Kanye West confronted rejection from Prague officers after a petition with hundreds of signatures demanded a possible 2025 live performance be blocked.

Kanye West was swiftly shut down by Prague’s mayor after hundreds of Czech residents signed a petition demanding the town block him from any potential efficiency over his public reward of Adolf Hitler and use of Nazi imagery.

Almost 15,000 individuals signed the petition urging Prague officers to cease West from performing within the Czech capital, citing his latest music “Heil Hitler,” merchandise that includes swastikas and his repeated glorification of Nazi crimes.

The petition argued that permitting the rapper to carry out would dishonor Holocaust victims and danger drawing extremist teams into the town.

“There is no requirement for us to hold such a concert and if we were asked to do so, we would not do it,” Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib stated, backing the general public outcry.

His deputy for tradition, Jiří Pospíšil, was much more direct.

“Prague is not a place to celebrate Nazism. We experienced the horrors of World War II firsthand, and now we should not give space to people who glorify these crimes,” He stated. “I am strongly against Kanye West performing in Prague. A person who does not hide his admiration for Hitler has no business in Prague!”

West’s conduct has already led to the cancellation of a significant Slovakian Hip-Hop competition he was set to headline earlier in 2025. Organizers at the moment are reportedly eyeing Prague because the substitute venue.

Earlier this yr, Kanye West’s Australian visa was revoked by the Department of Home Affairs resulting from his launch of the music “Heil Hitler.” The observe glorifies Nazi chief Adolf Hitler and promotes Nazism.

The visa cancellation adopted a collection of antisemitic remarks and Nazi reward made by West on social media, together with declaring himself a Nazi.

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