He was scheduled to carry out on the two-weekend occasion later this month.
Kanye West has pulled out of his headlining set at Coachella this yr, a supply confirmed to Billboard.
TMZ was the primary to report the information. Reps for West and Coachella haven't but responded to The Hollywood Reporter’s and Billboard‘s requests for remark.
West’s Coachella look this yr was already shrouded in controversy. A Change.org petition known as for the Yeezy trend mogul’s removing from the pageant lineup in gentle of his public conduct towards ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend, Pete Davidson. The petition has since garnered greater than 49,000 signatures and counting.
“We have now watched Kanye harass, manipulate and harm Kim, Pete, and others for over a yr now,” the petition reads. “Nobody appears to need to stand as much as him, and those that do, he places underneath fireplace as properly. Most lately, he has been threatening precise bodily hurt on others. That is ridiculous that he's allowed to freely do that. Coachella (together with different model names which are nonetheless working with him) ought to be ashamed of themselves and shouldn't be giving him any extra of a platform.”
West didn't problem a press release concerning the petition, however threatened to drag out of Coachella if fellow headliner Billie Eilish didn't apologize to Travis Scott — whom he deliberate to carry out on stage throughout his set. The “Hurricane” rapper had alleged Eilish “dissed” the Scott in a since-deleted submit to his Instagram on Feb. 10. The pop star, based on live performance footage that reveals her serving to out a fan in want of an inhaler, mentioned, “I watch for the individuals to be OK earlier than I maintain going.” West perceived that to be a diss to Scott in gentle of the Astroworld Pageant tragedy, the place 10 individuals died.
“Come on Billie we love you,” Ye wrote in all-caps on the time. “Please apologize to Trav and to the households of the individuals who misplaced their lives. Nobody meant this to occur. Trav didn’t have any thought of what was occurring when he was on stage and was very harm by what occurred, and sure Trav will likely be with me at Coachella however now I want Billie to apologize earlier than I carry out.”
Eilish later responded to Ye within the feedback of his submit. She wrote, “Actually by no means mentioned a factor about Travis. Was simply serving to a fan.”
Coachella is ready to happen April 15-17 and April 22-24.
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.