Billboard on Thursday apologized over a video compilation of Taylor Swift that inadvertently confirmed a clip from a Kanye West video depicting a wax determine that appeared just like the pop singer bare in mattress with him.
“We’re deeply sorry to Taylor Swift and all of our readers and viewers that in a video celebrating Swift’s achievements, we included a clip that falsely depicted her,” the journal wrote on social media early Thanksgiving morning. “Now we have eliminated the clip from our video and sincerely remorse the hurt we brought on with this error.”
A group observe on X about Billboard’s apology acknowledged, “The clip acknowledged by Billboard as being ‘falsely depicting’ was a video clip from Ye’s ‘Well-known’ music video. Portraying a unadorned Taylor Swift wax determine recreation, amongst different superstar women and men, the music video was revenge porn. That is unlawful in most U.S. states.”
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Billboard on Thursday apologized over a video compilation of Taylor Swift that falsely depicted her. (Kate Inexperienced/Getty Photos)
In his controversial and specific 2016 music video “Well-known,” West not solely depicted himself in mattress with Swift, his now-ex-wife Kim Kardashian, now-President-elect Trump, Anna Wintour, Rihanna and others, he additionally claimed credit score for Swift’s fame.
“I made that b—- well-known,” he raps within the track, additionally saying, “I really feel like me and Taylor may nonetheless have intercourse.”
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Billboard had included its video montage, which was supposed to point out Swift’s profession highlights, on its Instagram web page after naming her the second-greatest pop star of the twenty first century. (Emma McIntyre/TAS24/Getty Photos for TAS Rights Administration)
The 2 musicians have had a fraught relationship for the final 15 years, since West interrupted the “Shake it Off” singer’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech to counsel that Beyoncé deserved the award greater than her.
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The 2 musicians have had a fraught relationship for the final 15 years, since West interrupted the “Shake it Off” singer’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech to counsel that Beyoncé deserved the award greater than her. (Christopher Polk/Getty Photos)
Billboard had included its video montage, which was supposed to point out Swift’s profession highlights, on its Instagram web page after naming her the second-greatest pop star of the twenty first century. No. 1 shall be revealed subsequent week.
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A number of commenters wrote, “Apologize publicly to Taylor Swift,” earlier than the journal added the mea culpa in a observe on the identical Instagram submit.
A consultant for Swift didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.