Ye's Wireless Festival Spot in Jeopardy Amid Antisemitism Backlash

0:00Pressure's building on rapper Y-Away to get yanked from headlining London's wireless festival, this July 10th to 12th. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it deeply concerning, especially amid rising anti-symmetism. Pepsi already bailed as the lead sponsor for the Finsbury Park event, which draws around 150,000 fans over three nights. Other big names like Bud Weiser and PayPal face calls to drop out too. Y-Away, the 48-year-old formerly known as Kanye West, has stirred massive backlash with anti-submitted comments, praising Hitler, dropping a track, called Heil Hitler last year, and even selling swastika shirts. Fans at a sold-out Los Angeles show Friday seemed to forgive after his January apology, blaming bipolar disorder for a manic episode that wrecked his life. But leaders like Phil Rosenberg from the British Jews board slammed the booking as the wrong move. This comes as anti-symmetism spikes in the UK, with recent arrests over torched ambulances

1:01from a Jewish service and last fall's deadly synagogue attack. In Manchester, festival organizers haven't commented yet, but with sponsors fleeing and top officials speaking out, Y-Away's spot hangs in the balance. Watch how this unfolds for hip-hop spoundries. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.