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Gay Fish is trying to take down Squinty again. Kanye West accused singer Taylor Swift of riding the waves of fame caused by his infamous stagecrashing of her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. West stormed the stage during Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video, jerked the microphone from her hand and declared that Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” promo should have won. Yeezy has extended numerous public olive branches to Taylor in the almost 18 months since the incident, but the rapper says he’s frustrated that Swift has failed to defend him to critics. In fact, the “Flashing Lights” star believes the platinum-selling sweetie, 20, used him to bolster her profile. “Taylor never came to my defense at any interview,” West told the crowd during his concert at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. “And (she) rode the waves and rode it and rode it,” he added of the “Speak Now” singer. We assume Kanye wasn’t very touched by Taylor’s lyrical attempt to make amends at this year’s VMAs. The prolific singer/songwriter appeared to reach out to West through the lyrics of her song “Innocent” – which she performed at the 2010 ceremony. “Thirty-two and still growing up now; who you are is not what you did,” Swift sang. “Lost your balance on the tight rope, it’s never too late to get it back . today is never too late to be brand new,” the song continued. Never one for quiet entrances or exits, Kanye also lit into his foe of the hour: The TODAY Show’s Matt Lauer. West still insists that Lauer tried to “villainize” (His word, not ours.) him for calling former President George Bush a racist during the height of the Hurrican Katrina relief efforts (or lack thereof). “Because [of] the popularity of me, they exploited that.That’s not what he fucking said!” West railed. “That’s not what he said! He said it was one of his lowest moments. But it shows you-the way they try to villainize, the way they tried to do that.”