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

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!

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.

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

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.

"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.