Jay-Z interrupts Kanye's acceptance speech... three years after West ruined Taylor Swift's big moment

He shocked and angered many in 2009 when he ruined Taylor Swift's big moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.
And Kanye West got a taste of his own medicine at the BET Awards last night.
The 35-year-old rapper took to the stage with Jay-Z to accept the Best Video Of The Year award for the pair's track Otis.
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Taste of his own medicine: Jay-Z interrupted Kanye West's speech last night as the pair took to the stage to accept the Best Video Of The Year award for their track Otis

As he began his speech with, 'I want to thank BET....' Jay promptly butted in, saying 'Excuse me Kanye I am going to let you continue...'

What the cheeky rapper and husband of Beyonce was referring to was the moment West leaped from his seat and ran on stage during Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Music Awards.

He took to the microphone while the Country Music star was addressing the crowd and said the gong should have gone to his friend Beyonce, for Single Ladies.

I'll take it: Kanye graciously accepted the joke after being embarrassed by his friend
Jay-Z's gag last night elicited roars of laughter from the crowd who all immediately got the joke.

A slightly embarrassed Kanye laughed it off, telling his friend: 'I am trying to defend you girl man!' referring to Beyonce, who was also in fits of giggles in her seat.

Kanye's reputation was left tarnished in 2009 when the rapper stormed on stage to unleash an astonishing rant during an acceptance speech by the country starlet.

Laugh out loud: Jay-Z's gag last night roused roars of laughter from the crowd

The young singer, who was collecting Best Female Video for You Belong To Me, was left humiliated as West snatched the microphone from her hands.

He turned to the audience and shouted that the gong should have gone to his friend Beyonce.

The hip hop star, who had been swigging Hennessy cognac on the red carpet earlier in the night, was booed roundly by the celebrity-packed audience of thousands.

Big night: Jay and Kanye also took home the award for Best Group

And it was only the first category of the night.
Swift had breathlessly began her speech with the words, 'I always wondered what it would be like to maybe win one of these some day, but never actually thought it would happen'.

But before she could continue any further, West leaped from his seat in the audience, ran onto the stage and rushed to grab the microphone as a bemused Swfit struggled to take in what was happening.

West told the stunned star: 'Yo Taylor. I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.'

Shocking: Kanye's reputation was left tarnished in 2009 when the rapper stormed on stage to unleash an astonishing rant during an acceptance speech by Taylor Swift

Cameras cut to Beyonce in the crowd who looked shocked and mortified.

As West shrugged his shoulders and handed back the microphone, a shell-shocked Swift stood in the centre of the stage seemingly unable to continue.

However, she was given another chance to say her piece when Beyonce did win an award for Single Ladies, in the Best Choreography category.

First she told the audience about her first VMA win as a 17-year-old with Destiny's Child and how much it meant to her and then she sportingly brought the teen singer back on stage to huge applause.

Not happy: Claiming he was defending his friend Beyonce, cameras cut to the singer in the crowd who looked shocked and mortified

The pair, both dressed in bright red, embraced before Beyonce passed the microphone to Swift.

West was later ejected from the awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

He apologised for his outburst on his blog later.

He wrote: 'I'm sooooo sorry to Taylor Swift and her fans and her mom.'

He added: 'I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment. Beyonce's video was the best of this decade . . . I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down . . . I'm sorry to my friends at MTV . . . I will apologise to Taylor.'

Moving on: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye and his new girlfriend Kim Kardashian all sat together at last night's show

It is not the first time he has made his feelings known at award ceremonies.

At the 2007 MTV VMAs, he was caught on camera ranting backstage because he had not won for the second year in a row and in 2004, he stormed out of the American Music Awards for losing the best new artist category.