John Legend Decides Stoning Gay People And Women To Death Isn't So Bad After All

Ed deformer John Legend claims to have a social conscience but it turns out all he cares about his - cha-ching!!! - money:

In February, John Legend backed out of a party that Los Angeles Confidential was hosting to celebrate his magazine cover because of the location: the Beverly Hills Hotel. Since then, Legend seems to have had a change of heart over his stance on the hotel's boycott, which started in early 2014 when the owner, the Sultan of Brunei, passed Sharia law in his country, calling for the stoning of gays and adulterers.

On May 30, Legend performed in the hotel ballroom for the wedding reception of Daniel Landy and Alexandra Lippman, daughter of L.A. commercial realtor Jim Lippman. Instagrams from the affair, which featured a cake from New York and a 12-foot hydrangea wall, confirm that Legend sang his hit "All of Me"; according to a source, Legend sang two songs in total and received about $300,000. His reps didn't return a request for comment and a hotel rep says, "We never comment on private events."

When L.A. Confidential announced plans for the Feb. 5 bash, it was to be the first major entertainment industry party to be held at the hotel amid the widespread boycott. When Legend backed out, his rep told THR that her client didn’t agree with the Sultan’s “horrific” laws.

“These policies, which among other things could permit women and LGBT Bruneians to be stoned to death, are heinous and certainly don't represent John's values or the spirit of the event. John does not, in any way, wish to further enrich the Sultan while he continues to enforce these brutal laws,” the rep said.

If Legend doesn't support these policies, the stoning to death of gay people and women, why have a "change of heart" about performing at the Beverly Hills Hotel that is the target of a widespread boycott because the owner passed Sharia law in his country that calls for it?

Could it be because John Legend, the guy who plays the "loverman with a social conscience" is full of shit about the social conscience part?

Could it be because Legend only cares about the money (and $300K for singing two songs is nice work if you can get it, as the Gershwins once wrote)?

Could it be because John Legend is a hypocrite?

Could it be all three?

Whatever the case, the next time Legend shows up somewhere to preen on about his social conscience, don't forget to point out how full of shit he is by reminding him about his "change of heart" over boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel.