NEW YORK — Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj have traded words on Twitter after the rapper said she was upset she didn’t earn a nomination for video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Minaj tweeted multiple times she didn’t understand why her rump-shaking video for “Anaconda” wasn’t up for the top award. She wrote in one tweet: “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year.”
Swift’s “Bad Blood” is up for video of the year. She tweeted at Minaj: “I’ve done nothing but love & support you. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.”
Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson also are up for video of the year.
