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Sep 2020
26m 35s

John Legend

Oprah
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In 2013, Oprah sat down with 11-time Grammy winner John Legend in his Hollywood Hills home to talk about his first solo album in five years and his passion for education. John's then-future-wife, Chrissy Teigen—who is a model, TV host and social media personality—also joins the conversation to discuss their relationship and tabloid rumors of infidelity.

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