Kanye West “Shocked & Devastated” at Rihanna’s Assault
February 11, 2009 by Amber
Filed under Celebrity, Chris Brown, Kayne West, Rihanna
Kanye West has told of his shock over claims that his good friend Rihanna was assaulted by her boyfriend and music collaborator, rapper Chris Brown, on Sunday evening.
West, who performed at this year’s Grammy Awards, where Rihanna and Brown were set to perform before pulling out at the last minute, said that he was left “devastated” after being informed of the attack shortly before taking to the stage.
“I was completely devastated during the performance,” he said.
“Rihanna is so important to our culture… to pop music,” West continued. “I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level and her age… she has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time.”
The singer has extended his support to the injured pop star, saying that he would do “everything” to help Rihanna, someone he considers family.
“I feel like [Rihanna's] my baby sis,” West said. “I would do any and everything to help her in any situation.”
While West said he didn’t want to speculate on how the assault came about, he insisted that in his mind, there could never be any excuse for battery. “I don’t care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald’s… [abuse] should never happen. It should never come to that place,” he said.
I’m pretty sure that’s the first sensible thing that’s ever come out of Kanye’s mouth. Now I’m in shock.
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