Kanye West And A Rep For Taylor Swift Tell Different Stories About Controversial Lyric

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Kanye West's The Life of Pablo hasn't even been released yet, but since its debut at Madison Square Garden last night one lyric is already causing controversy: I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ I made that bitch famous. An initial report from TMZ suggested that Taylor Swift was cool with the lyric, which appears on the song "Famous," after West sought her approval. But a rep for the singer has since clarified what Swift actually knew about her mention on the record. Read the statement below, via music journalist Jon Caramanica:

FYI re Kanye/Taylor/"Famous" aka mom and dad broke up again

A photo posted by joncaramanica (@joncaramanica) on Feb 11, 2016 at 9:37pm PST

Meanwhile, Swift's younger brother Austin Swift made his own feelings known last night by Instagramming himself throwing his Yeezys into the trash.

Getting a head start on some spring cleaning. Here we go again.

A video posted by Austin Swift (@austinkingsleyswift) on Feb 11, 2016 at 4:17pm PST

Update 8.10 a.m.: Kanye West has responded in a series of tweets, saying he spoke to Swift about the song for an "hour" and that the lyric was her idea.

I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

First thing is I’m an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

3rd thing I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

4th Bitch is an endearing term in hip hop like the word Nigga
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

She was having dinner with one of our friends who’s name I will keep out of this and she told him
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

5th thing I’m not even gone take credit for the idea… it’s actually something Taylor came up with …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

That’s why music is so fucking watered down right now I miss that DMX feeling
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

Kanye West And A Rep For Taylor Swift Tell Different Stories About Controversial Lyric

Swift’s representative says she didn’t know about it; West says it was her idea.

Update 8.10 a.m.: Kanye West has responded in a series of tweets, saying he spoke to Swift about the song for an "hour" and that the lyric was her idea.

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