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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain and agencies

Kanye West postpones Marseille concert as France considers blocking him from performing

Kanye West pictured at the Museum of Modern Art in 2019
Kanye West faces a possible ban from France and from performing in Marseille as the US rapper continues to be criticised for his past antisemitic remarks. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Kanye West has announced he will postpone an upcoming concert in France, just after reports emerged that France’s interior minister is seeking to block the US rapper from performing due to his antisemitic remarks.

“After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,” the rapper, legally known as Ye, wrote on X.

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