The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the UK, where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks.
Festival organisers canceled the three-day outdoor event as a result of the travel ban and said those who had bought tickets would get refunds.
Ye had been granted an electronic travel authorization which has now been withdrawn on the grounds that his presence in the U.K. would not be…
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