Kanye West running for president and other stars who ventured into politics.

Kanye West announced his bid for the White House at the 2015 MTV VMAs. Taking to the stage to accept his Michael Jackson Vanguard award for his achievements in music the rapper told the audience that he would be running for president in 2020.

"I don't know what I'm fitting to lose after this. It don't matter though because it ain't about me, it's about new ideas bro people with ideas people who believe in truth," he told the star-studded crowd at the at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. "And yes, as you probably could've guessed by this moment I have decided in 2020 to run for president."

If Kim Kardashian's husband does make good on his promise, he wouldn't be the first celebrity to make a foray into the political arena. IBTimes UK rounds up other celebrities who went from entertaining fans to setting the political agenda.


By Toyin Owoseje.
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