Kanye Breaks Down On Stage

Kanye West broke into tears last night while attempting to perform the song "Hey Mama" at a concert in Paris.



In a video posted on YouTube today, Kanye can be seen holding his hands over his face and just standing in the middle of the stage as the band began to play the song. Eventually a few band members came to console him. The crowd can be heard chanting his name over and over again.

West left the stage, but eventually returned to perform the song "Stronger" with the audience yelling out their support. He is expected to return to the U.S. for his mother's funeral, taking place on Tuesday in Oklahoma City.



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271. this is very sad

Posted at 12:25PM on Nov 19th 2007 by cherrie

272. TMZ staffs,

Please make the example by not to make any jokes or inapprioate comments during any deaths of celebrities's family members, not just only Kanye West on this TMZ site. Only about their eating out and etc. Leave that anything relate to death's into any families of celebrities's lives out of TMZ site. It is not right to be in that place on this site. It is not because I am not a fan of Kanye West. I have seen you did that before on others. It is disgraceful for you to teach the ones- immature people to think it's okay to do that in that manner.

Posted at 12:00PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Julie G.

273. I really hope this is a wake-up call for USHER! Usher your mother is responsible for who you are today. Please reconcile with her as soon as possible. Especially when you are about to have a child. Hey, I thought the baby was due in November.

Posted at 1:15PM on Nov 19th 2007 by MaMaMe

274. my heart and soul goes out to you Kayne. I lost my mother 11 years ago and its still a deep loss it. They say that time heals the heart I feel that I have only learned to live with the loss of my best friend "my mom". . God Bless you, Teresa.

Posted at 5:18PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Teresa Miner

275. KANYE IS A AMAZING MAN AND WONDERFUL ARTIST HE IS A MAN WHO SPEAKS HIS MIND AND HES IS NORMAL LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HE DOES WAT HE NEEDS TO AND HANLDES IT ALL WELL THIS IS A TRAGIC DAT HAPPND TO HIM... HES HURTING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND HAS TO MOVE ON LIKE THEM TOO...

**FOR ALL U DUMB PPL OUT THERE U STILL COME ON THE TMZ SITE U STILL GET THEM HITS IF U DNT LIKE THEM THEN DONT VISIT THEM BUT THEY GIVE US WAT WE WANT TO HEAR N SEE WITH OUT THEM WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE SCOOP ON OUR FAV ARTIST OR CELEBS...SO LET THEM DO THERE JOB ITS TO BRING U GUYS WAT U WANT ... IF NOT THEN DONT BE NOSEY ON ANY SITES...**

N LEAVE KANYE ALONE HES GOIN THREW SOME HARD TIMES BUT PAY BAK WILL COME BAK TO THOSE WHO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT THIS MATTER HIS MOTHER WAS AMAZING SHE WAS A GREAT MOTHER TO HIM N STOOD BY HER SONS SIDE NO MATTER WAT THAT IS A REALL FEMALE.. N RAISED A GREAT MAN SO THAT "HEY MAMA" SONG WAS NICE NO MATTER WAT IF HE DOES BREAK DOWN (LET HIM HE CAN) ANYONE CAN IN THIS TIME BUT HES STRONG N IS GOIN TO KEEP GOIN N DOING HIS THING WHY SIMPLY FOR HIS MOTHER
SO STOP BEING A COLD HEART PERSON N LEAVE MR.WEST ALONE TO ALL U LAMES OUT THERE..

MUCH LOVE N RESPECT TO THE WEST FAMILY N FRIENDS...

N TMZ NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR U GUYS KEEP DOING UR THANG PPL ARE LAME BUT

Posted at 1:55PM on Nov 19th 2007 by a real mind

276. What kind of emotional bankruptcy was she in that she put herself under the knife and allowed this tragedy to take place? What kind of educator was she when Kanye can barely speak the language?
And I bet he cries every time he 'plays' that tune - staged tears on a staged boy of little talent.

Posted at 6:24PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Justa Thought

277. Kanye West is just another low-life Scam Artist.

SUCKERS!

Posted at 3:18PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Ronbo

278. Kayne should be crying out of guilt. He is exploiting his mothers death to sell CD's. He also financed her lipo and didn't even want to pay for a credible doctor that he should have known was a fraud. He should have convinced his mother that she was beautiful and she wasn't even fat, but instead he let his own mother die under the knife while getting lipo.

Posted at 4:13PM on Nov 19th 2007 by ablissna

279. thoughts and prayers go out to you kanye! be strong!

Posted at 4:47PM on Nov 19th 2007 by splash

280. this is classic crowd manipulation from a man who ruefully accepts success. even his mourning is played out in a planned media sideshow with the intention of furthering his career and sympathy. additionally, this guy, who is clearly gifted in so many ways, is full of insecurities and hatred which boils over fairly regularly. with his support gone, he's really lost. the upside is his access to the kinds of people who can actually help him. let's see if he can use his tragedy for positive ends OTHER than his checkbook and fantastic stardom.

good luck, kanye.

Posted at 5:29PM on Nov 19th 2007 by jersey boy

281. TMZ should not have put it under this catoegory, what are they thinking have a heart... I mean his Mom passed away on the 10th and he's performing on the 18th... that's only 8 days ago... It hurts what would you do if it was someone you love.... It's not like he doesn’t see his mom that that much... She everywhere he is... She was at about every concert he did... This is the first one he's not there and never going to be there again.... I don’t know what I would do... All we should do is pray and ask God to give him strength during these hard time from him and his family... Much Love to Kanye and the West family!

Posted at 6:33PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Timb

282. since he was so close to his mother i wonder if he has any dreams about her or if her spirit visits him u never know that has happened to people that i know for those of u in this forum who have lost a loved one do u have any dreams about them or does their spirit visit you

Posted at 7:15PM on Nov 19th 2007 by m

283. To Justa Thought.....I am sure that you would be surprised to know that Kanye excelled in school. From a child he demonstrated that he would one day be an accomplished poet. He chose the rap industry to display his giftings.

If it does not rattle you too much, do a little research....you will find Kanye West to be a man of higher conscious and intellect. Don't let the hip hop genre fool you...much brilliance lays beneath some of that “bling”.

Just in case, you have another thought.........

Posted at 8:00PM on Nov 19th 2007 by V! MC

284. Kanye, my family and I would like to send our condolences to you and your family for the loss of your mother. I know how you feel Kanye, I lost my mother in 2004 and I still feel the pain and sorrow. Kanye, you go on an cry and as for all the haters that is talking crap, one day you will be on the this end, looking for comforter. God bless you Kanye, Roberta

Posted at 9:06PM on Nov 19th 2007 by Big Rob

285. C'mon everyone, see the humor: Here you have a sanctimonious, self-infatuated, no-talent pop performer whose 59-year-old mother--ex-academic, full-time groupie--kicked the bucket after being butchered by an Oprah-approved 'surgeon' beautifying her bosom. You can't invent anything this good!

Posted at 2:40PM on Nov 20th 2007 by Bemused

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