Russell Brand: Kanye West "Made a Mistake" at VMAs
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MTV VMA host Russell Brand has a message to Kanye West.
"You can't make a pretty girl cry," he said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Monday.
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Sources tell Usmagazine.com that Swift, 19, got teary after West, 32, stormed on stage and rudely interrupted her Best Female Video acceptance speech during Sunday's show, insisting that Beyonce deserved to win.
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Brand tried to empathize with the rapper, telling Seacrest that "in the past I've made mistakes."
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"I think he's already apologized, hasn't he?" he added. "Beyonce is great, and I think he wanted to make a point about her."
Still, he added, "Taylor Swift's a young kid ... she's a young girl."
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Brand — who insisted West is a "nice bloke" — said he hopes people won't make too much of a fuss over the whole thing.
"We're just people; we all do things that are a bit silly sometimes," he said. "Calm down; no one died."
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124Hollywood is going cold turkey on pork. Tinseltown is even importing sleaze from the United Kingdom. Russell Brand does Brand Hollywood no favours. He is famous in the United Kingdom for his bizarre and anti social behaviour. He harrassed and abused an old gentleman. There was public outcry in the media at the time. He advocates promiscuity and perversion. What attracts women to this "Rudolph Valintino" of the silverscreen? Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes Zoster, Vaginale Thrush, Bartolin Cyst, Scabies, or are they addicted to penicillin. He is a shameless swagger, with no substance to his character. Hollywood and his future leading ladies are welcome to him. We will know where they have been. for that matter, so will their grandfathers. Hollywood stands for the valley of shame... Chaim Paddaman
making a big deal cause she is white? excuse me??? you have NEVER seen a black crucified for making fun of a white but you have seen plenty whites crucified, kicked out of their jobs, lose their sponsorships for making a statement against a black. You don't see White Power, White all Girls School, White Scholarships, Whites Only: whites would be under the jail for making statements like that. West is scum and Beyonce defending him and making excuses for him is scum too
kanye west is an asshole.
Someone at MTV thought they had to go to England and get a fowl mouth dick weed to emcee the VMA instead of choosing from all the talent available in the U.S. No wonder I stopped watching MTV years ago.
I am more concerned about the President of the United States getting called a liar.
KANYEE JUSTT MADE AN OPONION N WATT GOSHH FKNNN DUMBASSESS
@Farisol Bateman .... eh? I'm a brit.. no we don't You make out we're taxed massive for it. We're not! Not believe the idiot adverts I've been listening to over there bashing our health care system. Brand was technically correct in what he said. snort*
Okay what Kanye did was wrong...but he should be forgiven. I also think that mtv should really reconsider who they have host their award shows. Russell Brand says a lot ofidiotic things and the things he says about our government should not even be considered...He is not even an American citizen. If we had people "dying in our streets" like he put it then why do people from other countries try to come here for their health care? What made me even more angry is his jokes about the Jonas Brothers being Christians. I am a Christian and he really steps on people's toes, I just think he is rude. Russell Brand should never be allowed to host something like this again.
September 15, 2009 - 4:16am Anonymous Says: PEOPLE ARE MAKING A BIG DEAL, BCUZ SHE IS WHITE ***************************************************************************************** Not true. people are making a big deal because what Kanye did was WRONG! I don't see as much outrage as people did with Mel Gibson's drunken rant! That is all Kayne did was make a drunken rant that trampled the rights & feelings of another human being!
(((Russell Brand is a complete idiot. Health care IS NOT FREE in England. They pay for it with massive TAXES. This idiot was only given the job because his brain is so mailable that the liberals at MTV can fill it with what fits their agenda. And FYI we ALREADY HAVE 'FREE' health care, it's called being an undocumented person and showing up at the ER and getting the works and guess who pays... Anyone with a job that pays taxes))) I AM A UK RESENDNET THANK THE LORD IF YOU EARN LESS THEN £37400 YOUR TAX RATE IS 20% ANTHING OVER THAT IS 40%. FOR THAT I CAN WALK IN TO ANY EMERGENCY ROOM GET TREATMENT FOR FREE. IF I GET SICK I DON’T HAVE TO PRE APPROVE MY TREATMENT WITH AN INSURANCE COMPNAY. IF MY KIDS NEED BRACES IT’S FREE IF I OR MY KIDS NEED GLASSES IT FREE IF MY LEG FALLS OF ITS FREE IF I NEED MEDICATION NO MATTER HOW MUCH OR LONG I GET IT. THANK GOD FOR THE NHS!!! I CAN UNDRESTAND WHY AMERICA IS SCARED. FREE MEDICAL CARE THE VERY NOTIAN SENDS YE CRAZY. I’LL LET YOU IN ON A LITLE SECRET IF YOU COME TO THE UK ON A HOLIDAY AND YOU GET HIT BY A CAR GUESS WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR YOUR TREATMENT BECAUSE WE DON’T LET PEOPLE DIE ON THE STREET NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU COME FROM!!!!!
why on earth would a drunk guy like Kayne be in such an awards night? just because he is a celebrity? means he could do anything he wants? what if it happened to Beyonce? then he'll surely know what Taylor felt that moment. theres always room for everybody...so much for being self-centered! get a life!
Kenya should have been arrested and charged with being a public drunk. He is very unprofessional for someone who has been in the business as long as he has. He was and still is a financial liability for everyone concerned last night...when you become a financial liability costing millions..it's time for rehab...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH WHITE TRASH ASSHOLES, I AM NOT BLACK OR WHITE. BUT LOVE KANYE !!!
PEOPLE ARE MAKING A BIG DEAL, BCUZ SHE IS WHITE.
When doing prison ministries, I was warned not to get caught up in the prisoners' near universal protests of innocence. "It happened." "I caught my case (for burglary or whatever)" - as if they caught a cold. In other words, it is standard criminal behavior to avoid responsibility for recognizing, "I did something despicable and wrong. No excuses. I'm sorry for the ugly thing I did." Kanye should learn from Beyonce how to behave toward other human beings. And Brand is a callous SOB who should do the same. If they don't, they should both be banned from any awards show ever again.
This bloke is as classless as West. Y'all are wasting your lives and money following these idiots. Read a book or something. Tune these self indulging idiots out.
ok losers...guess what kanye wanted u to do...? talk about him...which u r all doing...get over it...he apologized to the girl...like russell said...no one died...what i dont understand is...if u dont like him...tell ur dumbass WHITE kids to stop buying his albums. trust me...its the dumb white ones who buy cd's. everyone else downloads. DUH.
Russell Brand is a complete idiot. Health care IS NOT FREE in England. They pay for it with massive TAXES. This idiot was only given the job because his brain is so mailable that the liberals at MTV can fill it with what fits their agenda. And FYI we ALREADY HAVE 'FREE' health care, it's called being an undocumented person and showing up at the ER and getting the works and guess who pays... Anyone with a job that pays taxes.
Kanye West has the largest ego in the universe. It is disgusting. I can not imagine this was act at the VMA's was based just on the cognac he was drinking, he is just an attention whore who needs to get over himself. I hope this destroys his career. It would be a blessing on the world.
kanye west is black trash. simple as that. i throw trash out. i certainly don't spend money on it.