Talking of awards, Kanye West has launched another scathing attack against MTV, this time about their decision to book Britney to perform a comeback set at their VMA awards last weekend. As previously reported, West has already been ranting about this year's VMAs after he was shortlisted in five categories at the event but won none. On the much derided Britney VMA performance West told reporters: "Man, they were just trying to get ratings, and they knew she wasn't ready and they exploited her".
Nice of him to show concern for old Britney, though his criticism of the Spears routine does seem to have a hidden agenda - that he reckons MTV bosses should have booked him to open the awards show, rather than Britney. Or they could have given him the finale slot, rather than giving that to Justin Timberlake, either would have worked for him.
Kanye continued: "They exploited her, they played me and I really don't mess with MTV. Those [sets] are the big things, and you know what I do man, I really made the song 'Stronger', you know, for stadiums...so you make me do 'Stronger' in a suite but you end the show with Justin?".
Despite West's threats to not work with MTV again because of this year's VMAs, the TV network remains optimistic, telling reporters that it "has a long and collaborative relationship with Kanye and we hope and look forward to continuing that meaningful relationship".