When the typical middle-aged male goes to buy a shirt, his heart sinks as he looks at the label with its "L" preceded by numerous "X"s.

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It's a charge that the label's CEO, L.A. Reid, vehemently denied shortly before posing for photos with West on the red carpet.

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He replaced the much-loved but aging Davis with Antonio (L.A.) Reid as head of BMG's Arista Records label.

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