John Legend's text to Kanye concerning Trump's policies

john legend texted kanye to try and help his buddy get out of the sunken region

choosing up from the twitter drama from wednesday, kanye west on thursday shared private textual content messages from his pal "john," who became urging him to "reconsider aligning" himself with trump.

the contact identified himself as "jl" and advised kanye to never allow his endorsement of trump to tarnish his popularity.

"so many of those who love you have  experienced so much  betrayal now because they know the harm that trump's rules and policies, have resulted to mainly people of your colour," the buddy stated.

kanye responded saying he "recognize[d]" his worries, but, he idea his friend citing his legacy changed into "a tactic based totally on fear used to govern" his "free concept."

many speculated "jl" turned into his right (g.o.o.d. — remember those instances?!) friend john legend. reps from john legend's team showed to buzzfeed news the texts had been actual, sent in earnest, and are from the singer.

legend then urged the rapper to "assume with empathy and context." then he added that he has a brand new single out as a preemptive shaggy dog story to his texts leaking.