John Legend Reveals He Ended Friendship with Kanye West Over Donald Trump Affiliation
05.08.2022 - 09:03
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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.
«I wasn’t alone in that, but, you know, he was not happy about that. And we really haven’t been close since then.»Legend didn't criticize West, but instead explained that he feels the artist is upfront and genuine with his opinions, even in the face of pushback, and that he's not someone who hides himself from the world — for good and bad.«I think he’s been very open with who he is and his struggles with mental health... he’s very real, honestly.
So I think there’s not a lot about him that people don’t get,» Legend said. «He’s been pretty upfront with his opinions, his struggles, all the things that he’s dealing with.
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