Kanye West: "I Am The New King of Pop"

Kanye West and his damn Ego is at it again! Michael Jackson hasn't even been dead for a month yet, and he is already de-throwning him!

Update:

Last week a report came out claiming that Kanye West said that he was the new King of Pop!

"You know everyone loves and respects Michael, but times change. It's so sad to see Michael gone, but it makes a path for a new King of Pop and I'm willing to take that on," Kanye said.

"There's nobody who can match me in sales and in respect, so it only makes sense for me to take over Michael's crown and become the new King. "First there was Elvis [Presley], then there was Michael, now in the 21st century, it's Kanye's time to rule. I have nothing but respect for Michael, but someone needs to pick up where he left off and there's nobody better than me to do that. I am the new King of Pop."

In his own defense, Ye' logged onto his own blog to set the record straight!

“I was just listening to (radio host) Wendy Williams and heard some quote about me saying I’m the new King of Pop,” he wrote. “Not only did I not say that, I haven’t said anything. It makes me feel bad that obviously I made people feel that I would be corny enough to say something so whack after the passing of an idol, a legend and more than that a human being with feelings and a family,” the star continued.

“It scares me to think what people will believe, without even a source,” he wrote.

“Any random person can type something on the Internet and then the world believes it. I don’t talk to press or do TV or do promotions of any sort. I’ve stopped chasing and buying into fame. Fame is like cigarettes with no surgeon general warning. It destroys most people as it did to the true and only King of Pop. We exploit ourselves and eat our own egos ‘Till there is nothing left. I have a feeling that this won’t be the last false statement with my name on it, but this will be the last time I defend myself. I’m done,” he wrote.