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Following the censorship of Kanye West's incendiary performance of 'All Day' at the Brit Awards, ITV have defended their decision to mute the audio of the MC, despite outrage from viewers and fans.
ITV have now released a statement saying: "ITV took the decision to use an audio mute during the performance. The Brits is broadcast live on ITV from 8pm to a wide audience. We have operated a short time delay as standard practice for some years on the show, to allow us to mute language that may be inappropriate for that wide audience, and elected to do so in this case, given the performance took place shortly after the 9pm watershed."
To see just how "innapropriate" the lyrics for 'All Day' were for a live Brit Awards broadcast, check out our article which outlines the lyrics you may have missed. Unsurprisingly given the content, the internet reacted with glee at the censoring, including this particular gem from Crap Taxidermy.
The person who's job it is to censor Kanye Wests #BRITs2015 performance right now... pic.twitter.com/LIeJolowrU
— Crap Taxidermy (@CrapTaxidermy) February 25, 2015
The performance certainly split opinion. While many thought it was the higlight of the entire evening, some were umimpressed. Wiley took to Twitter this morning to praise West's decision.
Kanye Knows The Brits Ain't letting dons in there like that so he kicked off the door for us.Imagine 1 of us saying Yeh I'm bringing 20 dons
— Chasing The Art . (@WileyUpdates) February 26, 2015
Last Night A Statement Was Made . @Skepta & @kanyewest made it . My brothers was on stage at the Rarsclart Brit Awards . Thank u God.
— Chasing The Art . (@WileyUpdates) February 26, 2015
However some were less than impressed, including a certain very quotable lead singer of Oasis.
Kanye West. Utter Shit. LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) February 26, 2015
@kanyewest ...And you're a million miles away from College Dropout. That's artistry. LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) February 26, 2015
@kanyewest check out Lee Mavers LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) February 26, 2015
The BRIT Awards took place last night (25 February).
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