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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sammy Gecsoyler and Rachel Hall

Wireless festival promoter stands by decision to have Kanye West perform

Kanye West at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills
Kanye West’s planned appearance at the Wireless festival has been condemned by MPs and Jewish organisations. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The promoter of Wireless festival has stood by the decision to have Kanye West perform at the event, despite an outcry over the rapper’s antisemitic behaviour and calls to cancel his appearance.

West, who is legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler, a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website.

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