It is never good news when Ye, formerly known as Kanye West
, and Taylor Swift
cross paths, whether it is face-to-face, through subtle jabs, or just in the headlines. Their feud has dragged on longer than any of their love lives ever did, and it seems to pop up every now and then like an old, awkward memory. This time, Billboard has decided to bring the decade-old drama back into the spotlight by sharing a snap from Ye’s infamous ‘Famous’ music video. Naturally, Swifties were not happy about it.
After facing intense backlash from Taylor Swift’s army, Billboard is now trying to do some damage control to calm the social media outrage.
Billboard apologizes to Taylor Swift and her fans for the video controversy
Taylor Swift and Ye recently made it into Billboard’s prestigious ranking of the top 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century. Swift claimed the second spot in the coveted list, just behind Beyoncé, while Ye was in the seventh spot. But that was not the real point of controversy. The real controversy began when Billboard posted a congratulatory video, hailing Swift as the second-greatest pop star of the century, which included a problematic snap. Recently, Billboard issued a public apology, stating they are “deeply sorry to Taylor Swift”
and all their viewers.
We are 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. We have removed the clip from our video and sincerely regret the harm we caused with this error.
— billboard (@billboard) November 28, 2024
Billboard also informed fans that they had removed the clip and admitted they “sincerely regret the harm we caused with this error
”. In the video, Billboard posted a snap from Ye’s ‘Famous’ video, which showed a wax figure of Swift in bed with Ye and several other figures.
However, even though Billboard has finally given in, it is uncertain if this will settle fans’ disappointment with the media brand.
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