{"id":891292,"date":"2026-06-25T07:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/891292\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:35:16","slug":"councilwoman-misty-spears-accepted-free-ye-concert-tickets-before-publicly-denouncing-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/891292\/","title":{"rendered":"Councilwoman Misty Spears accepted free Ye concert tickets before publicly denouncing rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 San Antonio City Councilwoman Misty Spears<\/a> is in the hot seat after Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones publicized Spears\u2019 request for tickets to Ye\u2019s upcoming concert.<\/p>\n

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye, has sparked controversy over the last week after the San Antonio City Council learned he is expected to perform at the Alamodome on July 4.<\/p>\n

Jones initially said she supports canceling the concert<\/a>. However, she said the council does not have enough votes<\/a> to cancel the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s extremely important that we are much more thoughtful about the message that we send when we invest their time, their energy, their resources into providing somebody a platform who has years worth, years worth of hate speech and anti-Semitic rhetoric,\u201d Jones said during a press conference.<\/p>\n

Craig Berkowitch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, also spoke out against the decision to have Ye perform in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the wrong choice was made,\u201d Berkowitch said.<\/p>\n

The mayor said she only learned the concert was happening after seeing a \u201creply all\u201d email from Spears accepting three tickets to the concert.<\/p>\n

Spears\u2019 office released a statement after Jones brought to light the office\u2019s acceptance of the tickets.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncilwoman Spears initially indicated she would accept complimentary tickets for a staff member and a guest,\u201d the councilwoman\u2019s statement read in part. \u201cAt the time, she was unaware of Ye\u2019s anti-Semitic comments and hateful rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n

KSAT tried several times to schedule an interview with the councilwoman, but she was unavailable. Spears\u2019 staff said the councilwoman is on a personal trip to Israel and will not return to San Antonio until after the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncilwoman Spears\u2019 position has been clear and consistent: there is no place for antisemitism or hate speech in San Antonio,\u201d the letter from Spears\u2019 office stated.<\/p>\n

Related KSAT coverage: <\/b><\/p>\n

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