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Kanye: MTV exploited Britney for ratings


(AP)
Updated: 2007-09-12 09:11





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50 Cent, right, and Kanye West present an award at the MTV Video Music
Awards
at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Las Vegas.[AP]

Kanye West blames MTV for Britney Spears' less than stellar performance
at the Video Music Awards.

"Man, they were just trying to get ratings, and they knew she wasn't
ready and they exploited her," the 29-year-old rapper said Tuesday on
Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Morning Mash Up."

The network made a "bad move" by having the troubled pop star open
Sunday's event in Las Vegas, said West, who feels he should have kicked
off the show with "Stronger," the first single from his new album,
"Graduation."

"They exploited her, they played me and I really don't mess with MTV," he
said.

Spears, 25, looked unprepared while performing her new song, "Gimme
More," to a bewildered audience of her music industry peers. She seemed
nervous and, at times, stopped singing altogether.

In a praise-filled statement released Tuesday afternoon, MTV said it "...
has a long and collaborative relationship with Kanye and we hope and look
forward to continuing that meaningful relationship."

West said he wanted to perform "Stronger" on the show's main stage 鈥�
where R&B hotshot Chris Brown wowed the crowd with Michael Jackson-esque
dance moves 鈥� but complied when he was asked to host a suite party.

West said it was a blow to the ego when Justin Timberlake, who also
hosted a suite party, ended up "on the big stage" to give the closing
performance with Timbaland and Nelly Furtado.

"Those are the big things, and you know what I do man, I really made the
song 'Stronger,' you know, for stadiums," he said.

West 鈥� who threw a tantrum backstage after losing all five categories
for which he was nominated 鈥� said he has bonded with 50 Cent over what
they view as disrespectful behavior from MTV.

"So why do you have me do 'Stronger' in a suite, but you end the show
with Justin?" he said. "I looked at 50 like, yo, we need to help each
other as much as possible."

50 Cent has said he'd stop making solo records if West's new album
outsells his "Curtis" CD in their first week out. Both albums were
released Tuesday.

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