Kanye West might be trying to make amends for his past actions. The rapper is partnering with Guy Beser and Blue Stone Productions to perform in Georgia. That will come as a shock to many given that Guy was the apparent founder of Live Nation Israel.
Kanye has gotten tons of backlash for his antisemitic rants online, including praising Adolf Hitler. He took out a page in the Wall Street Journal in January to apologize for his past comments. Evidently, there is a strong demand to see the rapper in concert.
The rapper is trying to put his controversial comments behind him
It appears Kanye is taking another step towards patching things up with the Jewish community. According to Rolling Stone, Live Nation Israel is producing the upcoming concert. However, Live Nation says that’s all being done by Guy’s independent production company, Blue Stone. Live Nation has partnered with his company in the past.
This is a shocking revelation, given what Kanye has said about Jewish people before. In addition to his praise for the Nazi leader, he also promoted Holocaust denial. In April, he said he takes “full responsibility” for all of that.
Among the things he’s done in the aftermath of his online rants was visiting a Jewish Human Rights Center. Comedian Dave Chappelle even invited him onstage to welcome him back into the fold. Many Jewish celebrities aren’t prepared to forgive or forget what he said online, however. Comedians Seth Rogan and Jon Stewart have both said they are not ready to let this one go.
While Kanye has seen several of his concerts canceled this year because of his rant, this one promises to be big. An estimated 70,000 tickets were sold within a day for his concert in Georgia. It will take place at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. His New Delhi show this month was recently cancelled due to security concerns.
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