If you want to know how Taylor Swift‘s Avengers-like PR team works, let’s flash back to Sunday night:
1. Taylor misunderstood Nicki Minaj‘s tweets about racism in the music industry? Summon her two minority friends and place them on either side. Solved.
2. Nicki Minaj to open the MTV VMAs? Make it about Taylor instead.
3.) Kanye West is receiving the MTV Video Vanguard Award? Make it about Taylor instead, then tell Kanye what he’s not allowed to say during his acceptance speech.
That last one went well, didn’t it?
“They had agreed to his talking points as part of the agreement of her presenting the award,” the insider told RadarOnline.com. “And then he went ‘in a whole different direction.’” As Kanye launched into his free-form acceptance speech, which included references to his status as one of music’s most hated and misunderstood artists, as well his plans to run for president in 2020, Swift began to panic. With no chance at getting Kanye’s speech back on plan, she and her handlers took action, starting with Swift getting the heck away from Kim Kardashian West! “She said she went into tunnel vision when he started going off script and that she tried to put distance between her and Kim,” the source said. “Her publicist had them kill planned shots to her once he went off course.”
I know Taylor Swift wants everyone to believe she’s the reincarnation of Susan B. Anthony sent here by Eve to unite the world’s white women on one stage, but the President of White Women United (probably a Ashleigh or a Peyton) forgot to check to see of Taylor had balls. Lindsay Lohan couldn’t even fit those in her mouth.
Taylor Swift Kanye West
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Rapper Kanye West (L) and singer Taylor Swift appear onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artists Kanye West (L) and Taylor Swift attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Taylor Swift (L) hugs recording artist Kanye West after presenting him with the Vanguard Award onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/MTV1415/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Taylor Swift and Kanye West attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MTV1415/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Kanye West and Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards held at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Kanye West (L) accepts the Video Vanguard Award from recording artist Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Kanye West (L) accepts the Video Vanguard Award from recording artist Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Rapper Kanye West (L) and singer Taylor Swift appear onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Rapper Kanye West (L) and singer Taylor Swift appear onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (L) and rapper Kanye West hug onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Rapper Kanye West (L) and singer Taylor Swift appear onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (L) and rapper Kanye West hug onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (L) and rapper Kanye West hug onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Rapper Kanye West (L) and singer Taylor Swift speak onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Taylor Swift (R) presents award to Kanye West onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MTV1415/WireImage)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Kanye West (L) accepts the Video Vanguard Award from recording artist Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Kanye West (L) accepts the Vanguard Award from recording artist Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Kanye West accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic)
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Taylor Swift Kanye West
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been altered using digital filters.) Recording artist Kanye West (L) accepts the Vanguard Award from recording artist Taylor Swift onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images)
