The disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star West -- now known as Ye -- is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival in London in July as part of a European comeback tour

The disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star West -- now known as Ye -- is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival in London in July as part of a European comeback tour

 Hector RETAMAL

The UK government Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from visiting the country to headline a music festival due to his past antisemitic outbursts, forcing organisers to cancel the event.

The rapper had submitted an application to travel to Britain on Monday, but it was refused on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good, the BBC cited the Home Office as saying.

Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

Tags

Recommended for you