WAS JAY-Z BEHIND THE KANYE BACKLASH?

I've always said it was a hoax. Mr Z was the last performer, his wife the last winner.

According to Michael Barber at the National Examiner, Also trickling down the grapevine is a new rumor that Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z was behind the whole "hoax". It has been circling the web that Shawn Carter did it as a marketing tactic for himself, the last performer, and his wife, Beyonce, the last winner. Beyonce was made to look like a saint as she brought out Taylor at the end of the show. Jay-Z is also in charge of artist Kanye West, and Jay was removed from his position of President of Def Jam records last year for lack of marketing artists and creative marketing ideas.

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