Why did he make this mysterious trip to Russia?
While Western artists have avoided traveling to Russia as much as possible since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Kanye West aka Ye, known for his repeated escapades in the United States, did not hesitate to fly to Moscow last weekend.
The Tass news agency quoted Russian producer Iana Roudkovskaya as saying, "Kanye West is in Moscow! It is great news, he is in the heart of the capital," she enthused. A video was also posted on Telegram showing the star on the rooftop of a famous shopping mall, GOUM, gazing over Red Square.
According to Russian media personality Ksenia Sobtchak, the famous rapper is visiting the capital to "celebrate the 40th birthday of his friend Gosha Rubchinskiy," a trendy Russian fashion designer. Despite the hot weather, about a hundred fans lined up outside the Four Seasons hotel to meet their idol.
In the past, Ye has not shied away from his admiration for Vladimir Putin and caused a scandal by praising the dictator Adolf Hitler. A pariah in show business: this is how the artist is seen in his own country, where he has made numerous anti-Semitic statements.
(FVDV and AsD for Tagtik/Picture : American rapper Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian pose together at the red carpet of the Met Gala in 2019 by Cosmopolitan UK via Wikicommons under license Creative commons CC-BY-3.0)
