( CNN ) -- Kanye West has fired back at those criticizing him for an awkward incident involving a wheelchair-bound concertgoer . The uncomfortable moment happened during West 's Friday concert in Sydney , when the rapper stopped the event midshow and demanded that his audience stand . The Grammy winner did n't resume the show until he confirmed that a pair of audience members who were n't standing were unable to do so because they were handicapped . Kanye West 's controversial concert demand . After that incident , the Twitterverse went into overdrive with anger at West -- and on Monday , the rapper and his wife , Kim Kardashian , offered a defense . During a performance in Brisbane on Monday , West took a moment to explain his side of the story and criticize the media for highlighting Friday 's misunderstanding . He called out the likes of Matt Lauer , Michael Strahan , Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Roberts and asked them to look at him from a new perspective before covering stories on his actions . `` They 've got this thing where they want the masses , the people who 've never even heard one of my albums , to somehow read a headline that reads negative and to think that I 'm a bad person . But the thing is ... I 'm a married Christian man with a family , '' West said during his five-minute speech . `` At my concerts , I make sure everybody has as good a time as possible . So all this demonizing me , it ai n't going to work after a while . Pick a new target , because I 'm not one of these dumba** artists that you 're used to . '' Kardashian turned to Instagram to show her support for her husband . Kim Kardashian 's marriage milestone : 73 days with Kanye West . `` It 's frustrating that something so awesome could be clouded by lies in the media , '' the reality star vented alongside a video of West 's performance . `` Kanye never asked anyone in a wheel chair to stand up & the audience videos show that . He asked for everyone to stand up & dance UNLESS they were in a wheel chair . '' As video from Friday 's concert in Sydney shows , West did take his demand that all audience members stand seriously , but he did n't insist that disabled attendees get up . Regardless , fans will have to prepare themselves for more than music from a Kanye West concert . Monday 's show marked the final date on West 's current tour , but he finished his statement teasing the likelihood of more interruptions going forward . `` You come at me , I 'm going to take my platform , and break this s*** down for real , intelligent people every night , '' West told his audience . `` And then we 'll get back to the music . ''
Kanye West has responded to criticism over handicapped concert-goers . He came under scrutiny for insisting that all audience members stand . West called the response to the incident an attempt to demonize him . Score: 6 ` I 'm a married Christian man . ... Pick another target ''