The American rapper, Kanye West, has denied the entrance to Australia by a song that glorifies the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler.
This was revealed by Australia Interior Minister Tony Burke, in an interview with the Australian broadcast corporation, stating that his department had canceled West's valid visa after the song Heil Hitler was released in early May.
West's song has been widely condemned and has been banned on most platforms.
“If someone argued that anti -Semitism was rational, would not let them come here.
“[West] He has come to Australia for a long time … and has made many offensive comments.
“But my officials looked again once he released Heil Hitler's song, and no longer has a valid visa in Australia,” Burke said, while mentioning West's case.
Burke said that visa requests would be reassess every time they are carried out, in accordance with Australian law.
But when asked if any prohibition of visa in West would be sustainable, Burke said: “I think what is not sustainable is to import hate … We already have enough problems in this country regardless of consolation deliberately.”
It is not the first time that Australia denies the entrance to Kanye West. In 2023, Australia's Minister of Education, Jason Clare, had also condemned West's “horrible” comments on Hitler and Holocaust, and suggested that he could be denied entry.
Amid the current reaction, Heil Hitler resorted to millions of views within a day of its launch in May.
The song is part of the new WW3 album by Grammy's winning artist, which also contains other clues with controversial lyrics.
Heil Hitler's music video, released on May 8, shows a group of men with animal skins and singing the song title. It has been prohibited on transmission platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
The rapper, also known as Ye, identifies as a Nazi and is known for his anti -Semitic comments.
He is married to the Australian designer Bianca Censori.
It is not clear if West has been permanently prohibited from Australia.
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