John Legend, Common among celebs to sign open letter calling for police to be defunded

John Legend and a few famous faces (including some cardboard ones!) celebrated Father's Day with a one-hour ABC variety special dedicated to dads. While the holiday may be celebrated differently amid the coronavirus pandemic, kicked off with a special performance by Legend and his famous pals.“Yes! Father’s Day!” Legend said after being shown waking up in the morning then breaking into a Father's Day song.he belted out, singing the track's opening lyrics.

John Legend, Tessa Thompson and 1,000 other Black artists in the entertainment industry are coming together to put an end to the racial injustice.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJohn Legend, father of two and Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/Tony winner, is hosting a celebration of dads with a one-hour variety special, John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day.

Lizzo, John Legend, Common, Jane Fonda and the Weeknd are just a handful of the celebrities who have signed an open letter demanding local governments to stop providing increases in funds to police. The letter, released by Black Lives Matter co-founder and activist Patrisse Cullors, is in conjunction with Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of over 100 black rights organizations, according to Rolling Stone.

John Legend, Natalie Portman, Lizzo and more stars have signed an open letter in support of defunding the police and using the money to increase spending in education, health care and programs for black communities.

John Legend, Common, and Lizzo are among the stars who have signed an open letter urging local governments to “defund” police departments and give more to health care and education.

Taraji P. Henson, John Legend and Lizzo have added their names to a letter calling for the stop on increases to police budgets, following the death of George Floyd and increase in social unrest from this past weekend.

Hollywood stars want to see less money going to police and more money going to communities.

President Donald Trump declared himself the "president of law and order" in a Rose Garden speech Monday afternoon (June 1), threatening military response to protests if the violence does not ease.“Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled,” he said. “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the U.S.

“I’m not trying to disown Kanye [West] because I still love him and love everything we’ve done together creatively. But we were never the closest of friends,” John Legend, 41, said to the UK newspaper The Sunday Times.

It seems like there has been a rift between best friends John Legend and Kanye West. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, John Legend stated that he and Kanye West are no longer great friends. While many cited Kanye West’s vocal support for President Donald Trump as the reason behind the duo's split, John Legend cleared the air about the same and said, "I don’t think we’re less friends because of the Trump thing."

The 'All Of Me' singer puts it down to "the natural cycle of life"

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Like many other stars at this testing time, Chrissy Teigen is doing her best to spread a little cheer online.The 34-year-old has launched Chrissy’s Court, a bite-sized show on new video-streaming app Quibi, where she sits in judgment of small claims cases. Alongside her mum Vilailuck, who acts as her bailiff, the show features real people and real disputes with trials carried out with a huge dose of humour.