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Kanye West simply cannot stay out of controversial situations.

Perhaps he’s to blame for that, but to hear him tell it, the Today show to blame for his latest highly-publicized incident. Talking to Matt Lauer, the rapper empathized with President George W. Bush about being called racist.

The feud appeared to be over right then and there. However …

VIEW FROM THE WEST: Kanye did not appreciate being put on the spot. Whether you agree with him or not, you can empathize with how rattled he seemed.

While pensive and contrite, Kanye became visibly upset when the show played, while he was speaking, two different clips: First, Bush expressing pain over West’s remarks, and later, Kanye’s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift.

This sent West off into a full-blown Twitter rant, it also has received heated reactions by fans on both sides. Did Matt and NBC take it too far in rehashing the clips? Or was this, as Lauer said, simply what the TV program does?

Follow the jump, watch Kanye on Today and see what you think:

 
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After the fact, Kanye flipped out on Twitter, claiming Lauer “tried to force” his answers during Tuesday’s sit-down. But Lauer stood by his interview, airing the entire segment just to prove that nothing was taken out of context.

Thoughts?