TAYLOR SWIFT & BEYONCÉ CRIED AFTER KANYE VMA INTERRUPTION, SAYS EX-MTV CHIEF Let's hope this is the last time we talk about this. Just when you thought we could stop talking about Kanye West 's infamous interruption of Taylor Swift's VMA Speech in 2009, a new story regarding the much-debated moment has surfaced. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter , former MTV chief Van Toffler has shared his "favorite" MTV story, which strangely happens to involve a lot of people crying.