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Thousands sign petition opposing Kanye West’s headline slot at Slovak music festival

A growing backlash is mounting in Bratislava after the announcement that controversial rapper Kanye West - now legally known as Ye - is set to headline the Slovakian capital's upcoming Rubicon festival.

A petition urging the mayor to cancel his appearance describes the booking as “an insult to historic memory, a glorification of wartime violence and debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime”.

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