( CNN ) -- The reaction to Kanye West 's hijacking of the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards came quickly and unequivocally . Kanye West took the microphone from Taylor Swift during her speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards . Celebrities and fans alike expressed their disapproval of West interrupting Swift 's win for Best Female Video to tout his appreciation of nominee Beyonce . `` Taylor , I 'm really happy for you , '' West said after grabbing the microphone from a clearly stunned Swift . `` I 'll let you finish , but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time ! One of the best videos of all time ! '' Elliott Wilson , founder and chief executive officer of Rap Radar , sat in front of members of West 's entourage at the live Sunday night awards show and said the mood quickly turned from one of surprised amusement to anger . Watch West grab the microphone from Swift » . `` At first , people were n't sure if it was kind of like a gag , '' Wilson said . `` You could feel everybody being nervous and not knowing if it was a prank or something . Then people started booing him really loud . '' Wilson said he believes that West -- who he said bounded on stage from his seat in the front row near Beyonce -- intended to have his say before allowing Swift to continue but said the rapper became angered by the crowd response in a moment that was n't captured by the MTV cameras . `` The reaction to his tantrum was so strong ... and what happened was , he gave everybody the finger , '' Wilson said . Stars taking to Twitter returned the sentiment with some harsh words for the sometimes mercurial rap star . Singer Pink tweeted , `` Kanye West is the biggest piece of [ expletive ] on earth . Quote me , '' and Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte tweeted , `` All i 'm saying is Taylor Swift is a young chic and you just walk up and grab the mic . '' Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton said via Twitter that `` Taylor Swift deserved that award , damnit . It is what THE PEOPLE voted ! My heart broke for her , she looked so sad at the end of that moment . '' Singer Katy Perry weighed in with `` F -- - u Kanye . It 's like you stepped on a kitten . '' VMA nominee Kelly Clarkson took to her blog to publish an open letter to West . `` What happened to you as a child ? ? Did you not get hugged enough ? ? '' she asked . On Monday , `` Taylor Swift , '' `` VMAs , '' `` Kanye 's '' and `` Beyonce '' were top trending topics on Twitter . Watch Swift respond to what happened » . Wilson , a noted hip-hop journalist , said there was a great deal of tension inside the event Sunday night before West and his girlfriend , model Amber Rose , left the show . `` It was almost like wrestling , when the good guy turns bad and the crowd turns on him , '' Wilson said . `` Every time his name was mentioned , people booed . '' Wilson said he believes that alcohol may have played a part in West 's actions , given that the rapper appeared both on the red carpet and inside the arena with a bottle of cognac . Wilson added that West is well known for such behavior . He appeared uninvited onstage at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards , walked out of the 2004 American Music Awards after losing in the Best New Artist category and reportedly threw a backstage tantrum at the 2007 VMAs because he did not perform on the main stage . `` I think Kanye came in to be the bad boy , but he obviously had an emotional spaz moment because he is cool '' with Beyonce and her husband , Jay-Z , Wilson said . `` I think the alcohol blurred his judgment . '' Wilson said attendees at the awards show were allowed to have drinks at their seats . Emil Wilbekin , managing editor of Essence.com , said West may have gone too far with his antics this time . `` I think that it was not Kanye 's place to speak for Beyonce or to ruin Taylor Swift 's moment , '' Wilbekin said . `` It 's OK for Kanye to rattle off about himself , but I think he crossed the line when he decided to speak for other people . '' Though West is known for having a healthy ego , Wilbekin said , his actions may be damaging the very legacy the rapper claims to want to leave . `` He 's talked about wanting to be Elvis ; he 's talked about wanting to be the new king of pop , '' Wilbekin said . `` It 's almost like he 's overshadowing himself by getting in his own way with his mouth . '' West apologized to Swift via his blog . As for Swift , the young singer gave her acceptance speech after Beyonce graciously invited her onstage during her win for Video of the Year . West 's disruption was n't the only one the evening offered , Wilson said . During a performance by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys , rapper Lil Mama rushed the stage . Wilson said that from his vantage point in the audience , the female rapper , who also serves as a judge on MTV 's `` America 's Best Dance Crew , '' was neither expected nor wanted as part of the performance . iReport : Is civility dead ? The stars ' behavior might have long-lasting consequences , Wilson added . `` I would n't be surprised if MTV banned alcohol [ at the event ] next year , '' he said .
Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift 's VMA acceptance speech . People take to Twitter and Facebook to express outrage . West is well - known for shocking behavior . First attendee : ` ` Every time his name was mentioned , people booed ''