"He didn't kill anybody"

Jay-Z defends 'passionate' Kanye

Rapper Jay-Z has defended "super passionate" Kanye West for his outburst at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. West, 32, interrupted Taylor Swift's award speech to tell the crowd her award for best female video should have gone to Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce.

Speaking to Radio 1's Jo Whiley, Jay-Z said West's behaviour had been "rude" but added: "He didn't kill anybody".

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