Kanye West is changing his tune on the Chris Brown and Rihanna alleged assault. The candid rapper briefly weighed in on the altercation during the taping of VH1's Storytellers earlier this month. "Can't we give Chris a break? ... I know I make mistakes in life," he said.During the performance, West went on to talk about other headline grabbing celebrity legal woes. "Michael Jackson, amazing. Michael Phelps, amazing ... He's a real f---in' person; he makes mistakes," he said referring to the pictures that surfaced of Phelps' smoking marijuana. The crowd reciprocated with cheers but the Chicago native didn't stop there. "O.J. Simpson, amazing. Is he not? What he did, when he did, what he did. Was he not amazing though?"
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Leslie Mann, Kanye West and Producer Judd Apatow at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express" on July 31, 2008 at Mann Village Theatre, CA..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express".Mann Villate Theatre .Westwood, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941869), contact WireImage.com
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Leslie Mann, Kanye West and Producer Judd Apatow at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express" on July 31, 2008 at Mann Village Theatre, CA..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express".Mann Villate Theatre .Westwood, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941868), contact WireImage.com
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Leslie Mann, Kanye West and Producer Judd Apatow at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express" on July 31, 2008 at Mann Village Theatre, CA..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express".Mann Villate Theatre .Westwood, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941736), contact WireImage.com
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Leslie Mann, Kanye West and Producer Judd Apatow at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express" on July 31, 2008 at Mann Village Theatre, CA..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Pineapple Express".Mann Villate Theatre .Westwood, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941704), contact WireImage.com
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Rapper Kanye West arrives to the premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Red Carpet and After Party.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941046), contact WireImage.com
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Rapper Kanye West arrives to the premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Red Carpet and After Party.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941045), contact WireImage.com
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Rapper Kanye West arrives to the premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Red Carpet and After Party.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com..To license this image (15941043), contact WireImage.com
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Kanye West arrives at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at the Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Arrivals.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15940839), contact WireImage.com
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Kanye West arrives at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at the Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Arrivals.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15940836), contact WireImage.com
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Kanye West arrives at the Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" at the Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Premiere of Columbia Pictures "Pineapple Express" - Arrivals.Mann Village Theater.Los Angeles, CA United States.July 31, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15940835), contact WireImage.com
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West performed 14 songs, which included 'Touch the Sky,' 'Stronger' and 'Amazing' and 'See You in My Nightmares.'
Last month in an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest, West stated that he was "devastated" upon hearing the news of the alleged beating. "I feel like just as a person...that should never happen, it should never come to that place."
VH1 Storytellers airs tomorrow February 28 at 9 p.m.
Reader Comments(1 of 2)
ferkslawat 2-27-2009
Kanye- you're just as amazing as OJ!
DAISYat 2-28-2009
AMAZING? YEAH, KANYE IS CRAZY AS HELL.
Vice and Verseat 3-01-2009
O.J. What he did? Get away with murder? That IS pretty amazing. Too bad he's still gonna die in jail...
Jadeat 3-02-2009
Robert Blake got away with murder also... So did Mary Winkler...
llenette1at 3-01-2009
Oh stop it. He was referring to his football career. And you just make yourselves look dumber eating from "out-of-context" bulls#!t salad. Hell I'm black and I KNOW O.J. did it, but he was a great football player. Michael Jackson is creepy as hell, but back in the day, he was an amzing artist. Amy Winehouse has talent up the @ss but she's a crack addict. Point, counter point. You ppl need a reality check, and let's hope it doesn't bounce.
Lindaat 3-01-2009
Kanye West has finally lost his mind. Of everyone on this earth, he chose to write a song complimenting a woman beater, a child molester, a drug user, and a murderer! Were they good with their God given talents? Absolutely! However, they all chose to let their famous personalities raise them up, above the law, and do whatever the hell they wanted to do. It's time to pay the piper!
Darleneat 3-03-2009
AMEN!
blaconblacat 3-01-2009
He's pissing on his mothers grave saying this insane shit. That boy needs help.I doubt he forgave the doctor who killed her with botched plastic surgery!
Tboneat 3-01-2009
Oh don't forget, Kanye, President Bush, he made a mistake, too, so you gotta call him amazing too, right! So if you are in the overlooking faults mode, then you gotta include the former president.
Tboneat 3-01-2009
Oh I forgot that the accident you had years ago, Kanye, gave you some form of brain damage, so you have an excuse for these asinine statements.
Stacyat 3-01-2009
I would not call killing your ex wife and her friend "amazing"....what a twit
highroller9769at 3-02-2009
everyone makes mistakes the only diffrence is that stars are always in the spotlight.
goro72at 3-02-2009
I bet you if his momma was around, he would have a different tune about what is amazing. Idoit just sing that is what you're good for, we'll that's what you think you can do. What OJ was amazing by escaping jail time, the first time. Everything comes full circle. CB will get his share. MJ is in a spiral about to crash again. M P is come full circle.
Yanetat 3-03-2009
Kanye West us such a f**ktard.....
doopusat 3-03-2009
MUCH respect to all these dudes for crawling out of the holes many of them were born into, but that is where the respect ends for me. Their so called art is poison to our youth with its disrespect and condoning of abuse against women, and glamorizing drug dealing and violence against law in general. K West is the most arrogant and ignorant of them all. Everytime he opens his mouth "musically" or otherwise it makes me wanna puke. Word. Yes Im a cracker ass white guy who doesn't see life in colors, but rather attitude, and the attitude of many in the rap and hip hop world seems to suck to high heaven, rampant is reverse racism, hate and violence. Sorry if you grew up in that word, so did I, but never would I spread it around to kids like it was the norm. Clean up your act fools, or may your "art" die sooner than later. It is my sincere hope it goes the way of disco, dead dead dead.