Billboard apologized Thursday after a clip from a Kanye West video depicting a wax figure resembling the naked pop singer in bed with Kanye West was mistakenly shown in a video edit of Taylor Swift. .
“We deeply apologize to Taylor Swift and all our readers and viewers for including a clip that incorrectly depicted her in a video celebrating Swift's accomplishments,” the magazine wrote on social media in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving. ”. “We have removed the clip from the video and sincerely regret the harm caused by this error.”
X's community note regarding Billboard's apology states, “The clip that Billboard said was a 'false depiction' was a video clip from Ye's 'Famous' music video. Other famous men and The music video was revenge porn, depicting a recreation of a naked Taylor Swift among women, which is illegal in most states in the United States.
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Billboard apologized Thursday for an edited video that incorrectly depicted Taylor Swift. (Kate Green/Getty Images)
In his controversial and explicit 2016 music video, “Famous,” West not only depicted himself in bed with Swift, ex-wife Kim Kardashian, current President-elect Trump, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, and more. He also claimed his own achievements. Swift fame.
“I'm the one who made that famous,” he raps in the song, adding, “I feel like me and Taylor might still be having sex.”
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After naming Swift the second greatest pop star of the 21st century, Billboard posted a video montage on its Instagram page that was supposed to show highlights of Swift's career. (Emma McIntyre/TAS24/TAS Copyright Management via Getty Images)
The two musicians have had a rough patch over the past 15 years, ever since West interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards by suggesting that “Shake It Off” singer Beyoncé was more deserving of the award. We had a great relationship.
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The two musicians have had a rough patch over the past 15 years, ever since West interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards by suggesting that “Shake It Off” singer Beyoncé was more deserving of the award. We had a great relationship. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
After naming Swift the second greatest pop star of the 21st century, Billboard posted a video montage on its Instagram page that was supposed to show highlights of Swift's career. No. 1 will be announced next week.
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“Public apology to Taylor Swift,” several commenters wrote, before the magazine added a major charge to the same Instagram post.
Swift's representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
