BBC News - UK — Rapper Kanye West says sorry for interrupting the acceptance speech of singer Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards. more info

MTV.com News — 'I was really excited ... and I kind of wasn't excited anymore,' Swift said backstage.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello and Kim Stolz Kim Stolz, Jim Cantiello and Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: MTV News W... more info

MTV.com News — Mary-Kate Olsen and 'Hills' star Spencer Pratt also come to Taylor Swift's defense.By Amy Wilkinson Kanye West at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic It's no surprise "Kanye's" and "#teamtaylor" are among Twitter's t... more info

VH1 News — Taylor Swift was initially "excited" when Kanye West jumped onstage, before he began his rant. "I was really excited ... and I kind of wasn't excited anymore," Swift told MTV News backstage. more info

VH1 News — Kelly Clarkson, Kellie Pickler, Mary-Kate Olsen and "The Hills" star Spencer Pratt came to Taylor Swift's defense after Kanye West's VMA outburst. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Beyoncé has made amends for Kanye West’s stage invasion at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards by inviting Taylor Swift to join her on stage.  After picking up the prestigious Video... more info

MTV.com News — 'No one died,' VMA host tells Ryan Seacrest of 'Ye interrupting Taylor Swift.By Jocelyn Vena Russell Brand at the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images At the 2008 VMAs, not only was Russell Brand the s... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The MTV video music awards held on Sunday paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson, but was overshadowed by an outburst by rapper Kanye West, who interrupted an acceptance speech by U.S. singer Taylor Swift. more info

Undercover, Australia — Beyonce was extremely gracious when she invited Taylor Swift to come back on stage after the moronic rant from Kanye West earlier today. more info

411 Mania — Watch Kanye remind everyone that he's a jerk! more info