Kanye launches a 15-tweet rant against Taylor Swift, defending his new song Famous, in which he says: ‘I made that b*tch famous’
Claims he called Taylor for approval and suggests that it was even her idea
Insists he is being ‘demonized’ and that ‘b*tch’ is an endearing term
Taylor’s rep had claimed Kanye asked if she would release song on Twitter
Spokesman says she warned him about releasing track with such a strong misogynistic message
Her brother Austin, Gigi Hadid, Jaime King and Ruby Rose are among those who have criticized Kanye following the release of the song
Kanye West has launched a furious tirade at Taylor Swift, calling her a liar for claiming she knew nothing about lyrics in his new single in which he calls her a ‘b*tch’ and raps about having s3x with her.
In an astonishing 15 tweet outburst, Kanye begins by saying he ‘did not diss’ the 26-year-old singer and he has ‘never dissed her’.
But he then launches into a rant about how he called her on the phone, had an hour-long conversation with her about the song Famous, she found it ‘funny’ and she gave him her blessing.
Furthermore, he defends use of the word ‘b*tch’ in the song, saying it is an ‘endearing term’ in hip hop, like the word ‘Nigga’.
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Playing defense: Kanye took to Twitter this morning to defend his song Famous, which references having s3x with Taylor Swift and calls her a ‘b*tch’
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It was her idea! Kanye claims that Taylor even came up with the line, because she was having dinner with a mutual friend and told them: ‘I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS’
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Old wounds: Kanye West has contradicted Taylor Swift (pictured together at the Grammys last year), after her spokesman said she was unhappy with the ‘misogynistic’ content of his new track Famous
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I’m coming for you Taylor: Kanye, who attacked the 1989 singer on Twitter this morning, takes the mic during his fashion show/album launch extravaganza at Madison Square Garden
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Focused: Kanye played his new album, The Life of Pablo, which includes a song where he raps that he’d still have s3x with Taylor Swift and brags that he made her famous
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Fun while it lasted: While Kanye was seen dancing with Kid Cudi while playing music for the crowd, he has now gone on the defensive after Taylor called him out for his song content
The track Famous, which also features Taylor’s enemy Rihanna, Kanye raps: ‘I feel like me and Taylor might still have s3x.
‘I made that b*tch famous.’
In what could be seen as a jump in logic, Kanye even claims that the line ‘I made that b*tch famous’, was actually her idea.
In the tweets he writes: ‘I’m not even gone take credit for the idea… it’s actually something Taylor came up with.
‘She was having dinner with one of our friends who’s name I will keep out of this and she told him… I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS.
‘Stop trying to demonize real artist. Stop trying to compromise art.’
Kanye’s outburst then descends into a lament about the way the music industry is going, saying ‘music is so f*cking watered down right now.’
‘I miss that DMX feeling. I miss that feeling so that’s what I want to help restore.
‘They wan to control us with money and perception and mute the culture.’
He then appeared to calm down with a tweet more than an hour later, in which he said he wanted to be ‘creative director of Hermes’.
He subsequently released a picture of the updated set list for his new album, as well as linking to one of the new tracks, 30 Hours, on Soundcloud.
Hours later, he returned to Twitter to pay tribute to Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of American Vogue, with a picture of her in attendance at the show.
‘The boss: thank so much Anna for coming to my show!!!
‘You have supported me since the beginning and I’m so happy to call you my friend!!!’
Kanye’s latest rant is certain to pour gasoline on a feud that stems back to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when he infamously stormed the stage while Taylor was accepting an award.
During the incident, dubbed ‘Imma let you finish’, he demanded that Beyonce receive the award for Best Female Video while a visibly shocked Taylor looked on.
The pair had been thought to reconcile, and were apparently on good terms, going to dinner, sending flowers and even chatting on the phone, but that appears to have now changed.
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How it all began: Kanye is shown interrupting Taylor in 2009 at the MVT VMAs in an incident that became known as ‘Imma let you finish’
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‘Awwww Kanye sent me the coolest flowers’: Taylor posted this snap to Instagram a few months ago, suggesting that everything was just rosy between the two of them
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Frenzied fashion: Kanye debuted Season 3 of his Yeezy fashion line at Madison Square Garden on Thursday; in his rant he said it was ‘ALL GODS ALL GODS ALL GODS in the buildin’
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Not what it used to be in those DMX days: Kanye segways from his rant about Taylor into a more general commentary on the state of today’s music industry
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Just like the Warriors? Kanye says his event at Madison Square Garden was about bringing real artistry back
Pause for reflection: After all that, the budding fashion designer appeared to calm down with a tweet more than an hour later, saying he wanted ‘to be the creative director of Hermes’
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Back to work: Kanye announced after the rant that he had added more songs to the album The Life of Pablo and that it would be out today. He also linked to one of his songs 30 Hours on Soundcloud
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‘The boss’: Kanye took to Twitter later to pay tribute to Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of American Vogue, who attended the show last night
Following the release of the controversial track yesterday, Taylor’s spokesman claimed that Kanye had called the 1989 singer to ask her if she would release his single Famous, on her own Twitter account, a request she denied.
She denied a report that she gave Kanye her blessing to rap about having s3x with her in the track.
Taylor was stunned to learn of the way she was referenced in the song, which was debuted at his new album listening party and fashion show in New York City on Thursday night.
Her spokesman said in a statement to MailOnline: ‘Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single Famous on her Twitter account.
‘She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message.
‘Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, “I made that b*tch famous.”‘
The pop star’s strong reply denies a report by TMZ.com claiming Kanye, 38, called Taylor last month to tell her about the lyric and explain it was a joke.
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Friends stick together: Following Kanye’s rant, Jaime King, who had come to Taylor’s defense yesterday, posted this picture to Instagram along with the comment – ‘Hand in Hand’
Support: Jaime, who was at the show, yesterday tweeted a message supporting Taylor
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Not impressed: Jaime King, seen attending the Yeezy show on Thursday at Madison Square Garden,, tweeted that she stood by ‘sister’ Taylor
Squad member: Gigi Hadid took to Twitter to clarify her stance on Kanye’s music
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Top model: Gigi, pictured left, attended the Yeezy Season 3 show along with her sister Bella Hadid; she also posed for pictures with Kendall Jenner backstage after Kanye’s show, right
Stars unite to support Kanye West at Yeezy Season 3 show
Kanye has come under fire from Taylor’s friends Gigi Hadid and Jaime King, as well as the singer’s angry brother Austin Swift also shared a video of himself throwing away his Yeezy shoes in response.
The new track was played at Kanye’s New York Fashion Week Yeezy Season 3 show and listening party for his new album The Life Of Pablo at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
Model Gigi, 20, took to Twitter after being spotted at the Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and listening party at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
‘My attendance somewhere does not mean I agree with everything being said in the music playing there. My friends know of my loyalty,’ Gigi tweeted to her more than 1.5 million followers on Twitter.
Gigi and Taylor have been close friends for some time and the top model appeared in the pop star’s Bad Blood video.
Austin, 23, took to Instagram, posting a video of himself throwing his $950 Moonrock Yeezy Boost 350 trainers in the bin with the caption, ‘Getting a head start on some spring cleaning. Here we go again.’
The video shows Austin carrying a trash can while whistling the Colonel Bogey March.
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Shake it off Taylor: Austin Swift, shown right in December in Los Angeles, shared an Instagram video on Thursday in response to Kanye West’s dissing of his sister
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Kanye designed: Austin grabbed a pair of Kanye-designed Yeezy Boost 350 sneakers off a shelf
Taylor Swift’s brother throws away Yeezy sneakers after rap
He places the trash receptacle down and then pulls a pair of Moonrock Yeezy Boost 350 off a shelf and tossed them into the bin.
Jaime King also took to Twitter to stand by Taylor, who is godmother to her baby son Leo Thames.
She wrote: ‘I’m so sad right now & disappointed right now. I stand by my sister. Always.’
Jaime, who attended the launch at Madison Square Garden, had initially shared a picture of the show on Instagram, but deleted it in the wake of Kanye’s song.
After Kanye’s rant on Friday morning, Jaime retorted with an Instagram picture of her and Taylor, with the caption ‘hand in hand.’
Ruby Rose, who spent New Year with Taylor and her boyfriend Calvin Harris in Las Vegas, said Kanye had gone too far, not only for the lyrics but his recent outbursts about Bill Cosby and Amber Rose.
‘Too many lines crossed,’ she wrote. ‘If I put myself in the shoes of the women he has hurt recently. Victims of Bill Cosby, The Slut shaming, Amber… And now my dear friend Taylor.. Right before another huge moment for her… Can I still support him and call myself a feminist? A friend? No.’
Taylor’s best friend, supermodel Karlie Kloss, who is an adidas ambassador, was also in attendance at the show and posted a photo on Instagram of herself proudly gazing at her Yeezy trainers. She has yet to comment on the uproar, although she has been active on social media.
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Too many lines crossed: Ruby Rose, who celebrated New Year with Taylor and her boyfriend Calvin Harris in Las Vegas, said Kanye had gone too far
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Sort it out! Supermodel Karlie Kloss, a close friend of Taylor, looked pretty happy with her Yeezy trainers as she attended his show. She has yet to comment about the uproar
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Keep your friends close: Karlie Kloss is pictured sitting and chatting to Kris Jenner, while the rest of the Kardashians can be seen standing in the row behind
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Girl squad: Taylor is pictured with two of her best friends Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss (as well as Lily Aldridge) at the 2015 MTV VMAs; Gigi was quick to come to the star’s defense, although Karlie has been quiet so far
Taylor wasn’t the only celebrity that Kanye referenced. He also mentioned his brother-in-law Rob Kardashian’s new girlfriend Blac Chyna, and how she has been helping him ‘s3xercise’.
‘Blac Chyna f*ckin’ Rob, help them with the weight / I wish my trainer would tell me what I overate,’ he rapped.
Even his ‘b*tch’ wife Kim Kardashian’s bedroom antics got a mention – although not with him.
The 35-year-old’s infamous first step on her way to super-stardom was a s3x tape with former boyfriend Ray J, who in 2013 famous laid down the not-very-subtle diss track I Hit It First.
And on Thursday, Kanye responded in kind: ‘I bet me and Ray J would be friends / If we ain’t love the same b*tch / Yeah, he might have hit it first / Only problem is I’m rich.’
In his Twitter outburst, Kanye says he asked for his wife’s blessing to mention her, and she was ‘cool with it.’
Kanye debued his new album at the Yeezy NYFW show in February
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His biggest fans: Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian seems unconcerned with the controversy surrounding her husband as she and daughter North West watched the show from the VIP section
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Sweet nothings: Even his ‘b*tch’ wife Kim’s bedroom antics got a mention – although not with him
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Family first: (L-R) Caitlyn Jenner, Kris Jenner, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kim, Kendall and Kourtney Kardashian (holding North West) all wore Yeezy designs
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Kanye responded to Kim’s ex (pictured 2006) Ray J’s infamous 2013 diss track I Hit It First, with the lyrics ‘I bet me and Ray J would be friends / If we ain’t love the same bitch / Yeah, he might have hit it first / Only problem is I’m rich
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Family: He mentioned his brother-in-law Rob Kardashian’s new girlfriend, and how she has been helping him s3xercise: ‘Blac Chyna f*ckin’ Rob, help them with the weight / I wish my trainer would tell me what I overate’
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