Kanye West Cancels Today Appearance After Matt Lauer Spat
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Kanye West has backed out of an upcoming Today show performance because of a beef with Matt Lauer.
West, 33, was slated to perform on the NBC morning chatfest the day after Thanksgiving, but he Tweeted Friday: "I'm not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons."
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West appeared on the show earlier this week and got upset when producers showed a clip of former President George W. Bush discussing his hurt feelings after West called him a racist following Hurricane Katrina. "I didn't need you guys to show me the tape in order to prompt my emotions or whatever," a miffed West told Lauer.
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He got angry again when producers later showed footage of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, during which West famously interrupted Taylor Swift on stage. "Yo, how am I supposed to talk if you're going to run the thing in the middle while I'm talking?" he griped. "Please don't let that happen again. It's ridiculous."
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Although West later said he felt "very tortured," Lauer and the Today show team are making no apologies.
And, despite backing out of his scheduled performance, West Tweets: "I don't hate Matt Lauer. We don't promote hate. That's the whole point!!! I promote love and truth! ... All positive energy ... all smiles. Much love to Matt and the whole Today Show."
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17kanye is a spoiled little diva biotch and he needs to just "check himself before he wrecks himself!" .. 2 late. Go away Kanye...go put gold charms dangling off the classy diamonds in your chompers loser. buh byee!
Matt Lauer doesn't design the segment he just asks the questions the producers are the ones he should be mad at...
IDIOT!
F@#K HIM. HE'S IRRELEVANT !!
GOOD! Now I can watch the show in peace without seeing or listening to this POS loser!
KUDOS to Matt Lauer for nailing this Kantye the p*r*i*c*k!!
God, I hate that guy
Jennifer, you nailed it! What a jerk.
He is a BIG BABY!! Grow up, KW!
wait... so he is mad because someone interrupted him while he was talking???? all I have to say is KARMA!!!!
I will never buy anything of his. Not like I ever have. He is a total loser and doesn't deserve the fame he has...
Kanye is such a loser, a racist, and just an all around dou.che bag.
What DB!
What's the difference between Kanye creating buzz before his album release and Taylor Swift doing the same. Taylor Exploits other ppl in order to sell albums (Kanye,John Mayer,That Jonas Kid) so if Kanye is in the wrong than so is Taylor and alot more artists.
He is all about shock value. He creates drama where there isn't any in order to get attention. It's seriously getting old....
Thank you, Tiffany. Honest to god he makes NO sense whatsoever.
He's an idiot to the nth degree.