Rapper, Kanye West, has opened up about the time he infamously crashed Taylor Swift's VMAs acceptance speech, claiming that God wanted him to do it.
Back in 2009, West stormed the stage at the VMAs after Swift was handed the Best Female Video award for her music video to 'You Belong To Me'.
He told Swift, who was just 19-years-old at the time: "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!"
Now, speaking in a new episode of Nick Cannon's podcast, Cannon's Class, West explained his rationale, saying he had been told to do so by God himself.
The 43-year-old told Cannon: "Right now, God is giving me the information and he ain't give me no other information [...] So that means he wants me to say this now."
"If God ain't want me to run on stage and say Beyoncé had the best video, he wouldn't have sat me in the front row. I would've been sitting in the back and they would've made it the first award and he wouldn't have made it so ridiculous, because I had never heard of this person before and 'Single Ladies' is one of the greatest videos of all time," he continued.
"I was only drinking Hennessy because I didn't want to go to the awards show because it was a set-up God brought me to my knees multiple times. The first time that I was put into hospital in 2016, I actually started reading the Bible. That was part of what God hit me with. You know, God has a calling on all of us and he uses us in different ways."
On July 22nd, Kim issued a statement on Kanye West's mental health.
The reality television star took to her Instagram Stories on July 22 to call for "compassion" and "empathy", as she discussed her husband's bipolar disorder. This follows the rapper posting a slew of tweets that prompted widespread concern.
"As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar [sic] disorder. Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand," Kim wrote.
"I've never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am very protective of our children and Kanye's right to privacy when it comes to his health. But today, I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health," the mother-of-four continued.
"Those that understand mental illness or even compulsive behavior know that the family is powerless unless the member is a minor. People who are unaware or far removed from this experience can be judgmental and not understand that the individual themselves have to engage in the process of getting help no matter how hard family and friends try."
While the 39-year-old noted that she "understands" that Kanye is "subject to criticism because he is a public figure and his actions at times can cause strong opinions and emotions," she added: "He is a brilliant but complicated person who on top of the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, has to deal with the pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bi-polar disorder. Those who are close with Kanye know his heart and understand his words some times do not align with his intentions."
