The video, released online on Sunday by West’s reality star wife, Kim Kardashian, was a recording of West chatting by phone with Swift earlier this year in which the “Shake It Off” singer gave her approval – at least in part – to the song, which she later deemed offensive and misogynistic. “I think this is a form of bullying, and that Kim will come out looking like she’s trying to bully Taylor”.
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In response, Swift is heard saying she worries about overexposure, but West says the lyric would be good exposure. Kim then explains what she would later tell GQ: that she has video of Swift and Kanye discussing the lyrics over the phone.
TMZ are reporting that her lawyers contacted West’s counterparts back in February, citing that it’s actually illegal – and a felony in the U.S. state of California – to secretly record phone calls.
She continued: “While I wanted to be supportive of Kanye on the phone call, you can not “approve” a song you haven’t heard. I don’t want to do rap that makes people feel bad”, West continues.
Swift responded to the video of the conversation being posted with an Instagram post pointing out that at no point in the conversation does Kanye use word “b–“, the part of the lyric she takes offense to.
She wrote: “Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me “that b***h” in his song?” “I really appreciate you telling me about it, that’s really nice”.
However, Swift later insisted she never approved the lyrics West used in the track.
“I never talk sh- about anyone publicly, especially in interviews”. Speaking to The Vine about the artwork, Lushsux said it’s “taking the p**s, business as usual”, adding that putting it together took “about as long as it took Kim and Kayne to wreck Taylor in a few Snapchats”.
So it seems that even though the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was trying to defend her rapper husband, her actions could ultimately land the pair an a lot of trouble.
Hours later, Swift took to Twitter her defence. It doesn’t exist because it never happened.
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“He promised to play the song for me, but he never did”. I wanted to believe Kanye when he told me that I would love the song.
