Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera took to social media on Wednesday to fight back against criticism of the inclusion of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s “DAU” in this year’s

The rapper has seen numerous tour dates cancelled following controversy over his previous antisemitic remarks

Artist also known as Ye, who has attracted controversy in recent years over antisemitic outbursts, to perform two shows in OctoberYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, will perform two shows in

The musician would be the first major Western artist to play Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.

It follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.