SINCE 2009, TAYLOR Swift and Kanye West have been locked in one of the tensest battles in celebrity history. They mostly stayed out of each other’s ways after their first, infamous, televised moment together until a public reconciliation in 2015 made it seem like all of that was just water under the bridge. But who knew the worst was yet to come?
Things between Swift and West would not only worsen immensely in 2016, after West released his song “Famous,” but their web would soon entangle Kim Kardashian, Scooter Braun, and even Justin Bieber.
After the release of Swift’s eleventh album The Tortured Poets Department, it’s clear the wound remains open as she appears to take an extremely thinly veiled shot at Kardashian’s involvement in what she once called a “career death.”
Take a look back at everything that transpired since West interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs 15 years ago.
September 13, 2009: Kanye Interrupts Taylor’s VMAs Speech
In 2009, Taylor Swift was a 19-year-old country star whose album, Fearless, was also a hit with mainstream pop fans. Her video for “You Belong With Me” beat out Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” for Best Female Video, and she went to the stage to accept the award. So far, so good.
