US rapper Kanye West has announced he is postponing his show in Marseille, France’s second-biggest city, until further notice.
The 48-year-old rapper, also known as Ye, wrote on X that he had made the decision “after much thought and consideration.”
The rapper had been scheduled to perform on June 11 at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille.
West later added to his statement on X: “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. See you at the top of the globe.”
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Media reports said French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez had been seeking to block West from performing.
Marseille’s mayor, Benoit Payan, said in March that West 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 West 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.
The musician 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, West took out a full‑page advert in the Wall Street Journal to apologise for his behaviour, 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 US and Mexico City this year.
Reuters