Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj had a highly publicized Twitter “feud” this week. So did lots of other stars. If you’re lost, don’t worry, The Late Late Show With James Corden‘s got you covered.
James Corden is back for another season of The Late Late Show, and the British comedian is truly on form these days!
In his latest episodes, he’s recreated Paula Abdul’s iconic music video “Opposites Attract”, spoken to Laverne Cox about Caitlyn Jenner’s transition, and sung a duet with Kristin Chenoweth.
Last night, Corden took a moment to address a very important issue: Twitter feuds. He sums up the Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift situation, the Drake controversy, and much more:
If you’re not aware of the Minaj/Swift feud (although it’s hard not to be, considering how many times these tweets have been shared!), here’s what happened: MTV released their nominations for this year’s Video Music Awards, and neither of Minaj’s record-breaking videos — “Anaconda” and “Feeling Myself” — were nominated for Video of the Year.
Minaj called out MTV for neglecting her videos, suggesting that if she had been a “different kind” of artist, this wouldn’t have been the case.
“When the ‘other’ girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination,” Minaj claimed, and in a separate tweet explained her frustration: “Black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it.”
There are two female artists (out of five) whose videos were nominated for Video of the Year: Beyoncé was nominated for “7/11,” and Taylor Swift was nominated for “Bad Blood” (a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar).
The highly publicized misunderstanding seemed to start when Swift thought she was being called out personally, even though Minaj later explained she was calling out industry racism as a whole.
“I’ve done nothing but love and support you. It’s unlike you to put women against each other,” Swift wrote.
Then, while Minaj and Swift worked to clear up the issue, other celebs got in on the action, starting faux feuds with each other.
Here is the original exchange between Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift:
Hey guys @MTV thank you for my nominations. Did Feeling Myself miss the deadline or…?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
If I was a different "kind" of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
When the "other" girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
@NICKIMINAJ If I win, please come up with me!! You're invited to any stage I'm ever on.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That's what they want. https://t.co/AfcwoyDvpg
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki.
@NICKIMINAJ
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 23, 2015
That means so much Taylor, thank you. @taylorswift13
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2015
I've always loved her. Everyone makes mistakes. She gained so much more respect from me. Let's move on. https://t.co/mx9pfIdnzT
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2015
At least they worked it out!
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