NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Kanye West's new album,
"The Life Of Pablo," has ignited a new controversy
between the rapper and pop superstar Taylor Swift.
West debuted his album at the Yeezy Season 3
fashion show at Madison Square Garden in New York
on Thursday. The album included a song called,
"Famous," in which he called the "Bad Blood" singer
a "bitch" and said he made her famous.
On his Twitter account, he said the lyric was not an
insult. "I did not diss Taylor Swift and I've never
dissed her," he wrote.
"I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her
about the line and she thought it was funny and gave
her blessings," he wrote.
Tree Paine, Swift's publicist, said in a statement that
West did not ask Swift for approval.
"Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to
release his single 'Famous' on her Twitter account,"
the statement said. "She declined and cautioned him
about releasing a song with such a strong
misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware
of the actual lyric."
West defended his use of the word "bitch," saying it
was an endearing term in hip hop.
Meanwhile, Swift's friends have come to her defense
on social media. Taylor Swift's brother, Austin,
posted an Instagram video of him throwing Yeezy
shoes in a trashcan.
West famously interrupted Swift's speech during the
2009 MTV Video Music Awards when she won for
best female video. But the two apparently put
differences aside and she introduced him when he
won the video vanguard award at the 2015 VMAs.
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