Beyonce Explains Kanye's VMA Outburst: "He Was Standing Up for Art"

Us Magazine - October 7, 2009 6:40 AM PDT
Story photo: Beyonce Explains Kanye's VMA Outburst: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicUs Magazine

Beyonce Knowles is finally breaking her silence about Kanye West storming the stage at the VMAs to declare that she should have won Best Female Video instead of Taylor Swift.

"Well, I knew his intentions, and I knew he was standing up for art; and he told me before, when they said the nominees, he's like, 'You have this award,'" Beyonce, 28, told O: The Oprah magazine editor at large Gayle King (via MTV News) at the Billboard Awards over the weekend, when she was named Woman of the Year.

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"When they didn't call my name, he was, like, completely shocked," Knowles says. "And when he walked on the stage, I was like, 'No, no, no!' and then he spoke, and I was like, 'Oh, no, no, no!'"

Knowles -- who handed the mic over to Swift after winning Video of the Year later that night -- continues, "But in the end, it ended up being a great night, and Taylor Swift did get her moment -- and I didn't have to make an acceptance speech."

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After his outburst, West, 32, apologized multiple times on his blog, to Jay Leno and to Swift -- and declared he was taking time away from the public eye to "analyze how I'm gonna make it through the rest of this life and improve."andnbsp;

It was announced last week that his Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga had been canceled.

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  • Michael
    You people need to go back to grade school and learn basic english, you sound like idiots, and you spell like third graders!!
    report abuseposted November 21, 2009 11:18 PM PST
  • Shanekwa
    this is so old and people still talking bout it.... didnt u do things in ur life that u regret or sorry for, its just like disobeying your parents if u did it which everybody have then just shut up about it...omg give this up already this is old news..n b4 u try to talk about somebody or leave a comment on what they doing learn how to spell.....
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 10:54 PM PST
  • Veronica
    He's a leader and a trendsetter... not a follower...that's what makes a true star. If many of our great artist gave a %@!*# of what ppl had to say then we wouldn,t have as many great artist as we do today. And let's remember who's in the spotlight...he is not us. till we are in the light with them, we won't know what its like. till then we're just t
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 3:32 PM PST
  • Veronica
    It's spelled KanyE by the way...and Who is to judge??? Kanye is going through a hard time in his life and he had some drinks...so what? %@!*# happens. nothing against taylor swift, she seems like a nice girl but that nice girl has to prepare what fame has in store for her...this was a start. Kanye did his part to apologize and I support him all the way, though his ups and downs :)
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 3:27 PM PST
  • Cyndi
    Life is full of times when you have a slip of the tongue, when emotions spark, an honest person, with honest emotions may slip from the heart.
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 10:23 PM PST
  • Annika
    kanya is sooo mean! taylor is sooo nice and pretty and kanya enbrassed her on tv wat a loser!!! i love u taylor swift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 12:06 PM PST
  • Annika
    kanya is sooo mean! taylor is sooo nice and pretty and kanya enbrassed her on tv wat a loser!!! i love u taylor swift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 12:06 PM PST
  • cookie
    kanye wesst sucks big time taylor swift didnt needed to b embarrassed in telivision
    report abuseposted November 3, 2009 4:11 PM PST
  • cookie
    kanye wesst sucks big time taylor swift didnt needed to b embarrassed in telivision
    report abuseposted November 3, 2009 4:11 PM PST
  • cookie
    kanye sucks for doing that to taylor swift. o_O taylor swift rocks big time
    report abuseposted November 3, 2009 4:09 PM PST
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