A tidal wave of humanity spilled into the sold out Forum theater in Los Angeles on Friday to see the premiere of Kanye West’s new video “Famous” off of his new album The Life of Pablo.
The song received criticism from Taylor Swift and her fans after the Chicago rapper claimed her success only came after he infamously snatched the mic from her at the 2009 MTV Music Awards.
While Swift’s camp publicly condemned the lyrics, West and his wife Kim Kardashian claim they have video recordings of Swift giving the song her blessings.
In the video wax dolls of very famous celebrities are partially covered in bed sheets, lying completely still, three minute and 16 second track, and these included West, Kardashian, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Bill Cosby George Bush, Caitlyn Jenner, Rihanna, Ray J, Anna Wintour and Amber Rose.
West previously announced that he chose to release the video in theaters after the success of his The Life of Pablo launch party in February at New York City’s iconic sports venue Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Both events sold out in minutes.
Here is a portion of the video here with the naked wax figures “unmetionables” covered up:
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You can watch the video in its entirety by clicking on Tidal’s webesite.
As for the responses, they were varied, funny and provocative. Take a look at the best responses below:
It’s safe to say #itslit. ???#TIDALXFAMOUShttps://t.co/Gntc8ndK7k
— REVOLT TV (@RevoltTV) June 25, 2016
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Me too, Desiigner, me too #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/36q1y9A7Fy
— KrazyForKardash (@KrazyForKardash) June 25, 2016
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Everyone contacting their lawyers rn. #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/9ucUtztrbq
— ️ (@PhattieBey) June 25, 2016
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Kris Jenner is probably the only person pissed they didn’t get to be in the video #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/rwLgo3UKzr
— Moschino Hoe (@theyloovechris) June 25, 2016
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Me when I saw everybody laying Naked in the bed #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/EUjrsbVFPU
— RatchetGrande (@Marshmellow1567) June 25, 2016
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#TIDALXFAMOUS video basically a Madame Tussauds wax exhibit meets celebrity class action lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/5RJqvylq2q
— AJ Marechal (@ajmarechal) June 25, 2016
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Taylor calling her manager after watching the live stream like #tidalxfamous pic.twitter.com/T2Dbx3f4zf
— lex uchiha ✨ (@yasslex) June 25, 2016
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Watching #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/Gmr5dgYGU2
— Saint Littest (@asununeek) June 25, 2016
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Me the last five minutes. #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/X2kFAUvcni
— Drew Ruiz (@drewruiz90) June 25, 2016
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WTF AM I WATCHING #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/RWg8n8gppZ
— ❄️Shady Queen❄️ (@taskforcekilla_) June 25, 2016
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Bruh, this Famous video……..#TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/bsAAr41FLd
— Sneakers O’Toole (@DeadStockDev) June 25, 2016
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when you’ve heard the phrase “beautiful morning” repeated 1000x and are about to lose it #TidalXFamous #KanyeWest pic.twitter.com/Gge0IE7elm
— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) June 25, 2016
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Taylor swift waiting for this video to drop #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/Lo9keecoQj
— Narbeh Kardashian (@NarbehKardash) June 25, 2016
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All of Kanye’s events are sophistiratchet #tidalxfamous
— BRIANA. (@briasoboojie) June 25, 2016
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Taylor & her team right now….lol #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/q8PQWOCtwU
— Kris (@curious527) June 25, 2016
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This is how @taylorswift13 probably looking rn. #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/Jj8gYzFer1
— ЖimYe Ladash West. (@rodashian) June 25, 2016
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“Kanye’s video is artistic and genius and you idiots just don’t understand.” pic.twitter.com/wAlOktx8LU
— #000000 (@audacityofDOPE_) June 25, 2016
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Me listening to Kanye pic.twitter.com/WbLG5Tw51k
— inactive/college (@taystrings) June 25, 2016