Did John Legend from The Voice just utter the biggest insult since Adam Levine?

Good news for Adam Levine. The former Agree The coach may finally be beginning to overcome the Season 15 faux pas in which he begged viewers to vote for one of his contestants (who was too sick to sing) over another (who actually had The favoritism followed the Maroon 5 frontman until and even after he left the stage before season 16.

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During the 25th season on Monday Agree In the semifinals, coach John Legend praised performance after performance, as you’d expect. But after Team Reba McEntire’s star Asher HaVon masterfully sang Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” (listen below), the EGOT winner may have gone a step too far. After sharing that his father had sent him a text explaining that Asher ” The voice“, said Legend. “I may be a little biased toward my team, but regardless of what other factors people vote on, I believe you are the best singer in the competition.”

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Technically, Legend could be absolutely right. Personally, I prefer Nathan Chester on his team. Regardless, the show of support for Chester and teammate Bryan Olesen must have felt like a game-winning punch to the gut. Whatever their coach says during Tuesday’s semifinal results (8/7c on NBC) or next week’s finals, they — and the audience whose votes he’ll be vying for — will know he doesn’t see them as the cream of the crop.

How would you feel if you were Nathan and Bryan? Of course, Legend didn’t mean to belittle the candidates he recruited. But it had to hurt, right?

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