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It's been quite the week for rapper Kanye West.

The 37-year-old star broke down in tears during an emotional interview with Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe yesterday.

And now it's also emerged he threw a strop on The Jonathan Ross Show, which is due to air on Saturday.

During a pre-record for the show, Kanye filmed a performance of new track Only One before Ross tried to have a chat with him.

But rather than speaking, Kanye laid on his back on the floor in protest and refused to say anything.

In a bid to get him to warm up and speak, the host went to lay beside him and joked about the size of his rear compared to Kanye's missus Kim's behind.

“If you want to spoon I don’t mind. It’s not as big as Kim’s but it is all yours," Ross said.

But he couldn't work his magic and Kanye got up and stalked off stage.

The dad-of-one also refused to sit in the backstage green room with other guests and didn't get a picture with the British TV host as is routine.

An insider told The Sun: “It was all very odd. Kanye was only there to perform and not have a proper chat but he wouldn’t even say two words to Jonathan. It was very funny when Jonathan got on the ground and lay next to him.”

This comes as the rapper got extremely emotional when talking about the "greatest fashion instructor of all time" Louise Wilson, who died in May last year.

Kanye attended the professor's memorial service along with the likes of Victoria Beckham ahead of London Fashion Week , and described his last meeting with his friend and mentor at London's Hakkasan.

"I think she knew she was gonna pass," he told Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, while describing her as the "baddest professor of all time".

Affectionately describing how influential that Wilson was on his life, Kanye was inspired with how Wilson pushed her students, stating that she was "notorious for not letting people stop at a 7 or 8," but would push for a 12 and create the likes of Alexander McQueen.

"So many students, they don't give it their all," he said recalling their conversation."

Of trying to get the best out of his daughter with wife Kim Kardashian, Kanye also revealed the advice that Wilson gave him: “She just looked at me and said: ‘Kanye, don’t clap’."

Kanye was then reduced to tears and could be heard breaking down during the interview, with Lowe asking if Kanye needed a minute to get himself together.

"That’s never happened to me in an interview before," he said as he came back on air and later admitted that talking about Wilson was "kinda hard for me".

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I'mma let you finish if old.

Update:

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Sounds like a wacko to me.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Eh, if he was a guest, I'd have a problem, but he turned up and did his performance. You gotta wonder why though sometimes.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

 

[The Elite]

Jonathan Ross handled it as well as he could.

It's always difficult dealing with children.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Eh, if he was a guest, I'd have a problem, but he turned up and did his performance. You gotta wonder why though sometimes.

Because he knows that going in and doing something weird is going to get him more attention then if he just went in and performed.

 

[Eos]

feel bad for the host

 

[block tower]

he's starved for attention, if he's not in the media every so many days he has to do something. im sure he'll keep doing this until his album drops.

 

[HeySeuss]

Is he going full Amanda Bynes? I hope he's ok, I enjoy his antics.

 

[afternoon delight]

Too much drugs man, sounds like paranoia jitters hahaha. Gotta keep the roller coaster in your brain from hopping off the tracks.

 

[marrec]

But he raps good so it's okay.

 

[Prologue]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

Well he should get over it.

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

Art

Sounds like someone battling manic episodes.

 

[boredofcanada]

That dude on drugs.

 

[spindashing]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

Pretty much.

 

[entremet]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

I don't know if that's the issue anymore, though.

 

[Mesousa]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

He wasn't right long before his mom died. People just projected an image of him, through his music, of who they hoped him to be.

Reading articles about him in Complex 10 years ago showed a man,sickeningly narcissistic, that was clearly unbalanced.

 

[Anoregon]

That dude on drugs.

Naa, he's just a piece of shit.

 

[Stinkles]

I can't imagine the levels of excellence they're going to push their child to. Probably a 13.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Acting like a kid.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Dude is constantly taking two steps forward and ten back. Everyone thought the Grammy moment was funny...then he did the interview and showed he wasn't joking about going on stage. Then he did a nice interview on the BBC, now this shit.

On one hand I think it could be a Kardashian impact: they no doubt have taught him how to maximize media attention. But on the other hand his awkwardness seems genuine. I bet the host or producer said something to him backstage that he perceived as an insult, and thus he decided to do this as protest.

 

[Wag]

 

[Mato]

There is a new album coming out soon if I'm not mistaken so...

 

[zeitgeist]

I wonder what the lying on the floor thing is. He did it at SNL too.

 

[loaf of bread]

The loss of his mom really fucked him up emotionally man. He aint been right since.

That was 8 years ago. Losing a relative can do many things emotionally to a person. It doesn't make you turn into a full-blown narcissist.

 

[Messi]

I'd cut out his performance from the airing and just show the strop.

 

[thabiz]

think its time for that psych eval kanye.

 

[Servbot24]

he's starved for attention

Nah. He just does what he feels like. People who do what they feel like and are recklessly true to themselves will always naturally get attention.

 

[Phat Michael]

Jonathan Ross is fantastic. If you guys aren't familiar with him he's hilarious.

 

[spindashing]

Dude is constantly taking two steps forward and ten back. Everyone thought the Grammy moment was funny...then he did the interview and showed he wasn't joking about going on stage. Then he did a nice interview on the BBC, now this shit.

On one hand I think it could be a Kardashian impact: they no doubt have taught him how to maximize media attention. But on the other hand his awkwardness seems genuine. I bet the host or producer said something to him backstage that he perceived as an insult, and thus he decided to do this as protest.

He is a really awkward guy. His mannerisms in interviews will continue to confuse and amaze me.

 

[yoshizzle]

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

 

[Ray Wonder]

The man is genius. He didn't do anything as crazy as these past few weeks in the past year. This is all to get people talking. He just does it in a Kanye way. Clearly he's out there, but he makes it work.

EDIT: might be BS?

 

[The Elite]

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

So it's bullshit?

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

His best work yet.

 

[Angelus Errare]

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

Whelp.

 

[Gr1mLock]

This dude needs weed in his life. All of it.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

oh okay then.

 

[Szu]

 

[spindashing]

https://twitter.com/wossy/status/571267637839314944

Hm...

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Sucks for the host, no interview, and Only One is a terrible song.

 

[Derpyduck]

Setting a good example for his child on how to actually behave like a child.

 

[123rl]

The guy is an asshole. For the US members, Jonathan Ross is one of the best and most entertaining chat show hosts in the country. Guests absolutely love him and tbh I've never seen him have a difficult section with a guest, because they always seem to have so much fun. Kanye is just a spoiled little child. He was probably paid to play his song and didn't want to have to talk to someone without getting paid for it.

 

[Servbot24]

So it's bullshit?

I can imagine him just laying there for a while because he wanted to soak in how good his performance was.

I'm sure the bit about not talking afterwards was bullshit though. Ye's a nice guy.

 

[outunderthestars]

The man is genius. He didn't do anything as crazy as these past few weeks in the past year. This is all to get people talking. He just does it in a Kanye way. Clearly he's out there, but he makes it work.

EDIT: might be BS?

Yep.

 

[PhantomHound]

The man is genius. He didn't do anything as crazy as these past few weeks in the past year. This is all to get people talking. He just does it in a Kanye way. Clearly he's out there, but he makes it work.

Man the standards for genius keep getting lower and lower

 

[Doc Az]

This is striking me as tabloids making a bigger deal of something that wasn't all that.

 

[Lord_Byron28]

An insider told The Sun

Stopped reading after this. This story is made up as is 95% of the stories to come out of The Sun.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Man the standards for genius keep getting lower and lower

There was never a standard for what's considered genius.

 

[block tower]

Nah. He just does what he feels like. People who do what they feel like and are recklessly true to themselves will always naturally get attention.

master troll post? dudes a manchild with a massive ego, thats it.

 

[udiie]

Stopped reading after this. This story is made up as is 95% of the stories to come out of The Sun.

It's okay, if people hate him they'll believe it anyway.