Kanye West postpones France concert after minister’s block call

“After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,” the rapper wrote on X. France’s interior minister Laurent Nunez, was seeking to block West from performing in the southern city at a concert on June 11. He wanted to do this due to West’s anti-Semitic remarks, AFP reported earlier on Tuesday.

West, 48, has been heavily criticized for making anti-Semitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Britain has blocked the US rapper, also known as Ye, from entering the country due to his outbursts. This action prompted organisers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer had called booking West “deeply concerning”. Dutch Asylum and Migration Minister Bart van den Brink said last week there were no plans as yet to bar the rapper from the Netherlands. West wrote in another X post on Tuesday that “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,” he added.

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In May 2025, the rapper released a song calledHeil Hitler, months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website. West subsequently expressed regret for his conduct, blaming it on his bipolar disorder.

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