John Legend Explains Fallout Behind Former Friendship With Kanye West: 'He Was Very Upset With Me'
05.09.2022 - 02:07
/ perezhilton.com
John Legend is opening up about his life with Chrissy Teigen, his long and successful career in the music business, and much, much more. That “much more” includes interesting commentary about the fallout of his friendship with Kanye West, too.
The singer sat down with the New Yorker for a brand-new longform interview published on Sunday. During the chat, the popular performer covers lots of ground regarding Kanye’s politics and the major rift that has come about between the two stars.
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For one, Legend disputed the supposed claim he and Ye first stopped being friends after the Hurricane rapper threw his political support behind Donald Trump‘s presidency. The proud father said that was actually not the case. Instead, their feud grew once Legend declined to personally support the rapper’s presidential aspirations.
John told the mag:
And the Green Light crooner continued:
Legend also speaks candidly about Kanye’s ill-fated campaign for the White House. Of course, as we’ve previously reported, the people behind Ye’s failed run to Washington were highly suspect, to say the least.
It turns out that was something Chrissy’s husband picked up on extremely early in the process. John told the mag:
Wow.
Ye could not be reached for comment for the interview, the New Yorker noted. But Legend went on to muse more about the serious disagreements the two A-listers had with each other about it:
While it sounds like John regrets losing Ye’s friendship, the singer is also trying to be realistic about what it means.
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Speaking about his personal values and whether they can align with others, Legend said: