US rapper Kanye West has announced he is postponing his show in Marseille, France’s second-biggest city, until further notice.<\/p>\n
The 48-year-old rapper, also known as Ye, wrote on X that he had made the decision “after much thought and consideration.”<\/p>\n
The rapper had been scheduled to perform on June 11 at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
“My fans are everything to me. Looking forward to the next shows. See you at the top of the globe.”<\/p>\n
Kanye West blocked from entering UK to headline music festival<\/a><\/p>\n The British government’s decision forces London’s Wireless festival to cancel the event.<\/p>\n Media reports said French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez had been seeking to block West from performing.<\/p>\n Marseille’s mayor, Benoit Payan, said in March that West was not welcome to perform in the city.<\/p>\n “I refuse to let Marseille become a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism,” he said on X on March 4.<\/p>\n