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Kanye West Tweets: Matt Lauer "Tried to Force My Answers" on 'Today'

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Nov. 10 2010, Published 8:41 a.m. ET

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Kanye West appeared on the Today show for a taped interview with Matt Lauer in which he apologized to George W. Bush for calling him a racist. The segment may have seemed fine on air, but Kanye took to his Twitter after and said he felt "tortured" by Matt.

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In the previously record interview with Matt on the Today show, Kanye said, “I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration that I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. But I believe that in a situation of high emotion, like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. "

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This morning, in a live interview with Matt, Bush said of Kanye's words, “I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina. I cited him as an example. I cited others as an example as well. And, I appreciate that."

“Does your faith allow you to forgive Kanye West?” Matt asked.

“Absolutely. Of course it does. I'm not a hater," Bush responded. "I didn't hate Kanye West. But, I was talking about an environment in which people really just say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if, in your heart, you believe in equality of race.”

Watch the interview below!

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It may seem like the matter can be put to rest now, but Kanye is upset. Now not with Bush, but with Matt.

“I went up there to express how I was empathetic to Bush because I labeled him a racist and years later I got labeled as a racist….While I was trying to give the interview they started playing the ‘MTV’ under me with audio!!!!!!!" Kanye Tweeted last night.

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“I don’t mess with Matt Lauer or the Today Show … and that’s a very nice way for me to put it! HE TRIED TO FORCE MY ANSWERS. IT WAS VERY BRUTAL AND I CAME THERE WITH ONLY POSITIVE INTENT," he added. "I feel very alone very used very tortured very forced very misunderstood very hollow very very misused. I don’t trust anyone but myself! Everyone has an agenda. I don’t do press anymore. I can’t be everything to everybody anymore.”

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“I can’t be everybody’s hero and villain savior and sinner Christian and anti Christ!" Kanye wrote. "I can’t take anymore advice!!! I create, I’m creative, I have a good heart, everyone will see and understand one day. Everything sounds like noise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYTHING SOUNDS LIKE NOISE!!!!!!! I don’t trust anyone! Very judged very scrutinized very criticized! I want everyone to know I have lows all the time but I make it through them!"

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OK! GALLERY: KANYE WEST DOESN'T RUN AWAY FROM RUNAWAY

“Yo I really wonder if Matt Lauer thought that s— was cool to play the ‘MTV’ clip while I was speaking about Bush? He played clips of Bush and asked me to look at his face while I was trying to talk to him. I wish Michael Jackson had twitter!!!!!!"

“Maybe Mike could have explained how the media tried to set him up!!! It’s all a f—ing set up!!!!,” Kanye concluded.

But in the end, Kanye tried to keep a positive attitude and it seems his Tweeting helped him cope with his frustration.

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