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Kanye West postpones France gig until further notice following UK ban

Kanye West postpones France gig until further notice following UK ban

US rapper Kanye West has announced the postponement of a forthcoming concert in Marseille, France, "until further notice". The announcement comes a week after this summer's Wireless Festival in London - which West had been scheduled to headline - was cancelled following the UK government's decision to block him from entering the country. French media reported that Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was looking to ban the 11 June gig. An unnamed source, said to be close to Nunez, was cited as telling the AFP news agency that the minister was "highly determined" to ban the event. For the last several years, West has caused outrage for a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments. "After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice," West, now known as Ye, said in a post on X. In a follow-up statement, the rapper said: "I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends. "I take full responsibility for what's mine but I don't want to put my fans in the middle of it. "My fans are everything to me. Looking forward to the next shows." The rapper has been seeking a return to mainstr

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