Kanye West is dividing Hollywood (and all of America) over his recent love affair with President Donald Trump.
After expressing his "love" for his "brother" Donnie Wednesday on Twitter, the rapper/designer lost close to 10 million followers. Now Hollywood is taking sides.
You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
@kanyewest
Kim Kardashian Takes Issue With Kanye West Expressing 'Love' for Donald Trump on Twitter, Too
View Story"That's mighty white of you, Kanye," Snoop Dogg captioned a paparazzi photo of Yeezy wearing the "Make America Great Again" hat on his Instagram. "If you don't snap out of it, 'Get Out' Part 2."
Wife Kim Kardashian rushed to her hubby's defense, saying, "Most people (including myself) have very different feelings and opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion. I believe in people being able to have their own opinions, even if really different from mine. He never said he agrees with his politics. Kanye will never run in the race of popular opinion and we know that and that's why I love him and respect him, and in a few years when someone else says the same exact thing but they aren't labeled the way he is, you will all praise them! Kanye is years ahead of his time."
Donald Trump Jr. retweeted one of Kim's messages, writing, "#ImWithHer."
Now when he spoke out about Trump... Most people (including myself) have very different feelings & opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion. I believe in people being able to have their own opinions,even if really different from mine
@KimKardashian
He never said he agrees with his politics
Kanye will never run in the race of popular opinion and we know that and that's why I love him and respect him and in a few years when someone else says the same exact thing but they aren't labeled the way he is and you will all praise them! Kanye is years ahead of his time
@KimKardashian
Chance The Rapper also shared his support of Ye's ability to express himself, tweeting, "Black people don't have to be Democrats." Chanel West Coast agreed, calling herself "equally as crazy."
Black people don't have to be democrats.
@chancetherapper
I guess I'm equally as crazy as @kanyewest because I really feel most of his tweets lol
@chanelwestcoast
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View StoryJohn Legend appeared to be responding to Kanye on his own Twitter feed, although he never mentioned the rapper by name, writing, "I imagine there's some comfort in imagining a future without racism and projecting that onto the present," the singer wrote. "Thinking if we just deny the truth, it doesn't exist. If history is erased, we don't have to deal with its consequences."
"However, far too many people don't have the luxury of closing their eyes and ears," Legend continued. "They feel it in their lives and can't act like what they see and know doesn't exist. They know their family was destroyed by deportation or incarceration. They know their loved one was denied safe harbor because of their religion. They know their son or daughter was shot because their skin color evoked fear. They see the statistics about black applications for real estate or loans or employment being turned away because their name was Jamal and not James. I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can't be blind to the truth."
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View StoryFollowing Legend's tweets, Kanye shared a text message on his Twitter account that appeared to be sent from Legend, as well as "John's" hilarious response when he realized it had been posted online. Chrissy Teigen also reacted to the text leak on her own account.
I tweeted the John text to show that there are people around me that disagree with me and voice their opinion. I respect everyone's opinion but I stand my ground.
@kanyewest
if you feel something don't let peer pressure manipulate you
@kanyewest
Everyone keeps asking me to comment on shit. Comment on psycho Tami Lasagna, whom I refuse to give the joy to, say something about RHOA, speak up about kanye. When it comes to people we know, we DO speak up. To THEM. not on Twitter. And sometimes, I guess it makes it to Twitter.
@chrissyteigen
This is the most elaborate and complex google pixel phone ad I have ever seen. https://t.co/RYSZcJxUk3
@chrissyteigen
Here are John's original tweets:
I imagine there's some comfort in imagining a future without racism and projecting that onto the present. Thinking if we just deny the truth, it doesn't exist. If history is erased, we don't have to deal with its consequences. However...
@johnlegend
Far too many people don't have the luxury of closing their eyes and ears. They feel it in their lives and can't act like what they see and know doesn't exist.
@johnlegend
They know their family was destroyed by deportation or incarceration. They know their loved one was denied safe harbor because of their religion. They know their son or daughter was shot because their skin color evoked fear
@johnlegend
They see the statistics about black applications for real estate or loans or employment being turned away because their name was Jamal and not James
@johnlegend
I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can't be blind to the truth.
@johnlegend
See how the rest of Hollywood has responded to Kanye's stance on politics and POTUS in the posts below.
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hes a fucking moron kanye - wake from the illusion
@Rosie
Kanye is starting to come across like a cult leader. I'm not even joking.
@ThePerezHilton
And Kim has drunk the Kool-Aid!
Meek Mill was released from prison & Kanye continues to spiral out of control. Wendy has the latest details in Hot Topics. Keep Watching: https://t.co/yTStiu9zxg pic.twitter.com/Mz1HSSDbHg
@WendyWilliams
I disagree with a lot of what Kanye has said over the years, but I will defend his right to an opinion consistently and vehemently.
@JedediahBila
I love Ye...however the only reason I'd talk to him is so that I could tell him to give Cudi the phone. https://t.co/iOs3cnVN9s
@LupeFiasco
Quote me https://t.co/vaCYun2Dwv
@JanelleMonae
Make Kanye Black Again. https://t.co/wvKxbL2bjJ
@smino
It's nice to see black people and white people coming together to be complete freaking lunatics. https://t.co/QaIs8LdPN4
@JamesGunn
Please, please, please let me never turn into a person who needs publicity so badly that I endorse racism, misogyny, homophobia, corruption and self-loathing.
@billyeichner
Hitler was dope! A real free thinker! Please RT! My album drops in July!!!
@billyeichner
Check please https://t.co/AkisYOhkNc
@kumailn
Trumpers: Who cares what the Hollywood elite think!
@kumailn
Also Trumpers: https://t.co/W1YpzQhkFI
This was the worst twitter day in twitter history.
@kumailn
Rich people supporting Trump isn't free thinking. It's just rich people being rich people, fucking the poor.
@JosephKahn
Scooter Braun and Jordan Peele took to social media to shade Kanye over tweets unrelated to his Trump rant. Among the slew of odd messages Kanye posted Wednesday was the announcement that he "no longer" had a manager because he "can't be managed," essentially saying he had parted ways with Braun. The music mogul tweeted, "Anything new or interesting happen today?" Ye also tweeted images of inside his home, which he jokingly referred to as "the sunken place," a reference to Peele's racially charged mystery-thriller, "Get Out." Peele barked back with a joke of his own.
I no longer have a manager. I can't be managed
@kanyewest
I'm nobody's "client"
@kanyewest
Anything new or interesting take place today?
@scooterbraun
do this look like the sunken place 😂 pic.twitter.com/ixzKnaaaSy
@kanyewest
*Gets inspired
@JordanPeele
*Starts writing 'Get Out 2' https://t.co/zqOW6Xxx9v
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