Kanye West was facing fresh controversy today after pulling his new video from his website.
The rapper had posted an 11-minute film titled We Were Once A Fairytale, which is directed by Spike Jonze, on his blog on Monday.
It follows West, 32, on a drunken night out. He is seen having sex with a stranger, projectile vomiting rose petals and then stabbing himself in the stomach.
At this point the film takes a distinctly surreal turn as a demon emerges from the depth of his stomach.
The creature – a tiny rat similar to the puppets seen in Jonze’s latest film Where The Wild Things Are – subsequently stabs itself with a small sword.
Shortly after the footage appeared, the hip hop star removed it from his site and issued an apology.
‘Sorry I had to take it down,’ he said in a statement on his blog. He did not disclose the reason for its removal.
The video, shot in Los Angeles in January and premiered at the city’s film festival in June, is a high-profile collaboration with Jonze.
Known for his idiosyncratic, quirky style, the director was also behind cult hit Being John Malkovich.
His version of Where The Wild Things Are, based on Maurice Sendak’s much-loved children’s book, will be released in Britain later this year.
The film uses puppets alongside humans to bring Sendak’s magical tale to life.
Check out the video below:
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