🔥😳 FULL-BLOWN DRAMA: PIERS MORGAN CLASHES OVER KANYE WEST CONTROVERSY AS BACKLASH EXPLODES 🔥😳

Piers Morgan has had his say on the Kanye West controversy as the rapper prepares to headline Wireless Festival this summer(Image: Twitter)

Piers Morgan has had his say on the Kanye West controversy as the rapper prepares to headline Wireless Festival this summer.

The musician hasn’t performed in the UK for 11 years, since he headlined Glastonbury Festival , but the news of his Wireless slot, announced last week, instantly sparked backlash. Two of the festival’s sponsors, Pepsi and Diageo, have since withdrawn their sponsorship .

In recent years, West has shared antisemitic views on social media, including a post claiming he wanted to “death con 3” on the Jewish community. West also went on to release a track titled Heil Hitler – as well as releasing t-shirts with a swastika on, leading Shopify, which hosted his site, to pull the platform. In January, Kanye apologised for a number of anti-Semitic rants, saying he was experiencing a four month manic episode.

The musician hasn’t performed in the UK for 11 years, since he headlined Glastonbury Festival (Image: Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

The decision to book West for Wireless also prompted a response from Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He said the decision to host West at Finsbury Park was “deeply concerning” following his behaviour.

And on Monday, outspoken Piers waded into the row as Starmer was urged to ban the rapper from entering the UK.

He wrote on social media platform X (formerly Twitter): “Shouldn’t even be a debate. Kanye’s Hitler-loving, Nazi-slathering, Jew-hating bull**** should be disqualifying for appearances at any music festival.”

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, can ‘exclude’ someone from Britain if they are not considered conducive to the public good. This can include anyone who has ‘engaged in extremism or other unacceptable behaviour’, or someone who ‘if admitted to the UK the person is likely to incite public disorder’ – even if they haven’t got a criminal conviction.

The MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We cannot allow these performers to have a platform.

“And that’s why it’s absolutely right that the PM has said that that festival, the Wireless Festival, should cancel that performer.

In recent years, West has shared antisemitic views on social media(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

“But also he should not be allowed to come to our country to perform in the light of the anti-Semitic comments that he has made and recorded.”

Maskell went on to add: “I think it is clear, whether it’s in our cultural life or across society, that we should have zero tolerance for any form of antisemitism and therefore it is absolutely right that the Home Secretary takes the right considerations should an application be lodged.The Home Secretary should take appropriate steps should that occurrence happen.”

Speaking to The Telegraph, Luke Akehurst, Labour MP for North Durham,added: “It’s certainly an option we should be looking at given he’s gone from being one of the world’s most impressive artists to releasing a song called ‘Heil Hitler’.”

The main sponsors of Wireless, have cut ties with the festival following mounting backlash surrounding Kanye. On Sunday a Pepsi spokesperson confirmed to the Mirror: “Pepsi has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival.”

The festival had been officially named “Pepsi MAX presents Wireless” with the brand’s partnership with the north London festival dating back to 2015. However, the relationship is no more with Pepsi distancing themselves after West was revealed as the headliner for all three nights this July.

Following the news, the Mirror can report that another global drinks company, Diageo, behind Captain Morgan and Johnnie Walker, has also pulled out of sponsoring Wireless this year. A spokesperson said: “We have informed the organisers of our concerns and as it stands, Diageo will not sponsor the 2026 Wireless festival.”