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Yesterday afternoon, Kanye West dropped his new album, The Life of Pablo. On one of the tracks, ‘Famous,’ was this … well let’s say ambitious lyric.

“I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous.”

Sure, maybe. Life is long, with lots of twists, but calling Taylor Swift a bitch at the onset of your attempt to woo her is .. maybe not the best strategy. Nor is what Kanye did. According to reports, he called Taylor Swift before the album debuted, not to tell her about his lyric, but to ask her if she would tweet that song.

After the event, TMZ reported that Taylor had been approached by Kanye to ask her permission to use the controversial line, even saying she found it ‘funny’. Turns out, that’s not the case. In fact, she ‘warned’ him against using the song altogether. A spokesperson for Taylor said: ‘Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single “Famous” on her Twitter account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, “I made that bitch famous.”‘

Say what you want about West, he’s got some balls.

UPDATE: KANYE SPEAKS:

I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her… — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

First thing is I’m an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

3rd thing I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

4th Bitch is an endearing term in hip hop like the word Nigga — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

5th thing I’m not even gone take credit for the idea… it’s actually something Taylor came up with … — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

She was having dinner with one of our friends who’s name I will keep out of this and she told him — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

I mean, yea, you didn’t diss her. You just said you wanted to fuck her.

[Via Metro]