Chapter 506: Microphone-Snatching Incident

One evening, in downtown Manhattan, after attending the MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift arrived at Charles' Hudson River villa.

"Charles," Taylor Swift immediately hugged Charles with a face full of grievance as she entered the hall.

"Alright, I already know what happened," Charles said while comforting the girl in his arms.

After helping Taylor Swift sit on a sofa, she actively kissed Charles.

While responding to her kiss, Charles was also thinking about what had just happened:

At the recent 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the rising country music star Taylor Swift won the "Best Female Video" award!

Taylor Swift happily went on stage to accept the award and give her acceptance speech, but she was suddenly interrupted by the famous African American musician Kanye West.

Kanye West grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift and loudly declared: "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!"

Kanye West's outburst was met with boos from the audience, leaving the award-winning Taylor Swift extremely embarrassed.

"Taylor, don't take it to heart; you know these hip-hop guys, not many of them have good manners," Charles consoled Taylor Swift after their kiss ended with a gentle smile.

Compared to the already famous Kanye West, Taylor Swift was still in her early career stage, and being treated like this surely didn't feel good.

"He's not cool at all. I even bought his albums before," Taylor Swift didn't show any negative emotions during her backstage interview at the awards.

"Don't worry, he will face backlash," Charles kissed her on the cheek and gently stroked her face.

"Tonight, your dress is really beautiful!" Charles admired as he brushed Taylor Swift's long hair and unfastened her dress strap, then leaned down to kiss her again.

After a while, Charles gently pushed Taylor Swift down on the sofa, removed her bra pads, and passionately kissed her again!

...

What happened at the MTV Video Music Awards quickly spread to the public, with many celebrities criticizing Kanye West's rude actions.

Capet Pictures sent a strong opinion to MTV that night.

Initially, whether for Capet Pictures or MTV, it was just a trivial matter, a scuffle between artists or some other reason; However, the incident also involved the giant groups Capet and Viacom, and the recent reconciliation between MTV and Capet seemed to have sustained a fracture!

The next day, the microphone-snatching incident by Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards became the headlines.

Even though Kanye West admitted he had drunk a lot of alcohol on the red carpet and apologized on his blog, his behavior was overwhelmingly condemned!

As Taylor Swift's biggest fan, President Barack Obama even commented: "What was he thinking? He's such a jackass!"

Under public pressure, Kanye West hurriedly contacted the TV station to make a public apology!

...

In Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, MTV's headquarters, CEO Judy McGrath was on the phone with Charles Capet: "Charles, I thought you'd ignore a small matter like this. We've already severely reprimanded Kanye West's behavior and announced he is not welcome!"

In his office at Capet Tower, Charles sighed and said: "I thought Capet and MTV had reconciled. Taylor Swift is now Capet Records' star artist. Allowing a dirty clown to do this at your awards makes it hard to believe you weren't after ratings!"

No matter what, Charles threw that accusation whether or not it was for Taylor Swift. In times like these, it was an excuse handed to him by MTV.

"Charles, it was an accident. It was entirely Kanye West's fault!"

Judy McGrath knew that with Capet's ongoing merger with NBC Universal, Charles Capet was a bit on edge, magnifying anything potentially affecting Capet.

"It doesn't matter anymore. What's important is that it has already happened, hasn't it?" Charles smiled.

"Alright," Judy McGrath leaned on her chair, understanding the implication in his tone. "How about this: for future MTV awards, Capet's artists will have a better chance of winning. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are outstanding singers; MTV will give them the encouragement they deserve. You understand the significance of MTV awards for these singers!"

"Not bad," Charles was pleased with Judy McGrath's offer, "But to protect young artists, it's best for someone like Kanye West to stay away from MTV!"

"Don't worry, Kanye West won't appear as a performer or nominee for at least five years," Judy McGrath didn't mind losing one Kanye West; after all, MTV had even toyed with Michael Jackson.

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