Akon says he's sticking by Kanye's right to say whatever he wants and believe whatever he wants to believe, noting ... the remarks about Hitler don't really impact him on a personal level.
-- in a debate, it seems -- he still doesn't like the idea of shutting the dude down and smothering out his speech just because what he's saying is objectionable to some.
That last part is incredibly telling, and something the journo caught onto -- asking Akon if it troubles him that Kanye makes objectively horrid comments, period ... with Akon responding,"Not really, because those comments don't really affect me personally."In other words ... not my group, not my fight. That certainly seems to be the vibe Akon is projecting here -- and, as you can imagine, he's gettingNow, Akon is defending himself.
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