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Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose reveals what really happened before and after Taylor Swift VMA incident

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Updated 10:37 8 May 2024 GMT+1Published 10:38 8 May 2024 GMT+1

Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose reveals what really happened before and after Taylor Swift VMA incident

Amber has spoken about what led up to the infamous moment between Kanye West and Taylor Swift

Lucy Devine

Lucy Devine

Kanye West's ex girlfriend, Amber Rose, has spoken out about *that* Taylor Swift VMAs incident.

The infamous moment saw Kanye hijack Taylor's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs.

While accepting her award for Best Video by a Female Artist, Kanye burst onto the stage and said: “I’mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”

Many believe the moment was the start of Ye and Taylor's years-long feud.

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The infamous moment is thought to have started the feud (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
The infamous moment is thought to have started the feud (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Now, Ye's ex-girlfriend - who he was with at the time - has spoken out about what happened before and after the infamous moment.

Speaking on the Jeff Wittek podcast, Amber explained it all started when Kanye picked up a bottle of Hennessy, which he took with him to the event.

In pictures from the red carpet, Kanye can be seen clutching the bottle.

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"I kind of egged him on about getting the Hennessy bottle back upstairs in the apartment," she said.

"I was like 'babe, you're a superstar go get that Henny, let's go to the VMAs, let's just have fun, f**k it', taking shots out the bottle, dancing in the car and having fun and living that rock star s**t."

While Amber said she egged him on with the booze, she emphasised that it wasn't 'her fault' that he decided to get up on stage.


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"He went on stage, that's not my fault though," she continued, explaining that after Kanye got up on stage, the car ride home was 'terrible'.

"It was terrible, we went to the Spotted Pig afterwards with Jay-Z and Beyoncé," she added.

Explaining that Jay-Z wasn't 'mad' at Ye, Amber recalled: "I could tell that he instantly felt bad, we sobered up very fast.

"With all honesty, he did feel bad. As soon as it happened, he sat back down and was like 'f**k'.

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"He didn't want to take that moment away from her but he just felt strongly about Beyonce's video.

"He wasn't right for going up there, he was wrong for taking that moment from her."

Kanye could be seen drinking the Hennessy (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
Kanye could be seen drinking the Hennessy (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)

Amber previously said that she believed Kanye was right in believing that Beyoncé deserved the award.

"I don't want to say the wrong thing because I love Taylor Swift, she's amazing," she told Entertainment Tonight.

"Was he wrong for going on stage? Absolutely. Was he telling the truth? He was telling the truth - Beyoncé deserved that award but you can't take it from somebody else.

"It wasn't Taylor Swift's fault."

Kanye did apologise to Taylor after the incident, writing on his blog: “I’M SOOOOO SORRY TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER FANS AND HER MOM. I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER RIGHT AFTER AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD’VE SAID. SHE IS VERY TALENTED!"

Tyla has reached out to Ye's rep for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images/TikTok/jefffmclips

Topics: Celebrity, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Music

Lucy Devine
Lucy Devine

Lucy is a journalist working for Tyla. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism, she has worked in both print and online and is particularly interested in fashion, food, health and women's issues. Northerner, coffee addict, says hun a lot.

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