Musickanye West is barred from entering Australia after controversial music

Kanye West You can no longer step in Australia. The Minister of Internal Affairs in the country, Tony Burkeconfirmed that the rapper’s visa, now legally known as YEor YE Yewas canceled after the release of its controversial track “Heil Hitler”released in May, on the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II.

In an interview with the program AFTEROON BRIEFINGfrom the ABC Australian, Burke said the case of Kanye It was one of the few in which the prohibition of entry involved not only the intention to make public speeches: “The only exception I remember was Kanye West. He was barred even without this direct goal, ”he said.

According to the minister, the artist’s offensive comments history returned to the authorities’ table after the release of the new song. “What is not sustainable is to import hatred,” he said.

Even the lowest level visa requires a character evaluation. When my officers analyzed this case, the visa was canceled.

Kanyewhich has family ties with Australia – his wife, Bianca CensoriIt is from Melbourne -, he had been visiting the country for years. But recent statements and actions have exceeded the limit, including the sale of t -shirts with swastikas on their website Yeezytext messages with Nazi greetings to former Jewish employees and openly anti-Semitic comments in interviews.

The Australian decision follows a growing international movement of repudiation. In Slovakia, a petition calls for the cancellation of his show on Rubicon Festivalstating that his presence “glorifies a dark period of history and disrespects the victims of the Nazi regime.”

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