American rapper, Kanye West on
Thursday reportedly lost 9 million followers on Twitter within 10 minutes
following his Twitter tirade praising the United States President, Donald
Trump.
A slew of celebrities have unfollowed and spoken out against
West’s tirade. Perhaps most shockingly, members of Kardashian’s family also
unfollowed him on Twitter, including Kylie Jenner, Khloe and Kourtney
Kardashian.
West, a 21-time Grammy award winner, published dozens of tweets on
Thursday morning (NZ time) on a number of varied topics, including his love of
Trump, according to News Hub.
“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,” Kanye West said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that celebrities, including
former friends of the ‘Gold Digger’ rapper have unfollowed him on Twitter,
including Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, John Legend and Chrissy
Teigen.
Stephen Colbert addressed the series of tweets in a new clip for
The Late Show.
After quoting West’s tweet where he said ,“we have the right to
independent thought”, Colbert quipped: “I independently think that Kanye has
lost his mind.”
“Brother to brother, I just want to say – put the phone down,” the
comedian pleaded.
Actor and rapper Ice T wrote a succinct summary of his feelings,
saying he was, “done” with the rapper.
Close friend, John Legend wrote a series of tweets which did not
directly mention West, but appear to be calling him out.
Legend concluded with: “The defining trait of Trump’s campaign and
political profile was his embrace of white supremacy.
“He made it clear every time he spoke. Some serious cognitive
dissonance to ignore that for the others you might find appealing.”
However, fellow musician, Chance the Rapper however, tweeted his
support for West.
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