John Legend Details Falling Out With Kanye West Over Trump and Politics: ‘We Aren’t Friends’ Like We Used to Be

In the wider scheme of things, ongoing litigation in relation to his unapproved use of Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’ in a 2020 campaign video probably isn’t a major cause of stress for former US President Donald Trump. But that lawsuit proceeds, and now the Grant side has got an extension to the case’s discovery phase in order to subpoena Trump’s former Deputy Chief Of Staff Dan Scavino.Grant sued Trump in September 2020 over the use of his 1983 track in an election video which, according to a description in the musician’s lawsuit, featured “a visual depiction of a high-speed red train bearing the words ‘Trump Pence KAG 2020′ in stark contrast to a slow-moving handcar bearing the words ‘Biden President: Your Hair Smells Terrific’”.No one had sought permission to use ‘Electric Avenue’ in that video, hence the copyright infringement lawsuit.

Alec Baldwin feared for his safety after former U. S. President Donald Trump commented on the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.

would “consider” testifying if asked, and Cheney confirmed that there have been discussions with his counsel, who seem to be on that same page.“I think, you know, look, he played a critical role on Jan. 6,” Cheney told Karl. “If he had succumbed to the pressure that Donald Trump was putting on him, we would have had a much worse constitutional crisis.

Alec Baldwin told CNN that he worried about his own safety after comments made by former President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the shooting on the set of Rust.

Alec Baldwin is opening up about his fears of being killed by a deranged supporter of Donald Trump in the wake of the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust”.

Naman Ramachandran “It” and “The Shining” author Stephen King has made his views on former U.S. President Donald Trump clear.In an interview with the Sunday Times, where he was in conversation with “Pointless” presenter Richard Osman, King said: “I happen to think that Trump was a horrible president and is a horrible person. I think he actually engaged in criminal behavior and, certainly, I felt that he was a sociopath who tried to overturn the American democracy not out of any political wish of his own but because he could not admit that he had lost.”When asked about the rise of fascism in the U.S., King said: “There is a strong right wing, a political right wing in America, and they have a megaphone in some of the media.

Donald Trump is pleading the fifth.

More information is coming out now about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump‘s Florida home.

Donald Trump has confirmed that his Florida home Mar-a-Lago has been raided by the FBI.

Ellise Shafer Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI conducted a search of his home at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.According to the New York Times, two people familiar with the matter said the search seemed to be focused on classified documents that Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House. The Associated Press reports that the Justice Department had been investigating if Trump still had records in his possession after the National Archives and Records Administration said it found 15 boxes of classified material at the estate.The former president also issued a statement about the search, calling it a “raid” and comparing the situation to Watergate.“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump wrote in the statement, according to the Times.

Former President Donald Trump said that the FBI raided Mar-A-Lago as it executed a search warrant on the property.

Kanye West has shared a fake newspaper cover which claims Pete Davidson is dead. The 'Stronger' rapper has not directly addressed his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's recent split from the 'Saturday Night Live' star - who he made multiple jibes at via his social media accounts in the early months of the former couple's relationship - but has targeted the 28-year-old comic with a cruel hoax. The fake newspaper shared to his Instagram account had the headline: “Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28".

John Legend has said that Donald Trump is the reason why he and Kanye West aren’t as close friends any more.The singer-songwriter said in a new interview that their political divisions proved to be too much to maintain their friendship as strongly following years of creative collaborations.Legend told The Axe Files podcast: “[Kanye and I] aren’t friends as much as we used to be. 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, honestly.”West was one of the producers on Legend’s 2004 debut album ‘Get Lifted’ and released the record on his own GOOD Music label.

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.

visiting him in the Oval Office.The rapper believed by trusting God he could lead American politics, furthermore announcing his 2020 presidential campaign on Twitter under the Birthday Party, according to the Hill.West didn’t appreciate the lack of support he received from loved ones while on the campaign trail.“He was upset that I didn’t support his run for presidency of the United States of America — for understandable reasons,” Legend said.The brotherhood was straining for him. “I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly,” he said.“Like, he’s been pretty upfront with his opinions, his struggles, all the things that he’s dealing with.

Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, released shocking news, that until now, only his closest circle was aware. In his memoir, Breaking History: A White House Memoir, which will be released on August 23, the son-in-law of the former president of the United States shared that during the time he worked as a White House adviser, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, a disease that he decided to keep secret.This past Tuesday, The New York Times published a fragment of the publication and it was in that excerpt that those details about his illness came to light.

DaBaby has said that he supports Donald Trump.The rapper said in a new interview that he’s a fan of the former US President after he pardoned Kodak Black shortly before leaving office in 2021.When DaBaby was asked to share his thoughts on Kanye West’s failed presidential bid in 2020, he said that he would’ve voted for him because “he’s gangsta” [Full Send Podcast].He then responded to a question asking him whether he supported Trump. “Do I fuck with Trump? Now, hell yeah…Trump is a gangsta.