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Taylor Swift fans fact-check Kanye West lyrics implying he made her famous

Rapper told to 'get a reality check'

Friday 12 February 2016 12:00 GMT

Swift with Martha Hunt, Hailee Steinfeld, Gigi Hadid, Serayah, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitay and Karlie Kloss accepting the MTV VMA for 'Bad Blood' in 2015 (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Kanye West is feeling the wrath of 'Swifties' everywhere after targeting their idol, Taylor Swift, in a new rap.

The song from his much-anticipated album T.L.O.P (The Life of Pablo) was debuted on Thursday during West’s extravagant event at Madison Square Gardens. The album launch coincided with a fashion show headed by supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Alek Wek showcasing his latest Yeezy clothing line with Adidas.

In “Famous”, West raps: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that b***h famous.”

Swift’s publicist has since responded to claims the Trouble singer approved the lyric, saying she in fact “cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message”.

Core members of her ever-growing squad also supported Swift, with her brother Austin making a point of filming himself throwing his Yeezy trainers in the bin, and Ruby Rose, Jaime King and Gigi Hadid (who attended the show) all voicing their opinions on Twitter.

It wasn’t just the squad that had her back, the 26-year-old's legion of fans also expressed similar sentiments and protested against his assertion

In his lyrics, West was of course referring to the 2009 VMAs where he stormed the stage to crash Swift’s acceptance speech after winning Best Female Video. The Goldigga rapper told a 19-year-old Swift “Imma let you finish but..” before insisting Beyoncé should have won the category as "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" was “one of the best videos of all time”.

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