We can only hope that after this photo was taken Britney Spears told the Jonas Brothers to run for their lives. If there's anything interesting about the VMAs, it's the interactions behind the scenes between stars who would normally never speak to each other. For more audience and backstage photos, click through. CONTINUED »
Kanye West decided to lay off the MacBook Air just in time for the MTV VMAs, despite the fact that he promised last year he would never be returning to the show. If you forgot his glorious meltdown, we brought back the YouTube video, at left. Anyway, after screaming "F–k MTV!" and vowing never to return, Kanye announced that he would be performing at the end of Sunday night's show. Wow, Kanye. You really showed them.
THAT'S ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT "Emotional stars like Oprah Winfrey and Kanye West had nothing but praise for Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver Thursday night. 'Just seeing him on stage, I cried my eyelashes off,' Winfrey told Entertainment Tonight backstage at Invesco Field."
Update: Go here for video.
DEMS THROW PARTY OF THE YEAR; GOP NOT INVITED "Celebrities may be scarce at the Republican convention come September, but the Democrats have so many clamoring to get into their convention in Denver the week before, it's like the Vanity Fair Oscar party. George Clooney, Madonna, Kanye West, Scarlett Johansson, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino and Matt Damon are just a few of the stars who want to be there … The Republicans have even engaged top William Morris agent Jeffrey Barry to try to wrangle country western stars to trek to the Twin Cities, a political source tells us. He's garnered 'Redneck Woman' singer Gretchen Wilson, the source adds, but Barry wouldn't answer questions about whether he's rounded up more."
Go here for a very thorough description of Kanye West's recent night out at a Honolulu California Pizza Kitchen. It sounds quite miserable, and not just because it was at a California Pizza Kitchen, where we think the rule is there's nothing garlic and cheese can't fix: "As he was eating, a little boy asked for his autograph on a California Pizza Kitchen pizza box. I couldn't hear what Kanye said, but he shook his head and the boy left. Ten minutes later, the same boy came back with a napkin and Kanye signed it. So I guess he just didn't want to sign the CPK box?"
Kanye West's Tuesday night concert at Madison Square Garden ended with another one of his infamous rants — except this time he actually said something worthwhile. The rapper encouraged everyone in the audience to open their minds and "be accepting of different people." Fair enough, but then he strayed into a story about how people called him gay because he wears his jeans "the fresh way." Dude, stay on topic.
Click through for the video (he starts yammering around the 1:45 mark).
Last night was the LA premiere of James Franco and Seth Rogen's weed-filled Pineapple Express, which attracted a vast array of celebrities. Nobody quite knows for sure how Adrianne Curry was invited, but those in attendance were graced with the presence of Kanye West and his odd shoes. You win some, you lose some.
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Usually too bogged down by his own egomaniacal, impossibly-high expectations to enjoy or appreciate any career accolades that come his way, it’s sort of a shock to see Kanye West so genuinely overjoyed and humbled after Vanity Fair included him on its “International Best Dressed List.”
In fact, the honor has rendered him unable to adequately express himself on his blog.
• It's safe to say Sears has officially given up on trying to sell clothes. [INO]
• Ashlee Simpson's belly seemingly grew 10 sizes overnight. [PS]
• Sienna Miller gets "digitally enhanced." (NSFW) [Yeeeah]
• Jessica Simpson and her dog Daisy have arrived in NYC. Where is Tony Romo? Isn't he supposed to be carrying Daisy around? [HT]
• Angelina Jolie got pregnant by in vitro fertilization. Also, the sky is blue. [DListed]
• 50 Cent has moved on from his feud with Kanye West to take on Taco Bell. [ICYDK]
Most of us think that Kanye West is completely selfish and self absorbed, but maybe we’re wrong about the “completely” part. He’s teamed up with MTV for a one-hour Choose or Lose special, during which he and MTV-resident Sway will visit the homes of returned soldiers, listen to their stories, and just hang out. An MTV VP says Kanye West was chosen because his music resonates with soldiers returning from the war. OK. Here’s what Kanye says about the good deed:
SQUIDIOTS! KANYE AIN'T GOING TO NO FUCKING ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES! HOW COULD ANYBODY BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT?!!!!1!! WHAT, DID THE LOUD, CURSE-FILLED, UNTHINKING RANTS THE RAPPER SPEWS FORTH FORTNIGHTLY LEAD U 2 BELIEVE HE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM APPROPRIATELY EXPRESSING HIS EMOTIONS???? WELL, LOL 2 U, DIPSHIT! U ACTUALLY THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THAT SCREAMING AND YELLING SHIT?! UR CRAZY! IF ANYTHING, MOTHERFUCKER NEEDS 2 GET ANGRIER!
…the media is saying I'm going to anger management something or 'nother. I have never had any conversations about anger management. If anything, I need anger enhancement!! lol!
FUCK AN INTEREST IN WELL-BEING AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, FAM! ONE!
IT'S ABOUT TIME "Rapper Kanye West is reportedly enrolling in anger management classes to tackle his frequent mood swings. The outspoken hip-hop star has made several public outbursts in the past, and his representatives are allegedly eager to resolve the problem."
Good news, everyone! Kanye West has yet another bone to pick with a random victim, but this time he forgot to use his caps lock key. Evidently Harper's Bazaar misrepresented a piece of artwork in Kanye's home in a feature on his decorating skills in the September 2007 issue. No, seriously. This was almost a year ago.
His delayed reaction via blog post says that the magazine staffers assumed a painting in his dining room depicted Kanye as an angel, but he's totally not like Ben Stiller's self-absorbed character in Dodgeball. First of all, how could anyone accuse Mr. West of being egotistical? Second, the thought of Kanye watching Dodgeball is a sight we would pay to see. Does he actually shut up for the entire 92 minutes or does he just hold up a mirror in front of the screen and admire himself?
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Kanye West recently announced that he will be collaborating on a men's shoe line with none other than Louis Vuitton. (Only the best for Yeezy.) He didn't go into more detail, which leaves us to assume he has no other information at the moment — meaning he still needs to think of a name for his shoe line. That's where our lovely readers come in: What should Kanye's newest venture be named?
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I'm feeling honest today, so I'm about to do something therapeutic: I'm coming clean about some things I'm ashamed to admit that I enjoy. As part of my job, I have to be judgmental and critical — but sometimes I just want to confess my undying love for the celebrities and shows the public majority views as repulsive. So here's my list of six things I'm embarrassed to reveal. Admitting my problem is the first step to recovery.
YO! YO! YO!!!! ON THE REAL, CALL ME ANY NAME YOU WANT…ARROGANT, CONCEITED, GAY, SQUID BRAINS, BABY KNEES, MACACA, DONKEY LIPS, NIGGARDLY…ANYTHING…BUT DON'T EVER SAY I'M NOT A FUCKING MISOGYNIST!!!! SHIT!!!! FUCK! I'M TYPING SO HARD I'M ABOUT 2 BREAK MY JAPANESE COMPUTER WATCH DESIGNED BY FUCKING GRASS-FED MONKS! WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE HERBIVORE MONK WATCHES YOU STUPID SWATCH-HAVING BASTARDS!??? ANYWAY ASK ANYBODY THAT'S BACKSTAGE AT THE GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR…THEY KNOW I HUMILIATE WOMEN ON THE REGULAR, BABY. WHY YOU THINK I GOT THIS PICTURE OF THAT TRANSFORMERS CHICK ON HER HANDS AND KNEES ON MY BLOG?!!!!!!!!!!! AND WITH THE TEXT BUBBLE ABOUT HER BEING HORNY FOR ME? COME ONNN MANNN! THAT'S GENIUS DEGRADATION RIGHT THERE. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A SHORTY AND YOU EMBARRASSED THE GIRLS YOU LIKED? THIS IS MUCH MORE INSIDIOUS THAN THAT. THAT BITCH IS HAPPILY ENGAGED 2 THAT 90TO10 CLOWN!!!! BUT YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA STOP ME FROM MAKING HER LOOK LIKE A WHORE? I DON'T GIVE A FUCK, YOU MOTHERFUCKING COCKSUCKERS!
BLOG! GLOW IN THE BLOG!
WHAT DO SQUID ZOMBIES EAT? GIVE UP? SQUUUUIIIIIID BRAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!!!!
HATERS! HATERS! HATERS! HATERS!
OH…GOD…I'M SO UNHAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, that's The College Dropout dancing victoriously over an aged, anemic Muhammad Ali, whom West has adorned with those absolutely ridiculous shutter shades.
The great thing about Kanye West is he never lets his emotions get the best of him. Take, for example, the time Entertainment Weekly gave his Glow in the Dark Tour a B+. He wrote an eloquent and level-headed blog post to address the matter, much like he did yesterday in response to his latest bout of negative publicity. You see, Kanye angered many fans at the Bonnaroo music festival after taking the stage hours behind schedule. Mr. West says this scandal is "the worst insult I've ever had in my life," which isn't dramatic in the least. In fact, he says he is so irate, "I'm typing so f–king hard I might break my f–king Mac book Air!!!!!!!!" Easy there, tiger.
His entire explanation of what happened, after the jump. Oh, and it's in all caps. Happy reading! CONTINUED »
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