From John Legend to Ava DuVernay: All the Celebs Who've Weighed In On the Kanye West Drama

Read reactions from various celebs who have weighed in on the Kanye West Slavery Drama

EVE

"You want to be a free-thinker, you want to be thought-provoking, you cannot have these ideas without facts to back them up. Slavery is a fact. Slavery is part of our history… we cannot forget it… we are still feeling the effects of slavery within our community, within our culture. It hurts me. At the end of the day, we all got lucky and got plucked out of our hoods and live these amazing lives, but you cannot be so far in your bubble to think you are not a part of what this history is." — on West's controversial comments calling slavery "a choice", on The Talk 

 

 

WILL.I.AM

"That broke my heart, because I thought about my grandma, who was born in 1920, and her connection with her mom who raised her, who was born in the late 1800s. And my grandmother’s grandma, who was a slave. And when you’re a slave, you’re owned. You don’t choose if you’re owned. When you’re a slave you’re deprived of education. That’s not choice, that’s by force. "That statement was one of the most ignorant statements that anybody who came from the hood could ever say about their ancestors, that slavery is a choice. What are you talking about?" — on West's controversial comments about slavery, on Good Morning America  

 

 

JOHN LEGEND

"You’re way too powerful and influential to endorse who he is and what he stands for. As you know, what you say really means something to your fans. They are loyal to you and respect your opinion." — texting West after the rapper shared he supports President Donald Trump, on Twitter

 

 

LEVAR BURTON

"Where do you start with Kanye? I genuinely believe that this young man has brain chemistry issues and that he is in a hypomanic phase. I’m not a psychiatrist, I’m not a psychologist but I’ve seen this behavior and I know it fairly intimately well. “I just think somebody in Kanye’s camp if there is somebody in Kanye’s camp needs to put their arms around him and have him sit the h--- down for five minutes until his brain chemistry levels out because he’s not helping himself right now." — on West's remarks implying slavery "was a choice", on KTLA Morning News

 

CHANCE THE RAPPER

"Kanye West is not just a mentor or big homie to me. He’s my family. No matter how much I may disagree with him, it’s hard for me to watch people talk about someone I love — even if they were justified in doing so. “I didn’t speak up because I agree with what Kanye had to say or cause I f— with trump, I did it because I wanted to help my friend and cause I felt like I was being used to attack him. Unfortunately, my attempt to support Kanye is being used to discredit my brothers and sisters in the movement and I can’t sit by and let that happen either." — apologizing for attempting to support West after the rapper publicly proclaimed his love for President Donald Trump, on social media 

 

 

SNOOP DOGG

"The evolution of Jay-Z and Kanye show you how influential your wife can be to your life." — alluding to JAY-Z's wife Beyoncé following West's comments supporting President Donald Trump, on Instagram

 

 

T.I.

"We, as the black delegation, cannot afford to lose Kanye West. He is our Michael Jackson." — on confronting West over his controversial statements, on The Breakfast Club 

 

 

 

DONALD TRUMP

"Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community. Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades – Legacy Stuff!" — praising West for publicly supporting his presidency, on Twitter 

 

 

AVA DUVERNAY

"I've had it with @KanyeWest + @RKelly using the imagery of lynching as rebuttals re: their dastardly behavior. Evoking racial terrorism and murder for personal gain/blame is stratospheric in is audacity and ignorance. This is what lynching looked like. How dare they?" — sharing her anger over West's tweets, on Twitter

 

 

 

ROSIE O'DONNELL

"He's a f---ing moron kanye - wake from the illusion." — on West's tweets supporting President Donald Trump, on Twitter 

 

 

KIM KARDASHIAN WEST

"When he spoke 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. He never said he agrees with his politics." — on West's pro-Trump stance, on Twitter

 

 

TREVOR NOAH

"No, Kanye, slavery is not a choice. Going blond is a choice. Both are terrible but one is easier to undo. Although when I think about it, slavery was a choice — for white people. White people were like, 'Hey, should we keep doing things ourselves or make other people do it for us? Hmm .... Yeah, other people. That sounds good.' " — on West's comments about slavery, on The Daily Show

 

CHRIS BROWN

"THIS IS JUST ENTERTAINMENT TO YALL... THIS MAN IS A CLOWN! WAKE THE H--- UP KANYE.... PLEASE. SLAVERY WAS A CHOICE???????? Whattttttt?????? PLEASE BLACK PEOPLE... DO NOT FOLLOW (West) ON HIS PATH TO DESTRUCTION! WHATEVER HELP U THINK I NEED.... GET IT FOR HIM ASAP." — on West's comments about slavery, on Instagram