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Kanye West Has Twitter Meltdown Over Jimmy Kimmel Spoof Video—'I DON'T TAKE IT AS A JOKE'
Kanye West at NY Fashion Week earlier this month (Getty Images)
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Just after 5 p.m., Kanye West started to Tweet his apparent unhappiness with Jimmy Kimmel. The mercurial rapper-fashion designer had recently proclaimed himself the "#1 rock star on the planet" during a BBC 1 radio interview, which inspired Kimmel to create a spoof. Here's the video and then West's Tweets (warning—some graphic language is used!):
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Kimmel responded:
apparently @KanyeWest is VERY VERY ANGRY with me....
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
if it's not too much trouble @kanyewest, would you mind using @jimmykimmel ? Thanks
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I like you too! Glad we cleared this up. RT @kanyewest I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I know! #WreckItRalph, right?! RT @kanyewest ARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!!
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I'll tell you the whole story about @kanyewest tonight on the show - this is not a prank, I promise (unless it's being played on me)
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
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Kimmel also retweeted the "No Good Pussy" Tweet. Then he recalled a spoof he did about West with a few years ago:
. @joshgroban @kanyewest you've done enough already http://t.co/dYSJFJACAW
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
And Kanye look so happy a few days ago with Kim Kardashian, Oprah and P.Diddy!
UPDATE: Here's Kimmel's monologue about the fight. All the late show host knows is that Kanye didn't like the spoof.
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