Kanye West Twitter Rant: Jimmy Kimmel Under Fire from 'Yeezus' Rapper After Spoofing BBC Radio 1 Interview with Kanye Kid ReKreation [VIDEO]
Last night (Sept. 26), Twitter was taken over by an angry Kanye West, who went on a 45-minute long rant on the social media site against late night host/comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The odd, all-caps rant quickly went viral, inspiring Kanye West, Jimmy Kimmel and Yeezus all to become trending topics.
"JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS," West's spiel began. "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."
West then went on to take some personal shots at Kimmel, but meant no disrespect to actor Ben Affleck, who Kimmel once paired up with in the viral video "I'm F**king Ben Affleck."
JIMMY KIMMEL PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES … OH NO THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOO MUCH GOOD PUSSY IN YOUR LIFE…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
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??? — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
SHOULD I DO A SPOOF ABOUT YOUR FACE OR YOU FUCKING BEN AFFLECK…#NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKIMMEL!!!! — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
WHO YOU MADE IT CLEAR TO ME WASN'T YOUR FAMILY WHEN I WAS ON THEN PHONE WITH YOU 5 MINUTES AGO, YOU MANIPULATIVE MEDIA MUTHERFUCKER.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
SARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!! — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
The "Black Skinhead" rapper did not finish out the evening's rant without creating a few new, foul-mouthed Kimmel-inspired memes.
pic.twitter.com/dN6hp9vS9h — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
pic.twitter.com/EmNwkBSI0d — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
So, what was offending skit that made West go off on Kimmel? It was short, not particularly well-executed parody of West's BBC interview with Zane Lowe. Kimmel recreated some of the more absurd statements West made using children actors.
Check out the sketch below.
In the middle of West's rant, Kimmel took to his own Twitter to deflect some of the remarks. "apparently @KanyeWest is VERY VERY ANGRY with me...." he wrote. "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)."
Sarah Silverman, Kimmel's ex-girlfriend who was mentioned in the fight addressed West's comment that she's funnier than him on her Twitter this morning (Sept. 27).
Look, @Kanyewest is brilliant & @JimmyKimmel is hilarious. I'm certainly NOT 1000 x funnier. I'd say 5 x funnier AT BEST
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 27, 2013