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Nick Venable

Kanye West's Controversial Festival Concerts Canceled After UK Government Bans Rapper From Country

Kanye West in "Runaway" music video.

Nobody in the world is having the exact same kind of week that Kanye West is having, which is a sentiment that could easily apply to most weeks out of the year. The rapper's attempt to rise back up to the pop culture pedestal, following his controversial antisemetic social media tirades and susbsequent attempts at apologizing, have hit a snag, as plans to have him headline the UK's Wireless Festival have been reversed.

Not only is Ye no longer headlining the two-night event amidst other European events planned for the summer, but it's officially not even happening anymore. As it turns out, though, it wasn't canceled due to all the sponsors bowing out, but because the UK government says the Yeezy founder can no longer enter the country.

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