John Legend talks to us about marching in solidarity with Chrissy Teigen and his timely series “Underground”
Just before the Women’s March took place, everyone’s-favorite-celeb Chrissy Teigen decided to join the march in Washington D.C. – with husband John Legend’s full support.
The star had originally planned to join Legend at Sundance Film Festival while he celebrated the wrap of Underground Season 2, a civil-war era WGN America series he executive produces, but decided she couldn’t miss the historic gathering of women in our nation’s capitol.
Legend fully supported his wife’s decision, and said he stayed in full contact with her while marching at a satellite event in Park City, Utah.
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“We were texting each other. She was originally going to come with me to Sundance, [but] the more she was talking to her friends and realizing what was happening in D.C., she just couldn’t miss it. She wanted to be part of history. I’m glad she was there, she was really inspired by what she saw, he told HelloGiggles.
Legend, along with fellow Underground castmembers Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge, walked the red carpet before an exclusive event on Park City’s Main Street to celebrate the upcoming release of Season 2.
Underground follows escaped slaves on their journey to freedom, and according to Legend, the show is more relevant than ever in today’s social and political climate.
“The show has always been about struggling for freedom and struggling for justice. That doesn’t change because of who the president is. It does make the show more relevant, because it makes us understand that, even when we’ve had really difficult times in America, we’ve come together and struggled for freedom, and we’ve had success. That means the folks marching today weren’t marching in vain," he said.
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Legend marched down a snowy Main Street Saturday morning among 8,000 others to demand equality for women and vulnerable communities. Underground, he said, channels the calls for justice and social change that we are hearing so loudly today.
"We can come together and struggle for justice and equality, and make sure we maintain the progress we’ve already made in this country for women, the LGBTQ community, for people of color," he said. "We don’t want those gains to be rolled back. We stood together today, in solidarity with each other. We’re going to fight for each other. We’re going to respect each other. We’re going to love each other. We’re going to hold our leaders accountable."
Underground premieres Wednesday, March 8th on WGN America.
