Don Lemon is firing back at Kanye West’s claim that he started the rumor that the rapper was kicked out of the 2025 Grammy Awards.
“First of all Kanye, Ye, whatever your name is. I did not start a rumor about you being kicked out of the Grammys,” the former CNN anchor, 58, said in a Monday, February 3, Instagram video. “I actually corrected it. I saw someone on your team who asked me to correct it because it had been reported everywhere.”
Lemon subsequently slammed West, 47, for his accusation, which was made in a since-deleted Instagram post.
“So first of all, get your s— straight. And you of all people calling me a c—?” Lemon said while laughing as a screenshot of West’s post appeared. “That Make America Great Again hat must be too tight on your head.”
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Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori, made quite the entrance to the 2025 Grammys. West, 47, posed at the red carpet on Sunday, February 2, in an all-black T-shirt and jeans while Censori, 30, took off her fur coat to reveal a completely sheer dress. (West’s “Carnival” is up for “Best Rap Song” […]
In West’s deleted post, he shared a photo of Lemon on a red carpet and claimed the journalist was the person behind the rumor that West and his wife, Bianca Censori, were kicked out of the Grammys.
“This the goofball that started the rumor that me and my wife got kicked out of the grammies [sic],” West captioned the snap. “3 decades of innovating music and they always K—S like this.”
Lemon attended the Grammys at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 3. While at the event, Lemon interviewed several stars on the red carpet, including Raye, Gracie Abrams and more. At one point, Lemon briefly spoke to West and uploaded the clip to his social media.
“Kanye, when is Bully going to come out?” Lemon asked West. The rapper replied that he changed his name to Ye and said his new album will be dropping “this year.”
After their interaction, West and Censori, 30, walked the red carpet. While posing for photos, the model removed her fur coat to reveal her sheer dress that left little to the imagination.
Following the now-viral moment, rumors swirled that West and Censori were asked to leave. Lemon, who was inside the venue at that point, shared via Instagram on Sunday that he had heard West “wanted to do the red carpet” but “wasn’t invited” to the ceremony.
After uploading that initial video, Lemon posted a follow-up video confirming that West was not kicked out of the awards show.
“We saw a spokesperson for Kanye and that spokesperson said that Kanye was indeed invited, that’s a fact and that he was not kicked out. Again, that is what they are saying on Kanye’s side,” Lemon said in a clip uploaded on Sunday evening. “Alright? So this is Don Lemon reporting the tea from the Grammys. Back to you in the studio.”
During the show on Sunday, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that West and Censori departed “on their own accord” after posing for photos. “They just got in their car and left,” the insider added.
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