Don Lemon went off at Kanye West after the rapper accused him of beginning false rumors about being kicked out of the Grammys.
Don Lemon is firing again at Kanye West’s accusations following the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening (February 2).
Hypothesis that West was booted out of the ceremony due to his spouse Bianca Censori’s revealing outfit sparked an offended response. West believed Lemon began the rumor and blasted the veteran journalist as a “koon.”
Nevertheless, on Monday (February 3) Lemon responded in a video shared on Instagram.
“To start with, Kanye, Yee, Ye, no matter your identify is — I didn’t begin a rumor about you being kicked out of the Grammys,” he stated. “I truly corrected it. I noticed somebody in your group who requested me to appropriate it as a result of it had been reported all over the place. So, to start with, get your s### straight.”
He laughed earlier than persevering with and referenced West’s MAGA ties and help for Donald Trump in 2018.
“And also you, of all individuals, calling me a coon?” he added. “Negro, that ‘Make America Nice Once more’ hat should be too tight in your head.”
Earlier on Monday, Kanye West slammed Don Lemon on social media.
“This the goofball that began the rumor that me and my spouse acquired kicked out the Grammies,” he wrote. “3 many years of innovating music they usually at all times KOONS like this.”
Nonetheless, whereas Lemon initially reported listening to that Ye wasn’t invited to the Grammys and was “escorted out,” he later confirmed the rumor was unfaithful.
Lemon shared a video claiming a rep for Ye confirmed: “Kanye was certainly invited and he was not kicked out.”