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John Legend: Kanye's Trump support, White House run 'became too much' for friendship

Grammy and Oscar winner John Legend says he and Kanye West have made amends after their public falling-out but that they're not as close as they once were. That's due to the firebrand artist, who legally changed his name to Ye, supporting former President Donald Trump and then making his own White House run in the 2020 election, Legend said on CNN's podcast "The Axe Files With David Axelrod." ...
Kanye West looks on in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C..

Grammy and Oscar winner John Legend says he and Kanye West have made amends after their public falling-out but that they're not as close as they once were.

That's due to the firebrand artist, who legally changed his name to Ye, supporting former President Donald Trump and then making his own White House run in the 2020 election, Legend said on CNN's podcast "The Axe Files

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