American singer John Legend has dropped his two cents on the mental state of his former friend Kanye West.
In a recent interview with The Times, Jonn Legend stated that the rapper’s mental health must have been deeply affected by the mum’s loss.
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Although not qualified to psychoanalyse Kanye West, John Legend explained that the loss must have dealt a big blow on the rapper.
“It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he [Kanye West] is now… I didn’t see a hint of what we are seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-blackness, and it is sad to see his devolution,” John Legend said.
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“But, I don’t think we are qualified to psychoanalyse him, but after his mother passed in 2007, there was definitely a difference. His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently,” he added.
In April, Kanye West claimed that having children with his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, was not planned. However, God had a different plan.
In a recent interview with DJ Akademiks, West expressed frustration at some celebrities who refused to speak up for him in his ongoing child custody battle with Kim but are quick to criticise his political views.
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The 47-year-old music icon stated that some of his colleagues, whom he had supported in the past, betrayed him.
“The situation with Kim I hear you speak about her a lot. You said nobody really spoke on your behalf. But some people will be like, ‘You picked her, you put yourself in that situation.’ They are saying that you don’t take accountability.”
“No. That was my fault. I take it. I didn’t want to have children with this person [Kim Kardashian] after the first two months of being with her. But that wasn’t God’s plan.