Kanye West: Rapper storms out of Piers Morgan TV interview after referring to himself as ‘a gift’

Polarising media personality Piers Morgan has taken a swipe at Kanye West after the unpredictable rapper “stomped off like a big baby” mid-way through an interview.

Appearing on YouTube talk show Piers Morgan Uncensored, the Jesus Walks hitmaker sat dressed in all-black beside internet celebrity SNEAKO, framed by the Mallorca coastline.

What resulted was a trainwreck interview that appeared to derail before it had begun.

“UPDATE: I interviewed Kanye West again today. As I expected, given what I’ve said about him recently, it didn’t last long or go well,” Morgan captioned a photo of Kanye on social media.

“This was him right before he stomped off like a big baby before I could ask him why he’s become a vile, Hitler-loving, Nazi-slathering, anti-Semitic pri**.”

Morgan had previously engaged in a lengthy interview with the Grammy winner in 2022, which he referenced upon welcoming the pair in this latest sit-down.

The host began their conversation by innocuously asking the rapper about his life.

However, before Morgan’s typically abrasive approach could be introduced, the rapper thwarted the interview when he claimed the host had misquoted his social media following.

“I watch what you put out on X, you’ve got 32 million followers. You’re one of the most followed people...,” Morgan said before being cut off.

“See wait wait... look right now, you’re not gonna take, you’re not gonna take... inches off my d***, bro,” the rapper responded.

“Like, how many followers do I have?”

The two entered into a tedious back-and-forth over the correct figure, which led to the record maker referring to himself as “a gift”.

Kanye then compared his influence to that of “Lennon” and “Michael Jackson”.

Morgan was confounded by the rapper’s rant, which accused the media of a lack of appreciation for his work despite it being played at “weddings” and “funerals”.

“Of course I play your music,” Morgan remarked.

“This is what you get for now, we can circle back when you can count,” Kanye added, before getting up and walking off-screen.

The Instagram clip ran for less than two minutes, however, the extended cut on YouTube included Morgan grilling SNEAKO over his friendship with Kanye and their shared far-right views.

“You’re sounding like Andrew Tate light, like his annoying younger brother we never knew about,” Morgan said.

The host’s social media comment section was flooded with responses largely aimed at the rapper’s recent pattern of behaviour and inflated sense of self-worth.

“An ego far bigger than his talent,” one person said.

“Did he just compare himself to Michael Jackson and John Lennon????” Irish singer Brian McFadden asked.

Some users compared Morgan’s “big baby” claims to the behaviour he himself had exhibited when quitting his role on Good Morning Britain in 2021.

“Didn’t you storm off like a big baby?” one person asked.