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French officials publicly announced plans to block the artist amid ongoing backlash to his past antisemitic comments<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tKanye West<\/a> has announced that he is postponing his concert in Marseille, France<\/a>, which was scheduled to take place on June 11 at the V\u00e9lodrome stadium. The rapper, who now goes by Ye, faces a potential ban in the country amid ongoing backlash over his past antisemitic outbursts.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAfter much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,\u201d wrote<\/a> Ye on X Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \n\tFrench authorities had grown increasingly vocal in their opposition to Ye performing at the venue. According to French newspaper\u00a0Le Monde<\/a><\/em>, officials were reportedly weighing whether his prior remarks \u201crisk constituting a criminal offense and if public order is threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLast month, Marseille Mayor Beno\u00eet Payan made it clear that Ye was not welcome to the city. \u201cI refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism,\u201d Payan wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cKanye West is not welcome at the V\u00e9lodrome, our temple of living together and of all Marseillais.\u201d<\/p>\n