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Taylor Swift and Kanye West to Share the MTV Stage Again?

Jason DeCrow, AP

Comedienne Chelsea Handler has big plans for Taylor Swift during this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Since the star of E!'s 'Chelsea Lately' will be hosting the MTV gig, she's looking to bring some of her late-night shock value to the festivities by reuniting the bad boy of rap -- Kanye West -- with the sweetheart of country -- Taylor. If Chelsea succeeds, it will be the first time the two artists have shared a stage since the debacle at last year's MTV Awards, when Kanye stole Taylor's thunder during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video, grabbing her microphone to sing the praises of Beyonce (who was visibly mortified watching it all go down).

Cool-as-a-cucumber Taylor kept her composure during Kanye's mini-tirade, and then later graciously accepted his apology. "Kanye did call me," Taylor told ABC News Radio. "He was very sincere in his apology, and I accepted that apology."

According to mtv.com, Chelsea visited Ryan Seacrest's radio show on Thursday to talk about why she's thrilled to be hosting this year and hinted about her plans to reunite Kanye and Taylor.

"I'mexcited, because it's such a big hip-hop and rap year, and I just love having those guys on my show. They have the best senses of humor," she said. "I'm hoping we can do some really fun stuff with these A-holes. I want to go and film some ridiculous stuff and see if we can do something with Kanye, because I always talk about Kanye, so he seems like he'd be in on the fun."

Chelsea went on to say that she's hoping she can persuade Taylor to play along. "I'd like to get them together ... because you've never really seen them together since [last year]. They were supposed to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' but then that didn't end up happening. We'll try and think of something clever to do with them, because that would be really fun. Everyone loves Taylor Swift, and Kanye's ... Kanye."

Fans can tune in on September 12 at 9 PM ET for the 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards, which will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, to see if Chelsea's plan comes to fruition.

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Robin Autry

TAYLOR SWIFT IS ONE OF THE BEST COUNTRY SINGERS OUT THIS TIME AND DAY THAT IS WHY SHE AS ALL THE AWARDS SHE HAS TODAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE FOR HER I AM SURE.

August 25 2010 at 11:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
quirk111

There is much speculation that this "event" was staged. If that were the case, someone would have whispered in the President's ear not to mention it. Get real people, a black President calling a black Hollywood celeb a "Jackass". It was the right thng to do and many in the black community felt the same way. By the way, I'm white and somewhat of a redneck but right is right and it aint got no color.

August 22 2010 at 6:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
The Great HP

haha chill out. its not that big of a deal.

August 22 2010 at 1:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
underdosed

btw what does the "MF" in mfgarrison stand for? Couldn't find it on the conspiracy sites, so that means what it implies is no conspiracy - It is real? OOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOooo

August 21 2010 at 8:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lisa

Taylor Swift should not be expected to share a stage with that a**hole and he should not be allowed to take the stage. He is ill-mannered and self-absorbed and I cannot think of a performer who deserves to be black-balled more than him! Don't do it, Taylor! You're too good for that sh*t and it's liable to backfire. RUN! RUN AS FAR AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN FROM THAT NONSENSE! Chelsey Handler is just out to make a name for herself.

August 21 2010 at 8:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daltonfranks

He knows it hes so gay its sick..

August 21 2010 at 8:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daltonfranks

We will kill you and walk this is white man aREA LMAO

August 21 2010 at 7:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daltonfranks

You dont get in a white woman face with niggggggewr sht lol

August 21 2010 at 7:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daltonfranks

He shouldnt be getting anybodys face he has sickness cok sukker/

August 21 2010 at 7:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

Hats off to Kanye for saying what the rest of us were thinking! That girl can't sing her way out of a paper bag. That said, that thing was obviously staged. You have to be niave to believe otherwise.

August 21 2010 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply