Kanye West was asked to leave Radio City Music Hall not long after he hijacked the MTV Video Music Awards stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video.

The ruthless rapper rushed onto the stage and immediately protested Swift’s win, saying Beyoncé instead deserved the honor. “I’m sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time,” ‘he proclaimed after he pulled the microphone out of the country star’s hands. Beyonce looked stunned as she sat by in the audience and Taylor just stood on stage for a few moments stunned before being escorted off by a show producer.

West, of course, has a history of awards-show tirades, beginning in 2004 at the American Music Awards when he bolted during the show after losing out on Best New Artist and later telling reporters, “I felt like I was definitely robbed, and I refused to give any politically correct bullsh—ass comment … I was the best new artist this year.”

Two years later at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, West took his complaints to the stage in a similar fashion to tonight’s rant.  Justice and Simian’s “We Are Your Friends” beat out West for an award and the rapper interrupted their speech when he jumped onstage saying he should have won, because his clip “cost a million dollars and Pamela Anderson was in it.” He later apologized for his behavior, explaining he had a “little sippy sippy” before the production.

But his verbal attack against Swift was appalling and vicious. According to a tweet from Jay-Z’s DJ, Neil Armstrong, Swift and her mother were seen backstage crying afterward.

In an act of redemption Beyoncé brought Swift onstage for another chance at her acceptance speech later in the show. Various celebs have lashed out against West on Twitter, including Pink, who had to be escorted away from the rapper by security. Celebs reacted via Twitter throughout the award show with their disgust on the incident. “F*** you Kanye. It’s like [you] stepped on a kitten,” Katy Perry wrote. “Kanye West is the biggest piece of s*** on earth. Quote Me,” singer Pink wrote.

Prior to Sunday night’s show, West was captured by photographers on the red carpet swigging from a bottle of Hennessey. In multiple pictures West can be seen cradling the bottle as he and his girlfriend Amber Rose were snapped. Following his rant against Swift, West returned to his seat and flipped off the audience, who began booing him, before he sat down.

He was booed again in the show when Diddy announced the nominees for Best Male Video. “What I say?” Diddy asked, as the boos rained down.

West had already left Radio City Music Hall by then, however.