On Sunday night,
the feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West reached a boiling point when Kim
Kardashian West released footage of a recorded call between West and Swift on
Snapchat. The video appears to show the two music superstars discussing the
lyrics of his song, “Famous,” which references Swift.
A quick recap:
After West released the song, Swift released a statement: “Kanye did not call
for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single ‘Famous’ on her Twitter
account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a
strong misogynistic message.” But in a recent GQ profile, Kardashian West
contradicted this, saying that Swift was not telling the truth — and that she
had recorded proof.
Last night,
Kardashian West made good on her word. In the grainy video, which has frequent
cuts and edits, West appears to read the lyric in question to Swift, which she
calls a “compliment.” They then affirm their mutual respect for each other. And
Swift jokes that everyone will think it’s a feud — but that she’ll be able to
dispel those rumors, thanks to the phone call.
The Internet
immediately exploded, as Twitter and Facebook went wild with the hashtag
#KimExposedTaylorParty. Swift responded with a note explaining that she did not
approve the use of the derogatory expletive — and called out the West team for
recording her without her consent.
Read the full
transcript of the choppy Snapchat story here. (The frequent cuts make it
impossible to discern what’s been left out of the conversation.)
Reference: TIME
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