MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ye, the U.S. rapper previously referred to as Kanye West, was just lately stripped of an Australian visa after he launched his single “Heil Hitler,” a authorities minister mentioned on Wednesday.
Residence Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed Ye has been touring for years to Australia, the place his spouse of three years, Bianca Censori, was born. Her household reside in Melbourne.
Burke mentioned “Heil Hitler,” launched in Might, promoted Nazism. The track has been criticized as an antisemitic tribute to German dictator Adolf Hitler.
“He’s been coming to Australia for a very long time. He’s received household right here. And he’s made plenty of offensive feedback that my officers checked out once more as soon as he launched the ’Heil Hitler’ track and he not has a legitimate visa in Australia,” Burke advised Australian Broadcasting Corp.
“We now have sufficient issues on this nation already with out intentionally importing bigotry,” Burke added.
Ye’s consultant didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Wednesday.
Australia’s Migration Act units safety and character necessities for non-citizens to enter the nation.
Australia’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have seen a spate of antisemitic assaults because the struggle between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, 2023.