John Legend Says Ex-Friend Kanye West’s ‘Descent’ Into ‘Antisemitism’ And ‘Anti-Blackness’ Is ‘Shocking’
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The EGOT winner said he never saw a "hint of what we’re seeing now."
John Legend says it was “shocking” to see the public “descent” of his ex-friend and former business associate Kanye West after he went from musical genius to a controversial figure.
“Back then Kanye was very passionate, very gifted, and he had big dreams not only for himself but also for all the people around him,” the EGOT winner recalled of working with West in a new interview with The Times.
The pair began teaming up together for numerous projects in the early 2000s after West, who now goes by Ye, signed Legend to his label G.O.O.D. Music. Their bond started to turn sour after the “Stronger” artist expressed support for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Noting that Ye “had so much optimism” and “creativity,” Legend continued, “I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-Blackness, and it is sad to see his devolution.”
The “Ordinary People” singer told the outlet it’s “sometimes shocking to see where he is now.”
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