Australia Says It Cancelled Kanye West’s Visa Over ‘Heil Hitler’ Song
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has had his Australian visa cancelled after he released “Heil Hitler”, a song promoting Nazism, the country’s home affairs minister said on Wednesday.
The U.S. rapper released the song that praised the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler across social media and music streaming platforms in May.
The song came a few months after Ye made a string of antisemitic posts on X, which included comments such as "I love Hitler" and "I'm a Nazi".
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said that while previous offensive comments made by Ye had not affected his visa status, officials reviewed it again after the song’s release.
"It was a lower level (visa), and the officials still looked at the law and said, 'You're going to have a song and promote that sort of Nazism; we...
