- French authorities are reportedly attempting to prevent Kanye West's upcoming concert in Marseille from going ahead.
- The French Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, is exploring “every possibility” to stop the June concert at the Marseille Vélodrome.
- Marseille mayor Benoît Payan supports this, saying West is “not welcome” as he refuses to let the city be a “showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism”.
- This follows the cancellation of West's three-date headline show at Wireless Festival in London earlier this month.
- The London cancellation occurred after West was denied a visa over his repeated antisemitic comments, which is also the reason for the current opposition in France.
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