Published 23:16 IST, July 21st 2020

When Kanye West called Sam Burgess 'poor' during a 'weird night' in London

In a recent interview, professional rugby player Sam Burgess recalled a 'weird' encounter with Kanye West where the singer called him 'poor'.

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In a recent interview with an Australia breakfast radio show, professional rugby league footballer Sam Burgess talked about a 'weird' encounter that he had with American rapper Kanye West. 

Sam Burgess revealed that  incident apparently took place in London when he was having dinner with Kanye West and Russell Crowe. According to Sam Burgess, Kanye West called him "poor" during ir conversation. 

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Kanye West apparently called Sam Burgess 'poor' 

According to Sam Burgess, weird incident took place a few years ago in a restaurant in London. Sam Burgess and Russell Crowe were having dinner toger when Kanye West showed up and asked if he could join m. Sam Burgess added that he initially could t believe that he was sitting next to Kanye West. 

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 rugby player n stated that Kanye West started showing m some new Yeezy products that he had designed. rapper had just been to  Paris Fashion Week and was working on a new project. Interested in what Kanye West was doing, Sam Burgess asked him what his inspiration was. That is when Kanye West said that he was "making clos for poor people" just like Sam Burgess. 

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In interview, Sam Burgess mentioned that he was initially taken aback by Kanye West's comments. However, he added that Kanye felt more out of place in restaurant than he did. According to Sam, Kanye ordered two chocolate fondant cakes and ate m like he had never eaten chocolate fondant before. Sam jokingly added that Kanye looked like a "peasant" while eating cakes. 

Sam Burgess also revealed how Kanye West wanted to make a "3D atre". Apparently, Kanye pitched idea to Apple, who turned him down. He n went and pitched idea to Samsung. sports star added that Kanye had "such a creative mind”. Sam also mentioned that Kanye kept getting e-mails from Kim Kardashian. 

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Sam Burgess added that Kanye West later played his song Four Five Seconds for Crowe and him. He said he pretended to like song and was singing along to it while being completely out of tune. rugby player mentioned that he was having fun but he also thought that Kanye was offended by his antics. Finally, Burgess called his encounter with Kanye "hilarious" and he was amused by singer's unique character. 

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[Promo from Kanye West and Sam Burgess Instagram]

23:16 IST, July 21st 2020