{"id":3575,"date":"2025-05-10T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ihousecolor.com\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:45:26","slug":"john-legend-pinpoints-exact-moment-mentor-kanye-wests-descent-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ihousecolor.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/john-legend-pinpoints-exact-moment-mentor-kanye-wests-descent-began\/","title":{"rendered":"John Legend pinpoints exact moment mentor Kanye West\u2019s \u2018descent\u2019 began"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Legend has reflected on his friendship with Kanye West (Picture: Bellocqimages\/Bauer-Griffin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

US<\/a> musician John Legend has admitted he\u2019s \u2018sad\u2019 to have witnessed the very public fall from grace of his former friend and collaborator Kanye West<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, has displayed erratic behaviour and made controversial social media posts<\/a>, including some of an antisemitic<\/a> nature, in recent years.<\/p>\n

Legend, 46, was among the first artists Ye signed to his Good Music label in the early 2000s, and the rapper was an executive producer on his 2004 debut album, Get Lifted.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a new interview, Legend, known for his solo hits and collaborations with Sam Smith and Ariana Grande, reflected: \u2018Back then, Kanye was very passionate, very gifted, and he had big dreams not only for himself but also for all the people around him.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018He had so much optimism, so much creativity,\u2019 he added to The Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he is now.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The musicians collaborated in the early 2000s (Picture: Kevin Mazur\/WireImage for Kerzner International)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier in the year, calls were made to X owner Elon Musk to remove Ye from the social media platform over a string of offensive tweets.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the Gold Digger hitmaker also gave an explosive interview to US outlet TMZ where he said slavery \u2018sounds like a choice\u2019.<\/p>\n

Additionally, at the Grammys in February, he caused controversy on the red carpet with his wife, Australian model Bianca Censori, wearing a transparent dress.<\/p>\n

Since marrying in a private ceremony in 2022, Ye and Censori\u2019s relationship<\/a> has been a topic of debate. For several months, the internet has speculated that he \u2018controls\u2019 her and what she wears, given how Ye will always be fully clothed out in public while his spouse is nearly naked.<\/p>\n

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Legend pictured with his wife, Chrissy Teigen, and Ye and his wife, Kim Kardashian, in 2015 (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for EMM Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Legend admits he feels \u2018sad\u2019 to have witnessed the rapper\u2019s fall from grace (Picture: Denise Truscello\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ye was previously married to Kim Kardashian<\/a>, and they share four young children. They finalised their divorce in 2022.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed the Skims founder\u2019s relationship with her ex-husband is now incredibly strained, despite navigating co-parenting.<\/p>\n

The exes\u2019 latest public row came when Kardashian, 44, allegedly fumed over Ye involving their 11-year-old daughter, North West, in a song with Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to Page Six, the Skims founder has shown \u2018support\u2019 for 30-year-old Censori<\/a> and has let her know she\u2019s there to \u2018talk if she needs\u2019.<\/p>\n

An insider claimed to the outlet that Kim \u2018feels like she\u2019s the only other person on this planet who truly knows what Bianca has been through\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Kanye blew up after producing Jay-Z\u2019s album The Blueprint in 2001,\u2019 Legend added.<\/p>\n

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The internet repeatedly expresses concern over Ye\u2019s marriage to Bianca Censori (Picture: Rachpoot\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Legend was the first Black man and one of the youngest people to become an EGOT winner (Picture: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Then he experienced a buzz as a solo artist, and the whole time I was travelling with him, doing shows with him, getting exposure not only as his singer and keyboard player but also as an artist myself.<\/p>\n

\u2018I had been turned down by labels everywhere, then The College Dropout (Ye\u2019s debut studio album) sold 400,000 copies in its first week, everyone wanted to know what was happening in our camp\u2014and all those people who turned me down suddenly decided that my music sounded a lot better than it did the first time round.\u2019<\/p>\n

In 2022, All of Me hitmaker Legend told The Axe Files podcast that he did not agree with West\u2019s decision to run for public office and added that it had become difficult for them to \u2018sustain our friendship\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018I didn\u2019t see a hint of what we\u2019re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-Blackness, and it is sad to see his devolution,\u2019 he stated.<\/p>\n

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