Kanye West has withdrawn his complaint that George W Bush doesn't "care about black people".
In perhaps one of the most talked about pop moments of the past decade, Kanye West uttered the immortal phrase that then President George W Bush didn't "care about black people". Incensed by the slow reaction to the crisis in New Orleans, the rapper told a television audience of millions that their President was, in effect, a racist.
The row has simmered for almost five years, with George Bush recently labelling the moment the lowest of his Presidency. Which, when that Presidency contains 9/11 and the Invasion of Iraq says a lot politicians and their sense of perspective.
Appearing on NBC's Today show to promote his memoirs, George Bush explained: "It's one thing to say, 'I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business'. It's another thing to say, 'This man's a racist'. I resent it, it's not true."
Kanye West has backtracked from his stance in recent weeks, with the rapper telling the Today show that he feels sorry for using those words.
"I would tell George Bush, in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist," West said. "But I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. And that's why I'm here."
Meanwhile, George W Bush has given his reaction to the apology. "I appreciate it," Bush said. "I don't hate Conway West."
Typical.
Meanwhile, Kanye West feels set up by interviewer Matt Lauer. Writing on Twitter the rapper blasted: "HE TRIED TO FORCE MY ANSWERS".
"It was very brutal ... It's all a fucking set up!!!!"
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