President Kanye West? The
outspoken artist was rewarded for his
spectacular career accepting the Michael
Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2015
MTV VMAs. But instead of thanking the
network and his supporters for the honor — he
announced he’s running for president!
Kanye West , 38, was the man of the night receiving the
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV
VMAs at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on
Aug. 30. But as always, the rapper, songwriter, record
producer and fashion designer turned what could have
been a nice moment into a completely upside down,
somewhat upsetting spectacle dissing MTV and award
shows while announcing his plans to run for president!
This was a big night for Kanye as even his arch nemesis
Taylor Swift paid tribute to him, presenting the award.
And Kanye, who recieved the “MTV Man of the Year”
award in 2010, accepted it just like we would expect him to
— with drama and controversy. After a standing ovations
that lasted for close to 5 minutes, the superstar wasted no
time acknowledging Taylor for being there for him.
(Remember when he interrupted Taylor’s Video Music
Awards acceptance speech in 2009)
But from there things got weird. The outspoken musician
seemed to be at a loss for words at first, as he explained
why he voiced his opinions in the past. But instead of
apologizing to people he’s offended like Taylor and Beck,
he turned the blame on MTV and award shows in general
for not acknowledging deserving artists like Justin
Timberlake and Cee Lo.
The crowd seemed more than a little confused by Kanye’s
rant with a smattering of boos coming from the audience.
But the real shock came when the “Gold Digger” and “Jesus
Walks” singer ended his rambling speech announcing he is
running for president! Say what? While this was likely just
more bluster coming from Kanye, we along with
Taylor, were shocked!
What do you think HollywoodLifers , were you impressed or
disappointed with Kanye’s speech?
— Tim Plant
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