Kanye West Doesn't Care About Press People

Kanye West's headlines went into syndication this week, as news outlets revisited Taylor-Swift-gate and Bush-Doesn't-Care-About-Black-People-gate (yes, those things happened long ago). One of the reporters West found himself across from was Matt Lauer on the Today show, where he didn't like the way things were being run. According to the NY Times, he taped the interview with Lauer, then preemptively criticized the program on Twitter.

West claims they "tried to force my answers," and complained when the show played archival footage of the aforementioned incidents to prompt his reactions. The piece aired yesterday, and was followed by Lauer explaining that "nothing unusual" went on during the interview, and that he was looking forward to the rapper's performance on the show later this month. Or not...

West took to Twitter last night and declared: “I’m not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons. I’m so happy the world got to see just a small piece of ‘the set up.’ If I hadn’t tweeted about how they set me up at the show they would have never played the extra footage that displayed how disrespectful. I want you guys to look at that footage and start to put everything together now." He signed off saying, “Much love to Matt and the whole Today Show. I accept ya’ll future apology in advance LOL!”

NBC has confirmed the performance—set for November 26th—has been canceled... but as of now West is still confirmed to be a part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (which, incidentally, airs on NBC and is usually hosted by the Today show folk). Below is the full Today show interview, do you think he should have apologized, or do you agree with Sarah Silverman, who said: "I still feel Kanye saying 'George Bush doesn't care about black people' was brave & poignant & reflected a moment in time"?

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on November 12, 2010 12:54 PM

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jgonzz

What is wrong with Kanye? He gets all twisted out of shape and acts like a chubby teen bitch over Matt Lauer?

Whats more 'safe'? A one on one with Gary Ganu?

justthinkin

Yo, Mr. West, kanye maybe move a little further west, like Samoa, so we don't have to hear your shit anymore?

poetofsorts

I would hate to be Kayne's publicist. He's a moron. Of course Matt was trying to get you to answer his questions THATS HIS JOB!!!

@Gbutters HAHAHAHA...Kayne is just a gay fish.

Gbutters

Great - bite the hand that feeds you Kanye. This self centered media-whore would be nowhere without the media. I hope he keeps pissing people off - maybe one day he'll piss off a real gangster (let's go old school hip hop)... and that'll be the real death of auto-tune.

Keep eating those fish sticks!

mjwilstein

I love watching George W. Bush react to Kanye talking about him:

http://bit.ly/d0f0u6

Gotham Extremist

First of all, F Bush, because getting dissed by a retard on TV is more emotionality draining for a president than let say the time when the 2 planes took down the WTC?! WTF?! and as for Kanye, F U too bitch.

handsomedevil

Having just watched When The Levees Broke, it reminded me that Kanye was pretty much right. Bush certainly didn't act like he cared at the time. He was focused on his war and fundraising and shit.

(Though the person who gets slammed hardest is actually Condee Rice, for taking a trip to NYC, going shoe shopping, seeing Spamalot, and playing tennis with Monica Seles in the week after Katrina. Granted its not her job, but talk about being carefree.)

So, uh, yeah, I agree with the cute but unfunny jewish comedienne. The humanitarian response to Katrina completely sucked, and the residents of New Orleans were treated like animals. If it happened here in NYC people would never shut up about it for decades. It's like the Dinkins/Crown Heights flap times 100,000.

moreffa

this bullshit is all over the internet and tv

who cares

is there anything else going on in the world ?

why post it here when this is plastered everywhere