But West didn’t stop there — according to People.com, he said MTV is to blame for Britney Spears’ less-than-well-received performance at the awards show Sunday night. “They exploited Britney in helping to end her career,” he said. “Near the end, I felt so bad for her. I said, ’Man, it’s a dirty game. This game will chew you up and spit you out.’ ”
At a pre-VMA concert on Friday, West also expressed his frustration that Spears would be opening the show instead of him, freestyling, “I can’t believe she would perform. She hasn’t had a hit record in years” (see “Kanye West Tells Crowd At Pre-VMA Concert That He Should Open Big Show, Not Brit” ). And according to MTV News’ source, he was claiming the same thing during his tirade.
“He said, ’Brit hasn’t had a hit in like 5 million years and she opens the show?!?’ ” the source said.