``After the show, he spoke personally to the country music
superstar via telephone and has apologized to [the singer]. She
has accepted Mr. West's apology. The contents of the phone call
are to remain private,'' it read.
Afterward, Swift told ABC News Radio: ``He was very sincere in
his apology and I accepted that apology.''
It's the latest in the saga that has caused a national uproar.
The drama began after Swift beat out Beyonce and other acts to
win best female video at the VMAs for her hit ``You Belong
With Me.''
Swift, the first country act to win at the VMAs, was exuberant
after her win, but that moment didn't last long as West—known
for his awards-show meltdowns—grabbed the microphone and
declared that Beyonce's ``Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)''
was one of the ``best videos of all time.''
A
shaken Swift did not finish her speech at that moment, but when
Beyonce later won for video of the year, she brought Swift out
so that she could have her moment.
When asked about the incident during her appearance on ``The
View,'' Swift said: ``I'm not gonna say that I wasn't rattled by
it. I had to perform live five minutes later so I had to get
myself back to the place where I could perform.''
However, she said she was gratified by the outpouring of support
not only from fans, but also from celebrities and others who
offered support immediately after the incident occurred.
``There were a lot of people around me backstage that were
saying wonderful, incredible things and just having my back,''
she said. ``I just never imagined that there were that many
people looking out for me.''
West has taken a drubbing since then. While he issued two
apologies on his blog after the incident, he gave another,
emotional one on Monday's premiere of ``The Jay Leno Show.''
``It was rude, period,'' West said. `` ... I need to, after
this, take some time off and just analyze how I'm going to make
it through the rest of this life, how I'm going to improve.''
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