UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival | News

LONDON (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.

It came after government officials condemned Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks.

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