Kanye West postpones show in France until further notice

Marseille's mayor said the rapper was not welcome to perform in the city due to his 'unapologetic Nazism'; Comes after he was barred from entering Britain to perform at the Wireless Festival

U.S. rapper Kanye West said on Tuesday he was postponing his ​show in Marseille, France's second-biggest city, until further notice.
The ‌48-year-old rapper, now known as Ye, wrote on X that he had made the decision "after much thought and consideration."
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Ye had ​been scheduled to perform on June 11 at the ​Orange Velodrome in Marseille.
Media reports said French Interior ⁠Minister Laurent Nunez had been seeking to block Ye ​from performing.
Marseille's mayor, Benoit Payan, said in March that ​Ye was not welcome to perform in the city.
"I refuse to let Marseille become a showcase for those who promote hatred and ​unapologetic Nazism," he said on X on March ​4.

Earlier this month, Britain refused permission for Ye to enter the country over ‌his ⁠past antisemitic comments and celebration of Nazism after he was booked to headline London's Wireless Festival in July.
Ye was barred from Australia last July after releasing "Heil Hitler", a ​song promoting ​Nazism. He also ⁠advertised a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website.
In January, Ye took out ​a full‑page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal to ​apologize ⁠for his behavior, which he attributed to an undiagnosed brain injury and untreated bipolar disorder, and renounced past expressions ⁠of ​admiration for Adolf Hitler.
The rapper ​has performed in the U.S. and Mexico City this year.
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