Kanye West’s controversial comments during a Feb. 13 taping of VH1’s Storytellers will be cut before the show airs this Sunday, Reuters reports.
The rapper defended Chris Brown, downplayed Michael Phelps’ controversial pot pics and slammed Radiohead during the show’s three-hour taping on Feb. 13 in L.A.
In the style of Storytellers episodes, VH1 filmed West — known for his outspoken personality — as he played his songs in an intimate setting and shared tidbits with the audience about how they were written. His controversial comments ended up on the cutting room floor, but not for political reasons, executive producer Bill Flanagan told Reuters.
“Can’t we give Chris a break?” West said to the crowd regarding Brown’s arrest for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Rihanna “I know I make mistakes in life.”
On a similar note, he earned applause for his support of other stars who have seen their share of scandal.
“Michael Jackson, amazing,” the hip-hop star said. “Michael Phelps, amazing. He’s a real f—in’ person. He makes mistakes.”
VH1 cleaned up those comments, which included his less-popular follow-up observation: “OJ Simpson, amazing. Is he not? What
he did, when he did, what he did. Was he not amazing, though?”
Flanagan defended West’s openness, as VH1 encourages the artist “to just keep talking,” and producers will then “eliminate any ‘gotcha’ moments” that don’t work.
Another conversation piece they will eliminate is West’s remarks about Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, who apparently snubbed him backstage at the Grammys five days earlier. That hurt, West told the audience, because he idolizes the British band and considers it one of his few creative rivals.
“So when he performed at the Grammys, I sat the f— down,” West said.
Overall, Flanagan said he was “pretty delighted” with the way West — who performed 14 songs during the taping — opened up to the crowd and took the whole project seriously.
“A lot of the stories that Kanye told went long,” Flanagan said on Thursday. “I tried to get to the essence of his comments.”
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