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

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 the 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 their conversation. 

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Kanye West apparently called Sam Burgess 'poor' 

According to Sam Burgess, the weird incident took place a few years ago in a restaurant in London. Sam Burgess and Russell Crowe were having dinner together when Kanye West showed up and asked if he could join them. Sam Burgess added that he initially could not believe that he was sitting next to Kanye West. 

The rugby player then stated that Kanye West started showing them some new Yeezy products that he had designed. The rapper had just been to the 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 clothes for poor people" just like Sam Burgess. 

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In the 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 the restaurant than he did. According to Sam, Kanye ordered two chocolate fondant cakes and ate them like he had never eaten chocolate fondant before. Sam jokingly added that Kanye looked like a "peasant" while eating the cakes. 

Sam Burgess also revealed how Kanye West wanted to make a "3D theatre". Apparently, Kanye pitched the idea to Apple, who turned him down. He then went and pitched the idea to Samsung. The 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 the song and was singing along to it while being completely out of tune. The 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 the singer's unique character. 

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[Promo from Kanye West and Sam Burgess Instagram]