Their relationship? It’s complicated to say the least.
The last time Kanye West stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! five years ago, let’s just say it was a little awkward.
It appears Kanye got his feelings hurt when the ABC late-night host ran a parody video mocking the rapper after a BBC radio interview in 2013 where he boasted, “I’m the No. 1 rock star on the planet.”
After Kimmel went in on Kanye, the hip-hop star tweeted (in all caps no less): “JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS…”
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West appeared on Kimmel’s show shortly after and admitted the two stars, “Took it back to high school a little bit…”
West also went on to unleash his frustrations with the fashion world, the Hollywood Walk of Fame for wife Kim Kardashian not having a star and the media. Basically, he had a lot to get off his chest!
So have Kanye and Kimmel let bygones be bygones? We’ll find out Thursday night when Kanye goes one-on-one with Kimmel. It’s Kanye’s first big media appearance since May when he made his controversial slavery comments on TMZ Live.
This should be good! We’ll definitely be watching.