Kanye West on Tuesday offered to meet members of the British Jewish community amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts.
The offer from the disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star -- now known as Ye -- came as drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo pulled out of sponsoring a festival in the British capital where West is due to headline.
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