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Amber Rose Takes Partial Blame for Kanye West Interrupting Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs

Her podcast account links pre-show drinking to the outburst.

Overview

  • Rose, speaking this week on the Ball in the Family podcast, said she hyped West before the show and told him to grab a bottle of Hennessy.
  • She recalled urging him to take shots on the red carpet and calling him a superstar as they headed to Radio City Music Hall.
  • Rose said she was shocked when West went onstage during Swift’s speech and added that she disagreed with how he did it.
  • She maintained that his point about Beyoncé deserving the award was right in her view and said she later spoke with Swift with no bad blood.
  • Rose noted Swift sent merch and concert tickets for her son, and there have been no new responses from West or Swift to her remarks.