Kanye West 'Completely Devastated' By Rihanna & Chris Brown Incident
Access Hollywood - February 10, 2009 11:19 AM PST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kanye West has spoken out about the alleged domestic violence incident involving Chris Brown and Rihanna - someone the rap star refers to as his "baby sis."
During an interview on Tuesday morning on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest " on LA's 102.7 KIIS-FM, Kayne said he had seen Rihanna and Chris Saturday night at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party and that news of their alleged violence cast a dark cloud over the Grammys for the rapper.
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"I feel like that's my baby sis and I would do anything and everything to help her in any situation... I was completely devastated by the concept of what I heard," Kanye told Ryan. "I was at the beginning of the 'American Boy' performance [with Estelle ] when I really heard, when it kind of got cleared up, of what might have happened, and I was doing 'American Boy' and I was completely devastated during the performance.
" Rihanna is so important to our culture ... to pop music," he continued. "I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level and her age ... she has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time."
Ryan asked if he had reached out to Rihanna following the news.
"I don't want to speak like more into the specifics... with that situation, but all I'm gonna say is it's so, it's just so devastating," Kanye added. "I feel like, just as a person I don't care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald's that should never happen, it should never come to that, to that place."
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Shirley Wplease that man shouldnt have put his hands on her period. if she hit him first or not hitting a women is wrong hes a big dude and could easily over power her. but if she gave him a std...maybe he had a good reason lolreport abuseposted February 24, 2009 3:58 PM PST
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__A_YAHOO_USER__Blah blah blah. The supposed "injuries" would go away and she would get over it. And if she doesnt, oh well. WHO CARES? I just KNOW she pushed him for him to supposedly hit her. She's just a JEALOUS INSECURE girl who wants everything her way but she cant. Im with Chris on this one and I dont even like him like that. And Kanye needs to shut the %@!*# up and worry about hisreport abuseposted February 19, 2009 10:12 PM PST
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Mz Naethis whole thing is really crazy because no one really knows da true story...if she did give him something she could have at least let him kno something....its just crazy and i don't see y most of these people care what happened is b/w them it ain't %&!# we can do about itreport abuseposted February 18, 2009 1:36 PM PST
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Angeli have herd that Chris brown hit Rihanna b/c she gave him herpes. that is serioulsy messed up. would you hit a girl if she gave you herpes? be honest.report abuseposted February 18, 2009 7:20 AM PST
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AlexAnd did you see her pictures? OMG! He messed her up, and she was bitten.report abuseposted February 17, 2009 4:02 PM PST
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AlexCan anybody say groupiez??? Whoever said that Rihanna deseved it and is a female are a bunch of groupies and haters. Yew supposed to be a female, boys like him should NEVER put they hands on a woman, deserving it or not. Yes there are alot of stories, and rumors goin on about how Rihanna did this and did that. But that still doesnt justify a man putting his hands on a woman. I loved Chris Brown!report abuseposted February 17, 2009 3:59 PM PST
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AlimaGshe deserve it that %@!*# i still like chris, but i am suprise he dont look like the type that would do that she must of did something to pissed him off i love you chris and good luck with your careerreport abuseposted February 12, 2009 3:22 PM PST
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MELI39No one knows what kind of person she really is off the camera. She might be a complete b*tch. I'm a woman and no offense if a man hits me I'm not going to call the cops. I'm going to beat his a**. Its not like he beat the sh*t out of her. I think she called the cops to make his image bad. How do you know she didnt swing at him. I admit, sometimes a female needs a gooreport abuseposted February 12, 2009 12:46 PM PST
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KristinaWi really just think kanye cares about her like fam. and the disease shi*?, he probably gave it to her and thats why they were fightin, and he has to get his self some help and nobody should be hittin eachother, just end the relationship and move onreport abuseposted February 12, 2009 9:52 AM PST
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banditoI only got one thing to say... %@!*# she DIRTY!!!report abuseposted February 11, 2009 8:25 PM PST
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