor Swift nothing said no one ask for any resignation. I'm a black woman and i can say it my people are full of sh**t. Everybody is always wrong when it come to us. But we are steady killing each other and not educated each other. my people really make me sick and i don't care what you say get over it and do something about
Jay Z is full of s**t!
An idiot defending an idiot. Kanye has been a looney for years and needs to grow the hell up!
Jat Z says Kanye was wrong but right to voice his feelings. and that he He didn't kill anybody. No one got harmed. Well someone was harmed the person who won the award and that was her time. Let's see what Jay Z says when his and Beyonces daughter wins an award and someone pulls a Kanye West but he won't be so ready to forgive then, it's always different when the shoe is on the other foot. And from the look that Jay Z was giving Lil Mama he didnt like the interruption of his time either. And yes we all know Kanye has issues so why don't Jay Z, his friend take him to get help.
jz better keep his mouth shut because he sounds stupid like kanye did, they can excuse kanye all they want but the truth of the matter is taylor's video was in my oppinion a great video as well as beyonce sooo don't hate and be some sore loosers that's just childish on both parts the only one who had nothing to say about that and was really sweet was beyonce, she didn't even comment on the issue she was genorous to even give taylor her moment soo take note of that jayz because you will start loosin fans just like kanye.
this whole sistuation is waste of time.(but taylor swift is an untalented loser)
@ Anonymous Outsider: Perhaps we can explain this to you another way. Let's create a scenario with the same set of facts, except that the person jumping on stage was a white country music singer, let's say Toby Keith. And Toby Keith grabs the mike from some young black female singer who just won her first award. Toby Keith says into the mike "no disrespect, I'm sure your video was ok, but it should have gone to my girl Carrie underwood. woo-hoo! Carrie get up and take a bow!" If that had happened, you would not only have virtually every white person say "what a jackass," you would have almost all blacks (and the largely left-wing media) say "what a racist." Think about it...hummm. Peace
This has nothing to do with race, gender, who's married to who, or any of that stuff. Kanye made a mistake, Taylor forgave him, the world is against Kanye ,and Jay-Z (his friend) explained the reality of the situation. They are all 4 (Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Taylor Swift) talented, platinum artist. They have all apologized, accepted apologies, showed class, taken up for each other, and gotten over the whole thing. They have moved on and their focus is back on making money and surviving in this messed up world and economy. I suggest we all get over the situation and do the same.
I don't understand why so many of you are making this a black and white thing. Kanye's race had nothing to do with it, he is spoiled, rude and inconsiderate, there are white people that are the same way. Jay-Z has made himself look bad by defending him in any way, he would have been better off staying silent, something Kanye needs to learn. Perhaps if Kanye would have acted remorseful a little sooner his picture wouldn't have made to all those front pages.
JAY-Z DON'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR HIM, THE CORRCET PERSON WON, BEYONCE'S VEDIO WAS NOT BETTER THAN TAYLOR SWIFT'S SORRY!!!!!
Lil Mama didn't kill anybody by getting on stage in the middle of his performance with Alicia Keys...Still, he felt very disrespected by her actions...HE'S STUPID!
Ms. Sam, What planet are you living on? White people have always dis-associated themselves from people like us... You see it in the churches, schools, sports, & social events etc... Wake up Ms. Sam, are you living in the real world or are you not?...hummm. Peace
Crap, now I'm adding Jay-Z to my list of inconsiderate jerks that are becoming more and more noticeable in the black culture. What the heck happened to "good manners" and "respect"? I am ashamed of my heritage, these people are the reasons the white population chooses to avoid any sort of association with the rest of us. Jay-Z, you suck!