Kanye West upstaged Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Music Awards or at least he tried to do so.  Taylor was ecstactic to receive her MTV award when Kanye felt compelled to voice his opinion that Beyonce deserved the award.  This is not the first time Kanye has done something controversial. 

When you feel like upstaging someone, you better think twice about it.  The karma will come back to you just like it came back to Kanye.  Pink and other celebrities were firing up the Twitter lines by posting comments about Kanye. 

The truth is that the publicity didn't hurt Kanye West or Taylor Swift; she was smart and took the high road by not bad mouthing Kanye.  She had no reason to diss Kanye because he already made himself look bad in the eyes of the public.  Of course, the passing of his mother may have contributed to his lack of judgment.

You can learn a lot from celebrities and the mistakes they make.  The next time you have the urge to make someone look bad or upstage just remember what Kanye West did and the ramifications he faced for his actions.  Remember, every action has a consequence!