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John Legend is clearing the air about the political rift that ended his friendship with Kanye West. It was previously reported that the longtime friends and collaborators had struggled to see eye-to-eye regarding the 2020 presidential race and West's public support of Donald Trump.

Michaela Zee Warner Bros. Discovery is set to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary to former President Barack Obama, as its new communications chief, Variety has confirmed. The company is expected to make the announcement official on Monday, and is believed to have already informed WBD chief David Zaslav’s direct reports with the news.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s search for a new comms chief is over with the media giant expected to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary for former president Barack Obama, to the job, Deadline has learned.

John Waters is still stirring things up at 78. A frequent Real Time guest of Bill Maher, the writer, actor, and filmmaker of such cult classics as Pink Flamingos and Cry-Baby can still zing with the best.

Soccer and music often make for pretty uncomfortable partners. The beautiful game is usually soundtracked by middle aged men chanting the “Seven Nation Army” riff while the players stick to Lil Baby in the changing rooms. While the Super Bowl gets Usher or Rihanna, major international soccer tournaments are soundtracked by Martin Garrix and Bono.

CNN has cut some staffers from its audio team, in what the network said was a change in strategy at the division.

John Legend is finally spilling the tea about the demise of his friendship with Kanye West!

Kim Kardashian and her daughters are keeping the flashing lights on Kanye «Ye» West's brand. While they've been in the midst of a divorce for more than a year, the mom of four clearly still has her rapper ex's back.On Thursday, Kim shared snaps with their daughters, North, 9, and Chicago, 4, sporting bold, futuristic-style Yeezy sunglasses. Or as Kim captioned the post, «YR 3022 YEEZY SHDZ.»The youngsters confidently posed for the camera and snapped a few selfies with the shades on.

Zack Sharf John Legend revealed on the most recent episode of “The Axe Files” podcast that he and Kanye West are no longer close friends after the two had a falling out over West’s politics. Speaking to host David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, Legend said he disagreed with West’s decisions to support Donald Trump and to run for office himself.“Let me ask you about your relationship with him,” Axelrod said (via Mediaite).

John Legend recently revealed how Kanye West's vocal support for Donald Trump, and his subsequent run for office in 2020, drove a wedge in their friendship.«We aren’t friends as much as we used to be,» Legend said during an appearance on podcast with CNN's David Axelrod. «I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump. I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship.»West raised eyebrows for his overt support of Trump during his controversial term as president — which included publicly rocking Trump's signature MAGA hat and meeting with Trump in the Oval Office.All of this did not sit well with Legend, who — along with his wife, Chrissy Teigen — were among the most outspoken celebrity critics of Trump.However, Legend said he believes it was West's run for president in 2020, and Legend's refusal to support said run, that was the final nail in the coffin for their decades-long friendship.«He was upset that I didn’t support his run for presidency of the United States of America — for understandable reasons,» Legend explained.

Not seeing eye to eye. John Legend revealed that politics caused a rift in his friendship with Kanye West — leading them to drift apart. 

Politics have seemingly got in the way of John Legend and Kanye West’s friendship.

Stephen Colbert will be offering his live take on the news on the night of the State of the Union.

Attorneys for Sarah Palin and The New York Times wrapped up their case on Friday with lengthy closing arguments, leaving it to jurors to decide whether a faulty 2017 editorial that linked the former governor’s political action committee to a mass shooting was merely “a mess up” or actual malice.

In a new interview, Monica Lewinsky opens up about the toll the sandal surrounding her affair with then-U.S. President Bill Clinton took on her mental health.