Ye, formerly known as Kanye West
‘s, spectacular downward spiral has the entertainment world clutching its pearls, as celebrity friends watch in horror at the train wreck unfolding before their eyes. Grammy-winning crooner John Legend, once thick as thieves with Ye, recently broke his silence about the jaw-dropping metamorphosis. The musical community stands slack-jawed as the creative genius who once crafted ‘The College Dropout’ has seemingly dropped out of rationality, replacing boundary-pushing artistry with eyebrow-raising antics and problematic proclamations.
As Ye spirals further into chaos, John Legend is out here connecting the dots, and it is starting to feel less like real life and more like a wild docuseries.
From Donda West to descent: John Legend traces Ye’s collapse
In a bombshell conversation with The Times, John Legend
unpacked the rollercoaster saga of his former confidant’s turbulent journey, pinpointing Ye’s dramatic nosedive to the aftermath of his beloved mother’s passing. “His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently
,” Legend revealed, reflecting on the seismic shift following Donda West’s 2007 death.
The ‘All of Me’ singer, who became close friends with Ye in the early 2000s, admitted watching his old friend fall apart feels like seeing a real-life tragedy unfold.
John Legend shares his thoughts about former friend Kanye West in a recent interview with The Times:
“It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he is now. […] I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-blackness, and it is sad… pic.twitter.com/oRa2ABLnhu
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 10, 2025
The soulful superstar did not mince words about the whiplash-inducing transformation, highlighting the stark contrast between the visionary he once collaborated with and today’s controversy magnet.
“It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he is now
,” John Legend lamented. Addressing Ye’s recent provocative statements, the musician admitted he was shocked by his former friend’s hateful rhetoric. He never observed any indications of this, particularly his focus on antisemitism and anti-blackness, and it is truly disheartening to witness how things have unfolded.
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While Legend’s words echoed heartbreak, the real uproar erupted when A-listers across the board turned their own feeds into battlegrounds, because when Ye pressed post, the internet pressed pause.
Ye’s controversial moves sparked celebrity backlash across the internet
Ye’s inflammatory actions have triggered an avalanche of celebrity backlash, particularly after his baffling decision to peddle swastika-emblazoned merchandise
. Isla Fisher
blazed the trail of condemnation, branding Ye a “monster
” on Instagram while urging fans to hit the unfollow button. Charlie Puth
jumped into the fray with desperate pleas for Ye to cease his dangerous messaging, reminding him of his massive influence. Meanwhile, Matthew Koma
cleverly clapped back with his own statement tee reading “F— YE
,” channeling proceeds to Holocaust survivors.
David Schwimmer has publicly called for Kanye West to be banned from X due to recent antisemitic posts
Interesting turn of events
wonder if it’s really Kanye posting those messages pic.twitter.com/ouCCW9rKp9
— 🌸 DigiGal (@DigitalGal_) February 9, 2025
Friends
alum David Schwimmer
did not hold back, demanding X exile Ye for promoting harmful ideologies.
Schwimmer hammered home the real-world consequences of such inflammatory speech, calling for concrete action. Even Ye’s ex-spouse, Kim Kardashian,
publicly denounced his behavior, standing firmly with the Jewish community against hate speech. These A-listers, alongside John Legend, have transformed their social platforms into soapboxes against Ye’s troubling rhetoric, forming a united front against discrimination.
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