Taylor Swift rips Kanye, Kim for leaked 'Famous' lyrics conversation

Did Swift approve lyrics in the West's song "Famous," which includes references to her? She said no, but the rapper recorded the phone call in which Swift gave a metaphorical thumbs up to some edgy rhymes.

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July 18, 2016 at 3:42PM
FILE-This Sept. 13, 2009 file photo shows singer Kanye West taking the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.
This Sept. 13, 2009 file photo shows singer Kanye West taking the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Taylor Swift seems pretty tired of her ongoing drama with Kanye West — at least, she certainly is at the moment.

The pop-country star was recently accused by West's wife Kim Kardashian of lying about a purported approval of lyrics in the emcee's song "Famous," which includes references to the two artists' very public prior (and now, we suppose, quite ongoing) beef. Apparently, the rapper recorded the phone call in which Swift gave a metaphorical thumbs up to some edgy rhymes about her.

The video of that conversation was subsequently leaked online after Swift says she never actually approved the controversial lyrics — as one might imagine, Taylor is none-too-pleased about that.

Swift claims it is the lyrics you don't hear discussed in the below video that bother her, including Kanye's reference to the "Shake It Off" singer as "that bitch."

Watch the video below, and then take in Taylor's "character assassination" claims in her tweet at the bottom of this post — which side do TheWrap readers fall on? Let us know in the comments section.

Here is the entire conversation Taylor & Kanye had, judge for yourself. pic.twitter.com/InTjvPGKe3

— ShadyPopMusic (@ShadyPopMusic) July 18, 2016

That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim posts it on the Internet. pic.twitter.com/4GJqdyykQu

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