Kanye West says Taylor Swift actually came up with the now-infamous "Famous" line

12 February 2016, 14:11 | Written by Laurence Day

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Kanye West has elaborated on that line from Famous about Taylor Swift.

"Famous" features on Kanye's latest LP The Life Of Pablo - which was debuted alongside new fashion line Yeezy Season 3 last night at NYC's Madison Square Garden. It contains the controversial line: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous..."

According to the man himself, it's not meant as an insult, and, in fact, it was Swift who created the line. Apparently she's okayed the lyrics, although other sources say that's not quite the case.

Check out what Kanye said below:

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

2nd thing I asked my wife for her blessings and she was cool with it
— 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 can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

6th Stop trying to demonize real artist Stop trying to compromise art
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

That’s why music is so fucking watered down right now I miss that DMX feeling
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

7th I miss that feeling so that’s what I want to help restore
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

but you can see at Madison Square Garden that you can stop us
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

9th It felt like a seen from The Warriors ALL GODS ALL GODS ALL GODS in the buildin
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016

not just the famous people there but the kids the moms the dads the families that came to share this moment with us
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016