Ye Faces Backlash for Wireless Festival Headlining

0:00On April 5th, pressure is ramping up on Kanye West, now known as YA Way, to get yanked from headlining London's wireless festival, July 10th to 12th. Pepsi just bailed as the lead sponsor, and now Budweiser and PayPal face calls to drop out too. The event at Finsbury Park expects around 150,000 fans over three nights. YAW has been in hot water for years with anti-submitted comments, praising Hitler, dropping a track called Hyle Hitler last year, and even selling swastika, shirts. Back in January, the 48-year-old rapper apologized in a big ad, blaming a manic episode from his bipolar disorder that wrecked his life. UK Prime Minister Kierstarmer slammed the booking as deeply troubling, stressing that anti-semitism has no place, and everyone must keep Britain safe. For Jewish folks, Jewish leaders like Phil Rosenberg called it the wrong move entirely. Meanwhile, fans at YAW sold out Elacia last Friday seemed cool with his music, despite

1:01the drama, forgiving after that apology. This comes amid rising anti-semitism in the UK, like two men and a 17-year-old boy charged Saturday for torching four ambulances from a Jewish. Service in Northwest London, plus a deadly synagogue attack in Manchester last October, festival organizers haven't commented yet, but with sponsors fleeing and top officials speaking out, YAW's spot hangs in the balance. Stay tuned as this unfolds. That's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.