If there’s one thing we’re going to drag Kanye West for, it’s his abuse against Taylor Swift over the years (let’s not get started with those wacky anti-Semitism rants). From stage crashes, secret phone call recordings to sketchy name-drops in songs (to say the least), I think we can collectively agree that Kanye’s feud with Taylor is one of the most damaging moments of his career — and people hate him for it.

It all started in 2009 when Ye shockingly ambushed Taylor’s acceptance speech for ‘Best Music Video’ at the MTV VMAs. Crashing the stage, shocking the audience and leaving Taylor stunned, Kanye snatched the mic and shouted, “Hey, Taylor, I’m happy for you too, I’ll talk to you later. But Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”

Nearly two decades down the line, and Kanye is still berated for this incident. Kanye hasn’t been able to catch a break since 2009. Kanye is the main villain, as we all know.

There’s not really any excuse for Kanye’s controversial actions that night. I mean, he’s claimed in interviews that “god wanted” him to run on the stage. SIGH.

But it seems TikTok users want us to think otherwise…outside the box. Did we miss a whole chapter? Have we turned a blind eye to the truth behind Kanye’s actions? Why did Kanye do what he did that night?

In what could possibly be the *plot twist* of the century, social media detectives are theorizing that Kanye actually had a clever motive when he destroyed Taylor Swift’s award moment in 2009: he was actually trying to protect her from Beyoncé and Diddy…

MIC DROP.

TikTok users are suggesting that Kanye was actually trying to protect Taylor Swift on the night he crashed the VMAs stage. How so? By preventing her from falling victim to the wrath of Diddy and Beyoncé, as many fans have put it.

In light of the Diddy scandal, who has been charged of sex trafficking and racketeering, conspiracy theories have come about suggesting that Beyoncé and Diddy belong to a ‘cult’. The theory posits that the two artists forged a powerful friendship and created a cult to take down (or to put it bluntly: kill) any artist that was considered a threat to Beyoncé’s rising success — aka, Aaliyah, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez…and even Michael Jackson (!!).

Batsh*t crazy. Absolutely wild, I know.

As per the theory, Kanye knew about Diddy and Beyoncé’s sinister plans, and was genuinely concerned about Taylor’s safety after she beat Bey for ‘Best Music Video’ that night. So, to succeed in his mission, Ye crashed the VMAs stage, took the massive moment away from Tay, and gave all the credit to Beyoncé instead. This would ultimately give no reason for Bey or Diddy to target Tay: hooray, the plan worked.

Yeah, my head is hurting, too. Not that this will help, but here are some of the most insane Kanye/Taylor/Diddy/Beyoncé theory videos doing the rounds:

So, while Kanye is hated for that viral moment in 2009, could it turn out that he was the hero all along? TikTok users are really out here telling us he has been the Snape in Taylor Swift’s world, after all.

In all seriousness, personally, I really don’t think this was the case (Kanye was just being Kanye), but it’s always fun to look into these bizarre conspiracy theories. I had a good time looking into all of this nonsense.

What do you think? Is there some truth to this theory? Was Kanye actually trying to protect Taylor Swift from Diddy and Beyoncé? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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