Former CNN host Don Lemon rejected Kanye West’s claim that journalists started the viral rumor that the rapper and his nearly naked wife Bianca Censori were escorted out of the 2025 Grammy Awards by police.
Conflicting accounts are swirling over West and Censori’s exit after an appearance at the Grammys on Sunday. On the red carpet, Censori dropped her fur coat to reveal a completely sheer dress, sans undergarments. The issue had not been addressed by law enforcement, West’s representatives, or the Recording Academy at the time of publication.
Kanye West and nearly-naked wife Bianca Censori shocked the 2025 Grammys red carpet with her transparent dress. https://t.co/hnTsr2a0M7
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What To Know
Posting a photo Monday of Lemon on Instagram, West wrote, “This the goofball that started the rumor that me and my wife got kicked out the Grammies 3 decades of innovating music and they always K—S like this.”
Lemon quickly responded in an Instagram video, telling West he didn’t start the rumor and actually corrected it.
“I saw someone on your team who asked me to correct it because it had been reported everywhere. So first of all, get your s*** straight,” Lemon said.
Lemon also shared two Instagram videos of his interactions with West at the Grammys. In one, Lemon asks West when his upcoming album Bully will be released.
“This year,” West replied.
Lemon then asked rapper what new artists people should be checking out.
“Give me a second. I’m focused,” West responded, then looking at his crew who told Lemon that West would not be answering any more questions.
Did Kanye West and Bianca Censori Get Kicked Out of the Grammys?
Reports vary over whether West and Censori were escorted out of the Grammys by police.
New York Post’s Page Six claims police removed them after Censori’s bold gesture, while the Daily Mail reports that CBS, which aired the awards show, was concerned about advertiser backlash and sent someone to speak with West, but denies police involvement.
TMZ and Variety rebuff both claims, stating the couple was never asked to leave. The outlets say they walked the red carpet, then left.
