Kanye West has appeared on Jay Leno to apologise for his VMA’s stunt on Sunday night. In case you’ve been living under a rock for a few days, On Sunday night whilst presenting an award at the VMA’s,  Kanye hijacked Taylor Swifts winning speech telling the stunned crowd Beyonce should have one.  The aftermath has placed him in worldwide headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Kanye looked genuinely spooked as he sat next to Leno and gave a rambling yet sincere apology for his actions. Perhaps the most poignant part of the interview was his silence as Leno questioned “What do you think your mum would have said about this?”. West’s mother passed away in 2007.  Kanye then took the stage with Rihanna and Jay Z for a spirited performance of “Run This Town”.

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