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\n\tUncertainty is mounting over whether Kanye West<\/a> will take the stage in France this summer, as officials signal that his planned performance could be blocked amid ongoing backlash<\/a> to his past antisemitic remarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tWest, who now goes by Ye, is currently scheduled to perform on June 11 at the V\u00e9lodrome stadium in Marseille, France. However, local French officials have publicly announced their intent to block the rap star from taking the stage.<\/p>\n \n\tFrench authorities have grown increasingly vocal in their opposition of Ye taking the stage at the hallowed venue, with Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez confirming that a June concert in Marseille is under review. <\/p>\n \n\tAccording to French newspaper Le Monde<\/a><\/em>, officials are reportedly weighing whether West\u2019s prior statements \u201crisk constituting a criminal offense and if public order is threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA rep for West did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tNu\u00f1ez has met with regional officials, including the prefect of the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, Jacques Witkowski, and Marseille Mayor Beno\u00eet Payan, to discuss possible action.<\/p>\n \n\tPayan has been particularly outspoken<\/a>, stating: \u201cI refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism,\u201d Payan wrote on X. \u201cKanye West is not welcome at the V\u00e9lodrome, our temple of living together and of all Marseillais.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHis remarks reflect a broader sentiment among local leaders, many of whom believe West\u2019s public apology for his past comments has done little to repair trust. Though the rapper issued a widely circulated apology<\/a>, it has, by many accounts, fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n \n\tThe controversy extends beyond France. West was recently barred from headlining Wireless Festival after filing a travel application with the U.K. Home Office that was denied.<\/p>\n \n\tFestival organizers confirmed the fallout, stating: \u201cAs a result of the Home Office banning Ye from entering the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel. All ticket holders will receive an automatic full refund.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPrior to the denial of his travel application, news of Ye\u2019s performance at the Wireless Festival led Pepsi and Diageo to pull their sponsorship of the event after West was announced as the Wireless Festival\u2019s headliner.<\/p>\n