PARIS (AP) 鈥� The rapper formerly known as postponed his upcoming show in the city of Marseille after French authorities said they would seek to ban the concert.
The decision by Ye came a week after he was , where he was scheduled to headline the in July, following a backlash over the artist鈥檚 history of antisemitic remarks.
鈥淎fter much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,鈥� Ye wrote Wednesday on the social network X. 鈥淚 know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends.”
The rapper, who changed his name in 2021, had been expected to play at Marseille’s Stade V茅lodrome on June 11.
French Interior minister Laurent Nu帽ez had pledged to explore 鈥渁ll possibilities鈥� to make sure the show would not go on as planned, according to his office.
Earlier this year, Marseille Mayor Beno卯t Payan opposed the rapper鈥檚 visit to one of France鈥檚 most multicultural cities, which has a history of immigration stretching back centuries.
鈥淚 refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unabashed Nazism,鈥� Payan said. 鈥淜anye West is not welcome at the V茅lodrome, our temple of community and home to all Marseillais.鈥�
Ye has drawn for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.
Ye released a song called 鈥淗eil Hitler鈥� and advertised a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website last year. Officials in Australia canceled the musician鈥檚 visa in July after the release of the single.
The 48-year-old apologized in January with a letter published as a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal. He said his bipolar disorder led him to fall into 鈥渁 four-month long, manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life.鈥�
Ye said in his latest message on X, 鈥淚 take full responsibility for what鈥檚 mine but I don鈥檛 want to put my fans in the middle of it. My fans are everything to me. Looking forward to the next shows. See you at the top of the globe.鈥�
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