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Turns out, baby North had a little accident… All over Kanye!_ by [Alex Heigl / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alex Heigl / People Contributor Jan 4, 2015 8:48 PM UTC by [Alex Heigl / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alex Heigl / People Contributor Jan 4, 2015 8:48 PM UTC [Kanye West](http://www.people.com/people/kanye%5Fwest) celebrated the New Year by releasing a new song called “Only One,” [a collaboration with Paul McCartney](http://www.people.com/article/kanye-west-mother-song-only-one-north-kim-kardashian-cry). ([McCartney used to be in a band called The Beatles](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:PaulMcCartney,00.html), apparently – more on that later.) Twitter jokers celebrated this track by widening a generational divide. Shortly after the track was announced, Kanye’s fans took to Twitter to seemingly express bewilderment at who West’s “new” collaborator was. > [](https://twitter.com/OliverAge24/status/551440062354059264) Predictably, Beatles fans were not amused. > [](https://twitter.com/ericvale/status/551421057270554624) > [](https://twitter.com/AliMaadelat/status/551510944539373568) With news like this – especially “news” that relies on Twitter as a primary source – it’s hard to determine exactly how serious the original people were with their Tweets. (Our guess is “not very.”) And it’s easy to whip pop music reactionaries into a lather about Millennials, their “faith in humanity,” and “not wanting to live on this planet anymore” but, [as Faster Louder points out](http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/41534/Kanye-West-fans-really-do-know-who-Paul-McCartney-is-guys), this “controversy” is almost certainly a case of people failing to grasp Internet sarcasm: As [the bio of Twitter user @CurvedDaily states](https://twitter.com/CurvedDaily): “None of you guys can take a joke.” Adds [user @BaeAsHell](https://twitter.com/BaeAsHell), in what is almost certainly a 100% serious tweet: > [](https://twitter.com/BaeAsHell/status/551168148645244929) So, calm down, everybody. We’re reminded of the classic Beatles lyric: “And in the end, the re-Tweets you take are equal to the re-Tweets you make.” [_This article originally appeared at PEOPLE.com_](http://www.people.com/article/paul-mccartney-kanye-west-twitter) ### See Kim Kardashan and North West's Style  Kim Kardashian heads out for the airport with daughter North West in Paris, France on Oct. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian and baby North West attend the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2014 in Paris, France. Dominique Charriau—WireImage/Getty Images  Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and their daughter North West walk to the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on Sept. 24, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian and baby North West at the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 22, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and baby North West at the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West and baby North West depart from Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian takes baby North West on a late night flight from LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA, on August 10, 2014. Diabolik/Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian holds her 14-month-old daughter, North West as they make their way through Burbank Airport in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2014. Sharky—Splash News/Corbis  Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and her baby North West arrive at the 'Givenchy' store in Paris on May 20, 2014. NYSP/Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian holds baby North West while wearing a fur coat inside JFK airport in New York City on Feb. 26, 2104. Brian Prahl—Splash News/Corbis _Read next:_ [_Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney Team Up on ‘Only One’_](http://time.com/3651636/kanye-west-mccartney-only/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript [00:00] For your late night highlight, Kim Kardashian dropped [00:03] by Late Night to reveal what went on behind the scenes [00:05] during her Vogue cover shoot. Turns out someone had [00:09] a little accident when the cameras were flashing. Hint: [00:13] it wasn't Kanye. Actually, North peed on him right [00:17] at that moment. North peed on Kanye? And he was [00:20] trying to tell me. And I couldn't really hear him. And [00:24] I had to get up and get her. [ LAUGH ] Oops. Maybe [00:28] little North just couldn't hold her excitement in [00:31] anymore. As proud mom Kim told Seth Meyers, she [00:35] and Kanye had to keep the Vogue photo shoot a secret [00:38] from everyone. Even from family. Only momager Kris [00:42] Jenner knew because they shot it at her house. But it [00:45] was all worth it. Kim said, gracing the cover with Kanye [00:49] was a dream come true and compared the experience [00:52] to living in a Sex and the City episode. You can snag [00:55] your own copy of KimYe's now infamous Vogue cover [00:58] online or in stores now. Thanks for watching. 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