John Legend Says Politics is Part of the Reason His Friendship with Kanye West Ended

The friendship between John Legend and Kanye West dwindled in part due to their pair's different political beliefs, the "All of Me" singer said in an interview with The Times published Saturday. "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," Legend said of his former friend. While the singer believes that the death of West's mother might have something to do with the dramatic changes that he's undergone, he also told the outlet, "I don't think we're qualified to psychoanalyze him." . . .