April 7, 2026, 2:47 p.mApril 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m
Scandal rapper Kanye West is not allowed to enter Great Britain. His application for entry was refused by the government, according to the British Home Office BBC explained. The justification is that his presence would not promote the common good.
Kanye West is not allowed to travel to the UK.Image: keystone
Kanye West was due to perform at the Wireless Festival (July 10-12) at Finsbury Park this summer. Following the announcement, there were calls for an entry ban in Great Britain, including from the activist group Campaign Against Anti-Semitism. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the plan as “deeply worrying”. Sponsors had withdrawn from the festival.
The 48-year-old rapper, who now goes by the name Ye and performed in Los Angeles last week, released a song called “Heil Hitler” last year. At the beginning of 2026 he asked for an apology in the “Wall Street Journal”. “I am neither a Nazi nor an anti-Semite,” wrote Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband, attributing his previous statements to bipolar disorder. (dab/sda/dpa)