"I'm a backer of the right to believe what you want to believe" says Akon, speaking on Kanye West's anti-Semitic comments - adding that if he spoke with Kanye he'd "give him my point of view on why I disagree" because 'communication is key'.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 2, 2022
📺 Sky 501 pic.twitter.com/wY6EKJUrNc
Akon continued by saying that he was "a backer of the right to believe what you want to believe," but that if he and Kanye had a chat, he would let him know that he disagreed with his views because "communication is key."
Once asked if Kanye West's offensive comments irritated him, Akon said, "Not really because those comments don't really affect me personally...and if it does affect you personally, then find a way to actually respond in a way where that conversation can be reciprocated."
"Because I think sometimes when someone is offended they just lash out in defense or lash out to make that person feel that same offense that they felt," he continued. "I think when you take negative and you applied the response negatively back, you only get negative back."
Finally, Akon stated: "So I think it's really a matter of both understanding what it is. Don't take things too personally until you really understand the situation."