We spoke to the artists, producers, reporters and MTV staffers who witnessed the Kanye West/Taylor Swift VMAs madness firsthand. Get the scoop on what you didn't see on TV the moment that Kanye rushed the stage below.
: There was a lot of disbelief and anger in the house, and shock that palpably went through the room. But for me, because I'm so cynical, I presumed it was a stunt that was orchestrated in some way and all the participants had to be in on it.: Then I had that moment, like, "Did we know this was going to happen? Did we set up Kanye?" We gave Kanye a seat in the front row... we know he jumps up on awards shows.
: We're still discussing it because it happened in real time on live television. By today's standards, when you have stuff that plays out on social in real time, those are the things that garner a lot of attention and reaction and that’s what that was. But it was in a visual medium, and the fact that it was just so shocking and unexpected [made it historic].
VMA moment!" What's crazy is that 1995 VMA moment was in the post-show, the after show -- this was in the guts of the show, and it just felt like The Moment.: In my conversation with Scott Borchetta the next day after I called to apologize... He’s like “Van, here’s the thing about it: yesterday most of the country had no idea who Taylor Swift was. Today, Oprah Winfrey sent her flowers this morning and asked if she could talk to her.
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