Selita Ebanks Reaches Out To Kanye West After 'Today' Flap

"Runaway" vixen Selita Ebanks is Team Kanye in the whole "Today" show drama. The supermodel recently said she sent West some supportive messages as he navigates his latest high-profile controversy.

"He knows I'm busy, he's busy, but he's a big boy. He's been through this. I wrote him some kind words, just [encouraging] him to stay positive and just concentrate on his music," Ebanks told NBC New York's Niteside blog at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show afterparty Thursday night. Although the supermodel said she hadn't spoken to 'Ye since the flap first kicked off, she added that the outspoken MC deserves to be respected for his craft.

"He has a great gift and he should be appreciated for it," she said.

West has been at odds with the "Today" show and anchor Matt Lauer after taking issue with an interview during which the show rolled footage of the MC's 2009 VMA outburst just as he attempted to address his comments about former President George W. Bush. The standoff between West and the NBC morning show team escalated Friday morning (November 12) when the "Power" lyricist pulled out of a scheduled November 26 "Today" performance.

"I'm not performing on the 'Today' show for obvious reasons," West tweeted. "I'm so happy the world got to see a small piece of 'the set up.' I blatantly said I'm not performing [on the show] on a tweet ... and the next day they still announced a performance.

"Do you guys see what I'm saying now?" he continued. "This is just a small slice of the day-to-day bullsh-- that goes on that helps to precipitate the idea that I['m] such an a--hole. 'Cause when I don't perform 'Oh Nooow I'm the one that's crazy or a jerk.' "

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