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The Many Moments of Kanye West

Kanye was in the spotlight again this week, this time for posting an 11-minute movie on his website then pulling it without explanation. In the rather intriguing Spike Jonze directed short, titled 'We Were Once A Fairytale' Yeezy is on a night out, drunkenly harassing club patrons, having sex with a mysterious woman, projectile vomiting, then stabbing himself to release a wee inner demon that grabs a teeny knife and mimics the action. We think someone might be trying to say something about Kanye's actual inner demons, the ones that make him storm stages and tangle with photographers. It wouldn't be the first time he's expressed what might be a bit of self hatred. In the video for 'Flashing Lights,' adult model Rita G. drives him out to the desert in the trunk of a car, then clobbers him with a shovel.

Those demons do keep him in the news though. "I'll always push the envelope, try to get a rise out of people, and try to entertain them too," he once told Time Out London magazine. You know what? It works for us. Others love to hate him. We don't hate him. We just wonder what the jeepers is going on. We also think 'Stronger' and 'Love Lockdown' are awesome. Here are some of the more memorable outbursts/publicity stunts we've seen from Yeezy. He has, to his credit, apologized for most of them.

 
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MTV Video Music Awards, 2009
32-year-old rapper Kanye West storms the stage to interrupt 17-year-old Taylor Swift as she tries to accept her Best Female Video award. ''Yo Taylor,'' he said, ''I'm really happy for you and Ima let you finish, but Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!'' Then he walked off, leaving a stunned Taylor on stage. (credit: Getty Images)