Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel Feud

Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel Feud

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Background

On September 23rd, 2013, rapper Kanye West was interviewed by BBCRadio 1 (shown below, left) about his latest album Yeezus. On the following day, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel shared an edited montage of the interview, mocking West’s self-absorbed mannerisms, such as his retelling of pitching an idea for leather jogging pants to the Italian designer Fendi. Kimmel then showed a clip of two children parodying the interview (shown below, right), reading a transcript while drinking milkshakes. On September 25th, the video was uploaded to Kimmel’s YouTube channel, where it received 3.8 million views within 5 days.



Notable Developments

West's Response

On September 26th, West took to Twitter[1] for a tirade in caps lock, calling out Kimmel for parodying the "first piece of honest media in years." West criticized Kimmel’s humor, touting that his ex-girlfriend comedian Sarah Silverman is much funnier than he. He also invited Kimmel to put himself in West’s shoes, claiming that Kimmel would never understand, calling his face “crazy” and that he will never have as many quality sexual encounters as he has had.[2]


KANYE WEST @kanyewest SARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!! Expand KANYE WEST @kanyewest WHO YOU MADE IT CLEAR TO ME WASN'T YOUR FAMILY WHEN WAS ON THEN PHONE WITH YOU 5 MINUTES AGO, YOU MANIPULATIVE MEDIA M----------- Expand KANYE WEST @kanyewest I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING Expand KANYE WEST @kanyewest SHOULDI DO A SPOOF ABOUT YOUR FACE OR YOU F------ BEN AFFLECK #NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKIMMEL!!!! Expand 溜 KANYE WEST @kanyewest YOU CAN'T PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES. YOUR FACE LOOKS CRAZY... IS THAT FUNNY?... OR IF I HAD A KID SAY IT WOULD IT BE FUNNY??? Expand KANYE WEST kanyewest JIMMY KIMMEL PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES... OH NO THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOO MUCH GOOD P---- IN YOUR LIFE... Expand KANYE WEST @kanyewest JIMMY KIMMEL, I DON'T TAKE IT AS A JOKE.... YOU DON'T HAVE SCUM BAGS HOPPING OVER FENCES TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR DAUGHTER Expand KANYE WEST kanyewest JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS Expand

During the tirade, West tweeted out two image macros (shown below) to reinforce these points. However, as of September 29th, the tweets have been deleted.[5]


KANYE WEST @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/dN6hp9vS9h 9/26/13, 8:47 PM NO GOOD P---- KANYE WEST Φ @kanvewest pic.twitter.com/EmNwkBSIod 9/26/13, 9:00 PM JIMMYKIMMEL FACE M-----------

#NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK

In one of West's tweets, he referenced a January 2009 video in which Kimmel joked that he was having a sexual relationship with Ben Affleck. In West's tweet, he utilized the hashtags #NoDisrespectToBenAffleck[18] and #AllDisrespectToJimmyKimmel.[19] On the evening of West's rant, other people began utilizing these lengthy hashtags in tweets that were not necessarily related to Kimmel or Affleck. The hashtag began to gain attention after actor Zach Braff used it in a tweet arguing that he should play Robin to Affleck's Batman, which was retweeted more than 1,300 times. Within days, the Affleck version was used more than 29,000 times[20] and the Kimmel version was used more than 13,000 times.[21] Tweets utilizing both of these appeared on Boston Magazine[22], The Hollywood Reporter[23] and Perez Hilton.[24]




Kimmel's Response

While West was tweeting at him, Kimmel responded[3] saying that West seemed to be “very angry” at him. A second tweet[4] alleged that the situation was not a prank orchestrated by him, and that he would explain everything on the show that night.


Jimmy Kimmel ejimmykimme I swear, @kanyewest one more of these I WILL unfollow you #warning #Goshdarnit View conversation KANYE WEST kanyewest pic.twitter.com/dN6hp9vS9h Retweeted by Jimmy Kimmel View photo Jimmy Kimmel ejimmykimmel Il 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) Expand Jimmy Kimmel Gjimmykimmel I know! #WreckltRalph, right?! RT @kanyewest ARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!! View conversation Jonathan Kimmel ejonkimmel You spit in my mouth when I was a kid! #alldisrespectojimmykimmel Retweeted by Jimmy Kimmel Expand Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel I like you too! Glad we cleared this up. RT @kanyewest I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING View conversation Jimmy Kimmel Ojimmykimmel if it's not too much trouble @kanyewest, would you mind using @jimmykimmel? Thanks Expand Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel apparently @KanyeWest is VERY VERY ANGRY with me... Expand

On the night of the 26th, Kimmel explained on his talk show (shown below) that West had called him earlier in the day and insist that Kimmel apologize publicly for the mocking skit. He also read West’s tweets on air and asserted that he was now in a “rap feud.”



News Coverage

As West was tweeting, a number of news outlets began covering his rant including Variety[12], Billboard[13], Buzzfeed[14], the Hollywood Reporter[15] and the Huffington Post.[16] The same day, Slate[17] featured an article about how West had the right to be angry, calling the original sketch "ignorant and stupid." On September 27th, the morning after Kimmel's response aired, many sites argued that the entire feud could be fake, citing how Kimmel had revealed himself to be behind a twerking FAIL video earlier that month. News sites and entertainment blogs including TIME[6], Fuse[7], CBS News[8], Entertainment Weekly[9], Extra TV[10] and E! Online[11] all investigated the possibility that the "feud" was orchestrated by the late night host.

Kimmel Interviews Kanye

On October 9th, West appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he sat down with Kimmel to discuss the Twitter feud (shown below). During the interview, West revealed that he had reacted to the skit because he knew Kimmel personally and felt that celebrities were treated as "zoo animals." Kimmel responded by saying he often defends West in conversation and that he saw him as a genuinely good person. West proceeded to discuss his role in the fashion industry and ranted about paparazzi disturbing him and his family.



Immediately after the interview, Gawker published an article about the interview, which scrutinized pieces of lint on West's head for being too distracting (shown below) and mocked West referring to him self as a "genius" several times.



Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – @kanyewest

[2] Gawker – Here's the Kimmel Skit That Has Kanye West SCREAMING on Twitter

[3] Twitter – @jimmykimmel: apparently @KanyeWest is VERY VERY ANGRY with me….

[4] Twitter – @jimmykimmel: 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)

[5] E! Online – Kanye West Deletes Tweets From Jimmy Kimmel Feud

[6] TIME – Jimmy Kimmel: The Boy Who Cried Meme

[7] Fuse – Kanye West Goes on Bizarre Rant Against Jimmy Kimmel

[8] CBS News – Are Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West at war?

[9] Entertainment Weekly – PopWatch Kanye West vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Real or fake? POLL

[10] Extra – Jimmy Kimmel vs. Kanye West Feud: Real or Fake?

[11] E! Online – Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel's Feud Continues: Is It So Real or So Fake?

[12] Variety – Kanye West Blasts Jimmy Kimmel Over Video Spoof

[13] Billboard – Kanye West Lashes Out at Jimmy Kimmel After Interview Spoof

[14] Buzzfeed – Kanye West Went On An All-Caps Twitter Rampage Against Jimmy Kimmel And This Is Why

[15] The Hollywood Reporter – Kanye West Lashes Out Against Jimmy Kimmel on Twitter Over Spoof

[16] The Huffington Post – Kanye West Is FURIOUS With Jimmy Kimmel

[17] Slate – Kanye West Is Right: Jimmy Kimmel’s Sketch Was Ignorant and Stupid

[18] Twitter – Tweet Results for #NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK

[19] Twitter – Tweet Results for #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKIMMEL

[20] Topsy – <ahref="http://topsy.com/s?q=%23nodisrespecttobenaffleck&type=tweet">Tweet Statistics for #NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK

[21] Topsy – Tweet Statistics for #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKIMMEL

[22] Boston Magazine – Ben Affleck Somehow Became the Target of the Jimmy Kimmel, Kanye West Feud

[23] The Hollywood Reporter – Kanye-Kimmel Feud: Hollywood Sounds Off, Mocks Ben Affleck Hashtag

[24] Perez Hilton – Celebrities Respond To The Kanye/Kimmel Feud On Twitter!

[25] Gawker – Heres Kanye West Ranting for Over Eight Minutes

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