While West had encountered controversy a year prior when he stormed out of the American Music Awards of 2004 after losing Best New Artist , his first large-scale controversy came just days following '' Late Registration '' release , during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims . In September 2005 , NBC broadcast A Concert for Hurricane Relief , and West was a featured speaker . When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers , he deviated from the prepared script . Myers spoke next and continued to read the script . Once it was West 's turn to speak again , he said , " George Bush does n't care about black people . " West 's comment reached much of the United States , leading to mixed reactions ; President Bush would later call it one of the most " disgusting moments " of his presidency . West raised further controversy in January 2006 when he posed on the cover of '' Rolling Stone '' wearing a crown of thorns
American Music Awards of 2004
American Music Awards of 2004
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