John Legend ends friendship with Kanye West over Trump support

Kanye West will not be charged over a battery incident in Los Angeles earlier this year, where witnesses alleged that he struck a fan during an argument outside a nightclub.According to Variety, LAPD spokesperson Redina Puentes said the alleged incident took place outside of Soho Warehouse, a members-only club in downtown LA, in the early hours of January 13.Fox 11 broke the news earlier in the day, with sources saying a fan was allegedly struck by West after a heated exchange.Now, a spokesperson for Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said in a statement to Rolling Stone that West will not be charged.“Regarding the incident involving Kanye West that took place January 13, 2022, after a thorough and careful review of all the evidence,” they said, “our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction.”In a televised report following the incident, journalist Gigi Graciette said: “A fan says he saw Kanye sitting in his car and walked up to the window to ask him for an autograph.“Words were exchanged – what those words are, well, that’s all part of the police investigation – but the fan told officers that Kanye jumped out of his car, called him some … words not suitable for television, and then punched him, knocking him to the ground.”Shortly after the news was aired, TMZ posted a video of West engaging in a heated exchange between two unknown figures in a public street.

Kanye West has taken to US network television to defend selling his Yeezy Gap line in black “construction bags” that some people mistakenly thought were bin bags.Posting on Instagram last week (August 13), the rapper shared a note that reads: “Look to the children… Look to the homeless… As the biggest inspiration for all design.”Speaking to Fox News’ Fox & Friends following accusations of insensitivity, West apparently declared it was “God’s plan” for him to clarify his comments on television, according to quotes summarised by the network’s correspondent Eric Shawn, who added that Ye felt he was being “misrepresented and misunderstood”.“I’m an innovator, and I’m not here to sit up and apologise about my ideas,” West said in the interview clip. “This is not a joke, this is not a game, this is not just some celebrity collaboration.

her concession speech, Cheney reminded her supporters that she was fully aware of the political risk she took for her career by not supporting Trump and his 2020 election lies, but that she simply couldn’t compromise herself to do so. “No house seat, no office in this land, is more important than the principles we’ve all sworn to protect,” she said.Elsewhere in her speech, Cheney offered harsh criticisms for continued Trump supporters, and worried for the party as a whole. And to that, Scarborough readily agreed.“If somebody listening to that speech – and listen to those words – thinks that Liz Cheney is being melodramatic, well, they aren’t having the conversations I’m having with friends and family members and people who used to be in Liz Cheney’s party and mine.

Kanye West Yeezy GAP line has people confused. On Monday, a tweet by Owen Lang went viral showing what looks like giant trash bags stuffed with Yeezy clothes without any organization. “This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP.

Naman Ramachandran “It” and “The Shining” author Stephen King has made his views on former U.S. President Donald Trump clear.In an interview with the Sunday Times, where he was in conversation with “Pointless” presenter Richard Osman, King said: “I happen to think that Trump was a horrible president and is a horrible person. I think he actually engaged in criminal behavior and, certainly, I felt that he was a sociopath who tried to overturn the American democracy not out of any political wish of his own but because he could not admit that he had lost.”When asked about the rise of fascism in the U.S., King said: “There is a strong right wing, a political right wing in America, and they have a megaphone in some of the media.

Donald Trump is pleading the fifth.

Kim Kardashian's recent ex flame Pete Davidson is said to be in ‘trauma therapy’ following her ex husband Kanye West's online harassment of him during their relationship. Kim, 41, and Pete, 28, were dating for nine months before it was announced they had split this week.

Kanye West has shared a fake newspaper cover which claims Pete Davidson is dead. The 'Stronger' rapper has not directly addressed his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's recent split from the 'Saturday Night Live' star - who he made multiple jibes at via his social media accounts in the early months of the former couple's relationship - but has targeted the 28-year-old comic with a cruel hoax. The fake newspaper shared to his Instagram account had the headline: “Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28".

Kim Kardashian and her daughters are keeping the flashing lights on Kanye «Ye» West's brand. While they've been in the midst of a divorce for more than a year, the mom of four clearly still has her rapper ex's back.On Thursday, Kim shared snaps with their daughters, North, 9, and Chicago, 4, sporting bold, futuristic-style Yeezy sunglasses. Or as Kim captioned the post, «YR 3022 YEEZY SHDZ.»The youngsters confidently posed for the camera and snapped a few selfies with the shades on.

Zack Sharf John Legend revealed on the most recent episode of “The Axe Files” podcast that he and Kanye West are no longer close friends after the two had a falling out over West’s politics. Speaking to host David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, Legend said he disagreed with West’s decisions to support Donald Trump and to run for office himself.“Let me ask you about your relationship with him,” Axelrod said (via Mediaite).

John Legend has said that Donald Trump is the reason why he and Kanye West aren’t as close friends any more.The singer-songwriter said in a new interview that their political divisions proved to be too much to maintain their friendship as strongly following years of creative collaborations.Legend told The Axe Files podcast: “[Kanye and I] aren’t friends as much as we used to be. I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump, I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly.”West was one of the producers on Legend’s 2004 debut album ‘Get Lifted’ and released the record on his own GOOD Music label.

John Legend recently revealed how Kanye West's vocal support for Donald Trump, and his subsequent run for office in 2020, drove a wedge in their friendship.«We aren’t friends as much as we used to be,» Legend said during an appearance on podcast with CNN's David Axelrod. «I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump. I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship.»West raised eyebrows for his overt support of Trump during his controversial term as president — which included publicly rocking Trump's signature MAGA hat and meeting with Trump in the Oval Office.All of this did not sit well with Legend, who — along with his wife, Chrissy Teigen — were among the most outspoken celebrity critics of Trump.However, Legend said he believes it was West's run for president in 2020, and Legend's refusal to support said run, that was the final nail in the coffin for their decades-long friendship.«He was upset that I didn’t support his run for presidency of the United States of America — for understandable reasons,» Legend explained.

MORE: Yellowstone star Kevin Costner named top TV earner along with Mahershala AliLiz, the daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney, has become a Republican pariah after acting as vice chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol; she is currently trailing 20 points to MAGA candidate Harriet Hageman who has been endorsed by Donald Trump.WATCH: Kevin Costner will soon return to screens for Yellowstone season fiveNow Kevin, whose hit series Yellowstone films in the state of Wyoming, has shared he is backing Liz, wearing a T-shirt that reads: "I'm for Liz Cheney."Liz shared the post and captioned it "real men put country over politics," referencing Kevin's status as an independent voter and tendency to vote for liberal politicians.MORE: 5 things you probably didn't know about hit Western drama YellowstoneEXCLUSIVE: Lainey Wilson reveals 'dream come true' at 2022 CMT Music AwardsKevin rocked the tee with blue denim jeans and cowboy boots, and a black cowboy hat.He appeared to be on the set of the upcoming fifth season of the show.Real men put country over party. pic.twitter.com/7FaJpahtllLiz shared the picture on social mediaThe actor stars as the lead John Dutton in the popular Paramount series.

Chaka Khan has claimed that Kanye West never told her that he was going to pitch-shift her voice on the sample for his 2003 debut single ‘Though The Wire’.The singer, who is promoting her new single ‘Woman Like Me‘, said in a new interview that Ye made her “upset about sounding like a chipmunk” when he sped up her vocal from her 1985-released song ‘Through The Fire’.When asked if West ever reached out to her to discuss the matter, Khan told Good Day DC that they haven’t spoken.“[Kanye] didn’t mention that he was gonna speed it up, you know, three times its normal speed,” Khan said. “Had he, I would’ve had something to say.