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Add Taylor Swift’s exTaylor Lautnerto the list of people who were initially confused whenKanye Westinfamously grabbed the mic from the singer at the 2009 VMAs.
On the debutepisode of his new podcastThe Squeezewhich he hosts alongside his wife, Tay Dome Lautner, theTwilightstar, 30, revisited the moment when West stormed the stage.
The actor,who was dating Swift at the timeof the incident, said he “was unaware that the Kanye thing was not a skit.”
“I presented the award to her,” Taylor recalled to his wife, 25. “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 wouldKanye Westbe jumping up on the stage, interruptingTaylor Swift?”
Theactor said he then laughed about the interaction until his then-girlfriend turned around and he saw her face.
“I was like, ‘Oh,” he said. “No, that … wasn’t good.”
Swift had been in the middle of accepting her award for best female video for “You Belong with Me” when West stormed the stage.
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“Yo Taylor,” West began, “I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, butBeyoncéhas one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!”
At the time, it was reported 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 Moonperson to begin with.
For Tay, a former nurse, and her new husband, the importance of mental health is actually the reason behind their new podcast.
Introducing the effort last week on Instagram, the couple offered more insight about their project.
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The new Mr. and Mrs.Taylor Lautnerare enjoying married life together, celebrating their first Christmas as newlyweds in December after tyingthe knoton Nov. 11 in California’s wine country.
source: people.com
