Taylor Swift Receives Apology From Billboard for Tribute Including Kanye West’s “Famous” Video
This is Billboard swallowing their pride, standing in front of Taylor Swift, saying they’re sorry for that video.
After referencing Kanye West’s “Famous” music video in a social media post honoring Swift for their “Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century” list, the publication issued an apology.
“We are deeply sorry to Taylor Swift and all of our readers and viewers that in a video celebrating Swift’s achievements, we included a clip that falsely depicted her,” the Nov. 28 statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, read. “We have removed the clip from our video and sincerely regret the harm we caused with this error.”
E! News has reached out to reps for Swift, as well as Billboard, regarding the post but has not yet heard back.
The original post, shared by Billboard Nov. 27, included a clip of Swift’s naked wax figure from West’s 2016 “Famous” music video. Shortly after the post was shared, fans of Swift expressed their disappointment on social media.
