Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift’s VMA win

By Alexandra Heilbron on September 14, 2009 | 29 Comments


Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift, 19, was onstage accepting the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards last night when she was interrupted mid-speech by Kanye West. He grabbed the microphone out of her hands, saying, “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!” He then handed the microphone back to Taylor, who stood there unable to speak, looking shocked, as did Beyoncé, who was in the audience. Moments earlier, Taylor had been thrilled, telling the crowd, “Thank you so much! I always dreamed about what it would be like to maybe win one of these someday but I never actually thought that would happen.” Swift told People.com that her moment had been ruined, saying, “I was standing on stage and I was really excited because I’d just won the award and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on stage,” she said. “And then I wasn’t excited anymore after that.” Beyoncé called Taylor back up on stage later in the show so the teen could make her acceptance speech.



Comments & Discussion

  1. jfd8 • September 14, 2009 @ 10:28 AM

    The kidnapping of Taylor Swift
    Left VMA spectators miffed;
    It’s more in a saga
    Where Kanye goes gaga
    For trophies he never has sniffed.

    News Short n’ Sweet by JFD8
    http://twitter.com/JFD8

  2. Nancy • September 14, 2009 @ 11:18 AM

    Kanye is an @$$! They should ban him from the MVA’s for a few years for being such a freakin cry baby all the time. It’s not bad enough that he whines and cries his eyes out when he, himself, doesn’t win but now, he’s doing it when other ‘black’ musicians don’t win. And no people, I am NOT racist but, it would seem that Kanye is…because he’s p!ssed everytime he or other black artists lose the awards to white artists. He feels they deserve the awards more.

  3. Jo-Anne • September 14, 2009 @ 11:24 AM

    yo, Kanye….it’s time you were barred…get cottage packin’….

  4. Nancy • September 14, 2009 @ 11:30 AM

    Shut up, Jo-WAnne. Because whether you believe it or not, I was at my cottage for 2 weeks…were you really in the hospital having surgery? I doubt it! Why don’t you whine to Tribute (as usual) and ask them if they “barred” me during that period? I’ll answer…no they didn’t but they can feel free to tell you as well. You just can’t shut it, can you? And don’t even go there and blame me because here you are, I never said a word to or about you but, you’re still rambling on about how I spend my time.

  5. Jo-Anne • September 14, 2009 @ 11:33 AM

    give me a B…give me a U….

  6. Nancy • September 14, 2009 @ 11:44 AM

    SD

  7. Angel • September 14, 2009 @ 12:10 PM

    It was really uncalled for what Kanye did. Taylor didn’t pick the winner so why did he have to ruin her moment was just unfair to her. If anyone had a right to say anything if it was unfair was Beyonce no him. I however have a new found respect for Beyonce(hope I spelled that right) when she got an award she brought Taylor up so she could have her chance to say whatever she was going to say before and she didn’t have too.

  8. Carol • September 14, 2009 @ 5:55 PM

    I agree, he is a freak. Taylor deserved her moment of glory, she has done so well for her age. She is an awesome singer, as it Beyonce, but it was her time to shine. I don’t think an award show will ever be the same again…he should be banned.

  9. Eric • September 14, 2009 @ 10:09 PM

    Aren’t the vmas based on public voting anyways? If so, Kanye just spit in the face of the american public. It’s a surprise to me that a few are trying to make excuses for him…

  10. mandee • September 14, 2009 @ 11:39 PM

    no one should make excuses for someone thats willing to pick on a TEEN for heavens sake! i cant believe a grown man would act this immature and rude towards a young woman and ruin her moment in the spotlight. i hope she gets many many more, shes amazing and i like all of her music. it breaks my heart the way people treat others in this world. how can you do something so hurtful to someone else (not even just this) look them in the eye while you break their friggen heart and just NOT CARE?!? how can you LIVE with yourself after something like that?!?! (sorry, im angry about this, and some shit my brothers best friend just recently did to him that broke his heart completely) im so angry.

  11. demigod • September 15, 2009 @ 4:19 AM

    What a sucky-baby. Award shows are never ‘black’ enough for him. He’s made that clear the first time he sulked nott gettin’ his. No class. And a big ‘gag’ to those who think Beyonce has class.

  12. Kee • September 15, 2009 @ 9:39 AM

    Kanye west wasz out of line and wasz jus wronqq. I’m fourteen and even i know that interuppting people isz rude. I respect and am a huqe fan of Kanye, i understand his pain and his troubles, bhut when you are to the point as to where you hurt others, you need to act! Momma West love ya and r.i.p.

    Itsz effin awardsz!!!!(GET HELP KANYE)
    !!!![[{DONT DISAPPOINT YOUR FANS AGAIN}]]!!!!

  13. Jo-Anne • September 15, 2009 @ 1:09 PM

    I’m not a fan of either celebrity, however feel Kanye made an ass out of himself, saw him on Leno lat night, he’s publicly apologized, Swift’s won many awards before this and will surely continue to gather a few more….no scars for life should be garnered here and don’t feel it’s as HUGE a deal as it’s being made out to be…

  14. tributegirl • September 15, 2009 @ 5:58 PM

    Come on, Nancy, get real. Two weeks vacation at the cottage? Right, no one does that! LOL

  15. Nancy • September 15, 2009 @ 6:47 PM

    I know! What was I thinking!!?? Note to self: Next time come up with a better excuse…BAHAHAHAHAHA!!

  16. Jo-Anne • September 16, 2009 @ 7:58 AM

    this absolutely cannot be the REAL t.g….I mean NO COMMENT ABOUT THE ARTICLE….your biggest pet peeve ever, point the condescending finger at all who dare to comment aside of the content…well, in your case, s.u. a more fitting expression than comment, of course….

    p.s. suggest you prepare for those 2 weeks to be extended into semi-retirement…only a matter of time…tick tock…

  17. Shauna • September 16, 2009 @ 11:14 AM

    ill take this risk of youre hate joanne. theres 2 stories of this and she did comment on it so there. stop picking on people thats all you do

  18. Jo-Anne • September 16, 2009 @ 12:23 PM

    say what????

  19. tributegirl • September 16, 2009 @ 5:10 PM

    Yeah, Nancy, next time maybe say you were globetrotting! LOL!!!

  20. Shauna • September 16, 2009 @ 5:23 PM

    2 stories of this joanne got it. 1 with taylers pic and one with kanyes pic makes 2. she did comment on one. why keep picking on everone?

  21. Shauna • September 16, 2009 @ 5:24 PM

    y

  22. Nancy • September 16, 2009 @ 10:32 PM

    Shauna: That is the million dollar question. LMAO!

  23. demigod • September 17, 2009 @ 3:25 AM

    All your excuses are transparent.

  24. demigod • September 17, 2009 @ 3:34 AM

    Beyonce: ‘A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It’s time for that, right?’
    This reeks of arrogance and egotism. Something Kanye would say. But it is time for her to stop pretending she’s an actress.

  25. tributegirl • September 17, 2009 @ 9:15 AM

    demigod, I had forgotten about that Wonder Woman comment!

  26. Nancy • September 17, 2009 @ 7:10 PM

    Unlike you, those of us who tell the truth, have no worries about excuses or transparency…

  27. mandee • September 18, 2009 @ 10:24 PM

    man, its gotten to the point i dont even know who is fighting with who anymore? lol. hope you are all having a great day, man since i started working the weeks are FLYING by. can you believe its already been THREE weeks since i started the daycare?!?! ive never been soo happy EVER, i look forward to going to work these days ! i hope all is well with everyone else!

  28. mandee • September 18, 2009 @ 11:26 PM

    ohhhh. ok. i wasnt sure what was going on. im soo tired lol. im lucky to stay up past 9pm these days.

  29. tributegirl • September 20, 2009 @ 7:19 PM

    hahaha, mandee, the little ones are wearing you out, are they? It’s a good tired though, isn’t it!
    Did you say your surgery is the 28th? How are you feeling now?


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