The headline pretty much says it all. Everyone in the industry knew the poor ticket sales for the “Fame Kills” tour were blamed on Kanye backlash which is exactly why Lady Gaga was so quick to announce her own tour right after “Fame Kills” was canceled. Now even industry insider HITS is finally stating the obvious:

Many are attributing anemic ticket sales for the stillborn Kanye West-Lady Gaga tour to a sizable Kanye backlash following his latest embarrassment during the VMAs and to general over-exposure. Lady Gaga’s headlining tour is already generating brisk demand.

At least Kanye is enjoying his time off by eating some of that delicious Cheesecake Factory chicken. Who wants to bet that Kanye’s publicists are trying to get him a duet with Taylor Swift?