I always thought MSNBC was for classy news stories about world wars and politicians cheating on their wives, but I guess they're as soulless and evil as the rest of us. Here's a nice little rumor they're spreading about Kanye West going to rehab.

Before Kanye West rushed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, the singer was filmed on the awards show’s red carpet drinking Hennessey cognac straight from the bottle. Now, the next logical thing has happened: people are talking about West going to rehab.

Star Magazine and other publications are reporting that West is blaming alcohol for his breach in decorum, and that as soon as West wraps his “Fame Kills” tour with Lady Gaga this January, he’ll head to rehab.

West hasn’t blogged about it, there was no comment from his camp, and friends close to West say it’s not true, so maybe this is just the product of a game of telephone gone awry during a slow news week.

I think that last part is true. I mean, when have you ever known Kanye West to be quiet about anything he does. If he was really going to rehab, he's be all, "YO YO, EVERYONE, WHAT IT IS. THE WEST IS GOING TO CURE HIS PERSONAL DEMONS WITH A LITTLE REHIZZY. I'M GONNA GIT MY ANTI-DRINK ON, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE GREATS HAVE DONE. ELVIS, JIMMY...OTHER PEOPLE, THEY WENT TO REHAB, NOW KANYE DOES TOO. I THINK JESUS WENT ONCE TOO. PEACE, I'M OUT OF HERE. HAVE ONE FOR ME, CAUSE I AIN'T." Then he'd celebrate curing his alcoholism with a huge pile of cocaine. One step at a time Kanye, one step at a time.