Taylor Swift’s Ex Taylor Lautner opens up about the infamous Kanye West VMA incident
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The Twilight star discussed the behind-the-scenes moment Kanye took the mic from Taylor Swift at the VMA’s
Millions of people will remember the moment that Taylor Swift’s VMA win was crashed by Kanye West. The moment left many confused, including those tasked with giving Swift the award, like her boyfriend at the time, Taylor Launter.
Fans will remember the couple, named TaylorSquared, made their public debut on the night of the VMA’s. What started as a night of wins for the couple, quickly became one of the biggest moments in pop culture history.
Swift had been in the middle of accepting her award for best female video for 'You Belong with Me' when West stormed the stage. "Yo Taylor," West began, "I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!"
Lautner was on stage with the singer when the incident took place, as he was presenting her award. Launter spoke about the incident on his new podcast ‘The Squeeze’ with new wife, yes another Taylor, in which the couple discuss the importance of mental health.
Launter recalled the incident and said it was his ‘one big regret’ during his time with his ex that he did nothing during the VMA moment. However, he revealed that he "was unaware that the Kanye thing was not a skit."
He went on to say: "I presented the award to her, I took five steps back and was standing five feet behind her. And, yeah, in the middle of her giving her ‘thank you’ speech, Kanye jumps on the stage.
He added: "I can barely hear it. I can’t see them, I’m just assuming that this whole thing was a practiced and rehearsed skit because why else would Kanye West be jumping up on the stage, interrupting Taylor Swift?"
The actor said he then laughed about the interaction until his then-girlfriend turned around and he saw her face and knew what had went down, telling his wife: "I was like, ‘Oh," he said. "No, that … wasn’t good." It was widely reported at the time that Swift was seen crying backstage after the incident, though she had to quickly pull it together to perform the song that won her the 'Moon Person' to begin with.