Kanye West invades stage on Taylor Swift award

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 15:40 Monday, 14 September 2009 10:33

Kanye West has apologised after invading the stage whilst Taylor Swift was making her acceptance speech for the Best Female Video award. Taylor beat Beyonce's video for Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).

The rapper interrupted Taylor's speech saying "Now Taylor I'm really happy for you, I let you finish," he declared. "Now Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!"

The interruption was greeted by a chorus of boos from the crowd.

Was it all staged  by MTV?

Beyonce look's like she's acting for her own particular nomination for the academy's. Kanye looks to have reached the stage in record time. About the only person looking real is Taylor, perhaps the only genuine victim in all this.

Either way, staged or not it's crude of Kanye West. Didn't his momma ever teach him manners?

Beyonce later won the Best Video of the Year award and invited Swift back onstage when collecting it. Fans and musicians alike were quick to condemn Kanye West's invasion. Swift later said of the incident:

"I was standing on stage and I was really excited because I'd just won the award and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on stage," she said. "And then I wasn't excited anymore after that."

Meanwhile Kanye West has apologised for the incident.

I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment, Beyonce's  video was the best of this decade... I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down... I'm sorry to my friends at MTV ... I will apologize to Taylor ."

Is there an award for Prize Prick of the Night? We have a nomination to make.

Update: 18:24 (EDT) 14th Sep, 2009:

Kanye West has issued a second apology saying

"I feel like Ben Stiller in Meet The Parents when he messed up everything and Robert DeNiro asked him to leave....That was Taylor's moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry."

Update: 17:15 (EDT) 15th Sep, 2009

President Obama has referred to Kanye West as a 'JACKASS' for his stunt at the MTV music awards. Read more about it here.

Watch Kanye West interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech below.