*Kanye West is blowing minds again. Friday night he unveiled his provocative, voyeuristic “Famous” video, starring nude, lifelike copies of celebrities  Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and Donald Trump, among others.
It was part of a “Famous” event …  a  watch party at the Forum (in Inglewood, CA) where crowds at 7pm and 11pm showings  saw what’s being called the most provocative and controversial video of West’s career … so far. It was also streamed live via Tidal and can still be seen.
The video, said to be an homage to Vincent Desiderio’s painting “Sleep,” offers a voyeuristic look at an orgy post-coital, with West and Kardashian surrounded by the sleeping bodies of famous friends (Rihanna, and yes, Chris Brown), Caitlyn Jenner, Ray J, Amber Rose, Anna Wintour, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby and George W. Bush.
And did we mention Taylor Swift? Oh yeah, she was pictured next to West in bed.
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The story goes that some of the celebs in the video (Swift, Trump, Cosby and Bush) are not the real persons. However, as far as the others, well, that’s up for debate. Real or not, during an interlude in the video, the credits gave “special thanks” to every celebrity involved “for being famous.”
“It’s a comment on fame,” West, 39, told Vanity Fair prior to the video premiering.
He added that he’s not endorsing any celebrity featured in the video, such as Trump or disgraced comedian Bill Cosby.
“It’s not in support or anti- any of [the people in the video].”
He added …
“Maybe in some alternative universe me and George Bush could have been friends,” West continued. “I could have been his O.J. Simpson black friend on the golf course.”
West, along with  Kim K, was in attendance for the watch party and briefly spoke to the crowd, but did not perform.
“I want to thank all y’all, my wife, and y’all supporting ideas and truth,” West told the crowd before replaying the “Famous” video. “I got one question though would y’all like me to play that back?”
Well, actually Kanye, what we wanna know is are you lawyered up? Something tells us you might need one. Maybe a team of ’em.  🙂
In any event, Billboard reports that Desiigner, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott and the Game also attended the event.
Watch footage from the “Famous” event below (WARNING it’s NSFW):
Kanye’s Music Video ‘Famous’ premiered on @TIDALStatus #kanyewest #TidalXFamous #famous pic.twitter.com/9hbMDBoAhH
— Shady Facts (@TheShadeAccount) June 25, 2016
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