Kanye West Gets Boos, Cheers at VMAs
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It was Kanye West's time to get dissed at Sunday's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
West closed out the VMAs with a much-anticipated performance -- a year after he notoriously bum-rushed the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Although it wasn't audible on the show's telecast, an insider at the Nokia Theater tells UsMagazine.com that "the audience began booing" soon after West's performance began.
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Show runners quickly defused the situation by ushering a crowd of friendlier fans to drown out the boos with cheers. Indeed, by the end of the number, the crowd could be heard chanting "Kanye! Kanye! Kanye!"
A miffed source close to the rapper told Us the nasty fans were "disgraceful!"
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Singing new song "Runaway" at the show, West didn't reference the infamous Swift incident by name, but seemed to nod toward his bad behavior.
"Let's have a toast for the douchebags," he rapped. "Let's have a toast for the scum bags. Every one of them I know."
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Earlier in the night, a forgiving Swift sang that West was "innocent" and sang "you are not what you did...Every one of us has messed up too...I hope you remember today's never too late...to be friends with you."
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11it's totally untrue that Kanye was getting boos. I was at the performance right next to the stage, and no one was booing. only love for Kanye!
Ms Earnesta Boykins.. how do you KNOW he's a devil-worshipper?? Were you there when he sacrificed his soul? You act as though you believe in God, and yet hopes that a human being fall? Morever, you boast about who you would and would not fornicate with? You aint EVEN gotta worry. Wow, I can see the "sinners" running to the church after reading your post!!
I wouldnt stand up for any of 'em.
he made a mistake...the fans show they have no class...but you know what?...he gets attention...that is what he wants
Kayne West is a devil worshiper i think that he need to fall so he can remember that God brought him up . I hope God Bring that ugly baster to his knee's and yes Kanye West you are ugly i wouldnt fu?? you with my dog hand
You can't actually alter or edit a live performance. Obviously there wasn't any booing towards Kayne during the VMAs. Once again US Weekly is making things up to spice up the story.
@ Davon Lewis...."more better" ???? LMAO!!
So how exactly were the boo's edited out??? GMAB US Weekly
So Why Didn't I hear Any Boo's?
LOL right Daryl Lazaro i was there and he was not booed!!!!!!! US mag is just like Mtv u try to bring him down by talking about how bad he is but u dnt understand that ur making him look even more better!!!!!
Wow is US weekly that desperate to come up with stories?! "Kanye was booed... but I mean you of course couldn't hear it at home! Oh those cheering fans and standing ovation as all faked!!!" RIDICULOUS! and this is why I don't buy this crappy magazine anymore!