Interrupting the Winner’s Acceptance Speech

At the 2009 VMA awards, Kanye West boldly interrupted Taylor Swift as she was giving her acceptance speech for the Best Female Video. The whole debacle started a feud in the media that played out in the media for days. Beyonce tried to help later by inviting Taylor to come up and finish her speech, but the damage had already been done.   Regardless of why mistakes happen or who’s at fault, many of these mishaps can be avoided with a little extra care in planning and preparation. No one can avoid everything that might go wrong, but there are lots of ways you can still have a good ceremony when you take necessary steps to avoid them.