Rapper Kanye West said on a Sirius satellite radio show today that MTV exploited Britney Spears by allowing her to open Sunday night's Video Music awards before she was ready to perform.

The Associated Press reported that West addressed the Britney debacle on "The Morning Mash Up."

"Man, they were just trying to get ratings, and they knew she wasn't ready and they exploited her," West reportedly said.

West went on to say he, in fact, should have opened the show. He has said he will boycott MTV because he feels the network slighted him by not giving him the opening slot -- and for failing to give him any of the five awards for which he was nominated.

On the day the world is observing the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, West is whining about losing video awards. What do you think about his statements?