American rapper Kanye West, focused for anti-Semitic remarks, postpones his live performance in Marseille | EUROtoday

American rapper Kanye West, on the coronary heart of an issue for current anti-Semitic feedback, introduced on Tuesday April 15 the postponement of his live performance scheduled for June 11 in Marseille.

“After a long reflection, it is my own decision to postpone my concert in Marseille until further notice,” he wrote on X.

“I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my desire to make amends. I take full responsibility for my actions, but I don’t want my fans to find themselves in the middle of all this,” he defined in one other message, including that he was “looking forward to the next concerts.”

“Kanye West is not welcome at the Vélodrome”

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez mentioned, in keeping with his entourage, the ban on the live performance with the prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur area, Jacques Witkowski, and the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, throughout his go to to the Marseille metropolis final week.

At the start of March, the left-wing mayor declared that he needed to oppose the rapper’s coming to his metropolis. “I refuse to allow Marseille to be a showcase for those who promote hatred and uninhibited Nazism. Kanye West is not welcome at the Vélodrome, our temple of living together and of all Marseillais,” Benoît Payan declared on X.

The 48-year-old American rapper has misplaced many followers and a number of other industrial contracts lately after making anti-Semitic and racist remarks. He notably acknowledged in 2023 that he “loved the Nazis”, put a t-shirt adorned with a swastika on sale on his web site and launched a title in May 2025 known as “Heil Hitler”, banned by the primary streaming platforms.

Also often called Ye, he was banned from coming into the UK for concert events in July whereas the Netherlands stated it was not planning a ban for his concert events scheduled for early June.

With AFP