well, Kanye West is F******* rude!

It's kind of like he's gearing up for a career in WWA wrestling.

I think it's a planned publicity stunt. You can tell Taylor didn't know about it but...it just reeks of scam.

Plus, Beyonce's expression is more "OMG I can't believe he actually did it" rather than "OMG, what's he doing?"

and then of course, the holy Beyonce looks even more saintly and gracious when she asks Taylor to come back onstage. Which, planned or not, was a nice thing to do for the kid!

Beyonce was smiling.

dare, bet, or momentary assholism, Kanye needed to be thrown out.

My understanding is that he was escorted out by security following his rant.

Some other celebrity said something like "It's like he got up on stage and kicked a kitten!" I think that about sums it up.

Even on Leno he didn't seem genuinely sorry. Not until Leno mentioned his mom! Low blow for Leno, but it was what the a$$hat needed to hear.

Even though I hate most pop/country music, I feel bad for Taylor. She had what was probably the best experience of her life so far ruined by that jerk.

Welcome to MTV is what I say. That would never have happened at the CMAs.

Seriously he should be ashamed I would be if someone would be like "What would your momma think?" He has a nack for attacking in 2007 at the VMAs backstage he was raising hell about not getting an award and about them letting britney performing and not him. He was like "Give a black man a chance!" I was oh stfu he isn't that great in my opinon and his attitude just makes it worst

Guys, they are laughing at you right now and it's making me a little bit ill, so I'll spell it out for you: THIS WHOLE THING WAS STAGED, AND EVERYBODY WAS IN ON IT. Have you learned nothing from the VMA Bruno/Eminem stunt? They admitted that one, and now they're fucking with your heads by not admitting this one. Think about it. In that high level of entertainment, there are rarely any accidents (except for when Old Dirty Bastard was alive, God bless him). Did you notice when Beyonce called Taylor up that Taylor was right there ready to pick up where her speech left off? This was not a publicity stunt by Kanye West, Taylor was not the innocent victim (especially considering that West complimented her and said he liked her and was happy for her before he went off about Beyonce), Beyonce was not the warm hearted maternal figure - for double fucks sake, please stop believing everything you see on Mtv.

Edit/Update: Okay, let me just explain something here. I wasn't there, so I don't know exactly what transpired or who exactly was involved and who wasn't, but let's review the facts.

1. Taylor Swift would have accepted her award, it would have been boring, and she would have recieved polite applause. Now, because of this, she recieved a standing ovation and her name is on everyones' mind for a solid week, maybe longer. A boring pop star gets a boost and comes out smelling like roses.

2. Kanye West makes a scene, gets everyone thinking about him, talking bad about him, then goes on Leno and almost cries about it, and now everyone sees him as a regular guy, and HIS name is on everyones mind too.

3. Beyonce gets complimented by Kanye, everyones thinking about her, and then she helps out Taylor, making Beyonce some kind of saint, and now SHE'S also the center of attention.

4. This happened on MTV, notorious for pulling staged events like this.

There.

The Bruno dealio was obviously staged, and I knew it when I first saw it.

This one, not so sure at all; actually, I think it was quite real.

Here's the leaked recording of Obama calling West a jackass, by the way. I love this man. I hope they don't pull the recording.

http://gawker.com/5360178/obamas-kanye-judgment-caught-on-tape?autoplay=...

You know, may well have been staged, may not have been - either way, was probably done just for publicity and everyone is very happy about it.

Not NEARLY as cool as the lesbian fake kiss for attention from Madonna and Britney that screamed 'I'm an attention whore!@!!!!!' or the 'accidental boob' from Janet Jackson when she was fucking baby Justin Timberlake.

What we need is Lohan up there flashing us some unshaven firecrotch or Chris Brown smacking a woman. THAT would be interesting. Maybe some lions eating a Christian?

I full admit I am desensitised and want vile, inappropriate, and pointless entertainment.

Tristan, if Obama called West a jackass like you said, it makes me like West, which is a shame because he's not very likable.

"I full admit I am desensitised and want vile, inappropriate, and pointless entertainment."

I too was not impressed with Kayne's outburst. Stepped on a kitten... ha, not hard enough.

I agree with this. A good solid kick would have been nice.