Kanye Slips Out of Victoria's Secret Show?

Posted Nov 14th 2007 5:02PM by TMZ Staff

Rather than rap for (and with) a flock of feathered lingerie models, it seems that Kanye West will not go on with the show.
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ET is reporting that the rapper, whose mother died just last week and whose autopsy was performed yesterday, has pulled out of a scheduled appearance at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The annual jigglefest tapes tomorrow in Hollywood and will air Dec. 4.

We contacted Kanye's rep at Universal Music, who didn't return the call. Full Picture, the PR firm handling the show, says it hasn't heard about anything about Kanye's participation -- and assumes he's still performing.

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1. Of course he's not going to perform, i mean that's pretty much a given isn't it....

Posted at 5:25PM on Nov 14th 2007 by College Grad

2.
Mr. West is a class act and a great role model. Our hearts go out to him.

Posted at 5:33PM on Nov 14th 2007 by KindAndThoughtful

3. HELLO!!! HIS MOTHER JUST DIED OF COURSE HE AIN'T GOING TO ATTEND...MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

Posted at 5:34PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Chitown-Shay-Shay

4. Hey TMZ. com. Leave him alone during the difficult times, even though I am not crazy about him. It is the right thing to do and not take the advantage of it.

Posted at 5:38PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Julie G.

5. Enough with this story! People die everyday. Why not mention our soldiers in the George Bush war being killed for NOTHING, and stop with this "poor Kayne" crap?

Posted at 5:40PM on Nov 14th 2007 by sly

6. Idiots his mother just died. Of course he not going to perform.

Posted at 5:43PM on Nov 14th 2007 by MoreThanOverrated

7. Kanye West is one of a few decent family oriented rappers out right now leave him alone at this difficul time. He was extremely close to his mom, I can't imagine what he's going through.

Posted at 5:47PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Nicole

8. this dude probably needs a lil T&A to put a smile on hiself... seriouly tho, what abot all the brothas gettin gang whupped and shoot in the head. Why we care about this ole lady.. boring story to say the leaset

Posted at 5:48PM on Nov 14th 2007 by dang this is boring

9. It will probably be better for him mentally not to work right now. With everyone knowing about his Mom it would be extremely difficult for him to spend 5 minutes in public without someone coming up to him.
#7 "Sly": Shut up about Iraq or go to CNN, Foxnews, BBC websites to rant about it.
I never respected West before but the people that are critizing him on the comments should keep their mouths shut. The guy's mom died. She was his only parent, or at least the only one he had a good relationship with. Have some respect.

Posted at 5:49PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Jamey

10. I agree with Julie. I am not a fan of Kanye's, don't care much for him at all as a matter of fact, but have a little respect for the fact that his MOTHER just died. How Awful for him or anyone who has to go thru anything like this. God Bless!

Posted at 5:52PM on Nov 14th 2007 by candie

11. . TMZ, Hey TMZ. com. Leave him alone during the difficult times. HIS MOTHER JUST DIED OF COURSE HE AIN'T GOING TO ATTEND...MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY.
Response to #7, in as much as i agree with you on the part of LEAVE HIM ALONE, I totally disagree with you about calling this situation "poor Kayne" crap". There is completely nothing crappy about this. This Guy just lost not only his mother but a close person to him. ALL THESE PEOPLE LEAVING ALL THESE DEROGATORIES REMARKS NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS GUY JUST LOST A VERY LOVED ONE CLOSER TO HIM AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HE HAS SAID OR DONE IN THE PAST, THIS IS LOSING SOMEONE AND THERE IS NOTHING GOOD ABOUT IT. THEY ALL NEED TO REALISE THAT THIS GUY WILL NEVER GET TO SEE HIS MOTHER AGAIN IN HIS LIFE AND SHOULD PLEASE RESPECT THESE AT THESE TRYING PERIOD.

Posted at 5:57PM on Nov 14th 2007 by gai

12. 1 - obviously, his mom just died, he isn't going to perform.. it seems like they were close, and this is going to be a difficult time for him, esp. when her death seems like it could have been avoided.
2- TMZ is an entertainment site, the deaths of soldiers in Iraq are serious and not entertaining - it's best you go to the BBC and stuff for your news on Iraq !

Posted at 6:14PM on Nov 14th 2007 by JL

13. Regrets.

Posted at 6:20PM on Nov 14th 2007 by P-Type

14. In light of their tight relationship and the sudden and tragic loss of his mother, I suspect it will be a long while before Kanye performs again publicly. I lost someone extremely close to me two years ago and it took me months, if not a full year, before I could get back into the swing of things. Death, especially sudden death, throws you completely offcourse and makes you question EVERYTHING in your life.

Posted at 6:22PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Kelly

15. Here's what I want to know...I want to know when it became okay to disclose the specific medical nature of a person's death to the world? I mean, I think it's okay to say "Dr. West died of complications resulting from elective surgery." I don't think it's okay to say what specific procedures she had done. I mean, isn't that doctor/patient privilege? And do you really think, with all of her amazing accomplishments, she'd want to be remembered as the person who died because she had a tummy tuck? Twenty years ago, didn't we get by without knowing such details? WHY is socially acceptable that to invade the medical records of a person?

Posted at 6:29PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Kelly

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