French mayor protests Kanye West
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French mayor protests Kanye West concert in Marseille

Kanye West's concert in Marseille on June 11 will be his first in Europe in twelve years, but according to the city's mayor, Benoît Payan, the American rapper is not welcome.

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"I refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for advocates of hatred and shameless Nazism," the mayor wrote on X.

Kanye West, who now calls himself Ye, released the song "Heil Hitler" last year and has also sold shirts bearing swastikas.

In January of this year, he renounced the anti-Semitism he had spread. In an ad in the Wall Street Journal, West explained that he had lost touch with reality due to his bipolar disorder.

The organizers in Marseille say they have an agreement to ensure that French law is respected during the concert.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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