Kanye West lashes out at Taylor Swift

After facing criticism for sexist lyrics in his new song Famous directed against Taylor Swift, with Taylor denying she had given him permission to use them, Kanye tweeted in anger at Taylor saying that “she thought it was funny and gave her blessings”. “I did not diss Taylor and I’ve never dissed her... I called Taylor and had a hour convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings (sic),” Kanye wrote, adding, “I’m not going to take credit for the idea. It’s actually something Taylor came up with.” He also said that he called her “b****” in endearment as is common in hip hop, “like the word n****”.