Kanye West Vows to Never Mention Barack Obama Again

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Kanye West has vowed never to mention Barack Obama's name again.

The "New Slaves" hitmaker has been criticized a number times by the US president - including advising young people not to look to the wealth of the rapper and his fiance Kim Kardashian as an example of success, and branding him a "jackass" after he interrupted Taylor Swift's 2009 MTV Music Awards acceptance speech - but Kanye believes the politician only uses his name to be "down" with young people:

"I just think that we're pop icons, and the President likes to use that type of thing just to be down [popular]. People were fine with me being everyone's punching bag for about five years - 'This is the person we love to hate, so if you want to distract people from everything that's going on...  just say you hate Kanye and there's going be 30 other people who say they hate Kanye.' That was kind of my position in culture and he kind of used that too - 'Oh, he's a jackass' - because that's how the world felt. I'm not going to mention him anymore, I'm past that, that's out my thoughts. That's lowering my priority of thinking at this point."

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Bill Clinton Thanks Eva Longoria for Being an Inspiration

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Eva Longoria received a touching congratulatory message from former U.S. president Bill Clinton, after graduating from university with a Masters Degree in Chicano Studies.

The politician praised the former Desperate Housewives star for inspiring her fans to never stop learning, following her graduation ceremony on Wednesday at California State University. Sharing his admiration for the 38-year-old actress on Twitter on Friday, he wrote, "Thanks for inspiring others to never stop learning and for your support of @ClintonGlobal. Congrats on your degree." The brunette beauty quickly replied, "Thank u Mr. President. (sic)"

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