John Legend says it was “shocking” to see the public “descent” of his ex-friend and former business associate Kanye West after he went from musical genius to a controversial figure.

I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-Blackness,” the Grammy winner said of his former relationship with the rapper.

"It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he is now," singer tells the Times UK of his former friend and collaborator's "descent"