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Festival Republic boss defends booking Ye for Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is due to take place in London from 10-12 July, with Ye (formerly Kanye West) booked to headline all three nights – following a similar single-headliner tactic with Drake last year. Will it take place, though? Ye’s recent history of anti-semitic statements and pro-Nazi stunts h
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Jewish groups respond to Kanye West’s offer to meet – but say he still shouldn’t play Wireless
The Campaign Against Antisemitism said that they will “be organising a mass demonstration outside the Festival” if the gigs go ahead, and wrote that “organisers should be ashamed of themselves” The post Jewish groups respond to Kanye West’s offer to meet – but say he still shouldn’t play Wireless ap
Jonah Hill looks back on “bizarre” time Kanye West said ’21 Jump Street’ made him “like Jewish people again”, saying “the hate stuff sucks” but “he’s the greatest artist to ever live”
His comments come following a backlash over West's booking for London’s Wireless Festival The post Jonah Hill looks back on “bizarre” time Kanye West said ’21 Jump Street’ made him “like Jewish people again”, saying “the hate stuff sucks” but “he’s the greatest artist to ever live” appeared first on
David Schwimmer hits out at Wireless for booking “hate-mongering bigot” Kanye West: “I believe in forgiveness, but it takes much more than this”
The rapper's appearance at the London festival has been condemned due to his history of anti-Semitism
Ye Responds to Criticism Regarding Wireless Festival Appearance
Politicians have condemned the move and a number of sponsors have withdrawn from the event.
Ye Responds to Critics of Wireless Festival Appearance: ‘I’ll Have To Show Change Through My Actions’
Politicians have condemned the move and a number of sponsors have withdrawn from the event.
Wireless boss Melvin Benn defends Kanye West booking: ‘We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature.’
Benn's statement comes as the fallout from the booking continues to mount. Source
Kanye West Issues Updated Apology
It comes after Wireless' organiser defended the rapper's controversial booking
Kanye West shares updated apology “to those I’ve hurt” after Wireless controversy: “I know words aren’t enough – I’ll have to show change through my actions”
It comes after Wireless' organiser defended the rapper's controversial booking
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The Migos rapper is "stable and being closely monitored," his reps tell Billboard.
Offset Hospitalized After Florida Shooting
The rapper’s spokesperson told Pitchfork that he’s “stable and being closely monitored” at the hospital
Offset Shot & Hospitalized in Florida
The Migos rapper is "stable and being closely monitored," his reps tell Billboard.
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The rapper’s spokesperson told Pitchfork that he’s “stable and being closely monitored” at the hospital
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Wireless Fest Organizer Defends Ye Headlining London Festival
The London mayor and the U.K.'s prime minister have spoken out against the decision to have West perform.
Wireless Fest Organizer Defends Ye Headlining London Festival: ‘Forgiveness & Giving People a Second Chance Are Becoming a Lost Virtue’
The London mayor and the U.K.'s prime minister have spoken out against the decision to have West perform.
Kanye West's Wireless Festival Booking Stands Amidst UK Ban Calls
“[He] has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country,” Festival Republic Managing Director Melvin Benn wrote of West