Kanye West postpones his live performance in France as a result of doable ban on coming into the nation | Culture | EUROtoday

The American rapper Kanye West has determined to postpone the live performance he was going to supply in France, within the metropolis of Marseille on June 11, as a result of doable ban on entry into the nation as a consequence of his anti-Semitic statements. “After much reflection, I have decided to postpone my concert in Marseille, France, until further notice,” the artist, now generally known as Ye, wrote on his X profile on Tuesday night time.

The live performance was going to be held on the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille as a part of his 2026 tour, with which he has returned to music. “I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to amend my mistakes. I take full responsibility for what is due to me, but I don’t want to involve my fans in this. My fans are everything to me. I look forward to the next concerts! See you on the top of the world,” he added within the publication.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez introduced on Tuesday that he was finding out authorized avenues to ban West’s live performance as a consequence of his anti-Semitic statements. And the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, had expressed initially of March his rejection of the rapper making the Mediterranean metropolis “a showcase for those who promote hatred and uninhibited Nazism.”

This got here after the artist was banned from coming into the UK shortly after being introduced because the headliner for all three nights of Wireless Festival in July. Following his hiring, a number of main sponsors withdrew from the pageant, and the occasion was subsequently cancelled. The artist of Heartless has been extensively condemned for his anti-Semitic rhetoric lately. In addition to your music Heil Hitler, He additionally used a 2025 Super Bowl advert to direct viewers to his Yeezy web site, which provided t-shirts with swastikas. West, an avowed admirer of President Donald Trump, later apologized for his anti-Semitic remarks in an advert revealed within the Wall Street Journal earlier this yr, however has not addressed the controversy once more.