Kanye West could be banned from entering Australia to meet his new wife’s family over comments praising Hitler, the minister warns: “We’ve turned people down for that in the past.”
- Minister suggested Ye could be banned from Australia
- Rapper plans to visit new wife’s family in Melbourne
- Comments about Adolf Hitler could result in his visa being rejected
Kanye West could potentially be banned from entering Australia for anti-Semitic remarks.
The rapper, known as Ye, is reportedly planning a visit to Melbourne in the coming days to meet the family of his reported new wife, designer Bianca Censori.
Ye was widely criticized last year for praising Adolf Hitler during an interview with American far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The rapper, known as Ye, is reportedly planning a visit to Melbourne in the coming days to meet the family of his reported new wife, designer Bianca Censori (pictured).
Education Minister Jason Clare hinted that his earlier comments could prevent Ye from obtaining an Australian visa.
Although Mr Clare didn’t know if the rapper had applied for a visa, he said a quick Google search revealed that he “seems to be a pretty big fan of someone who killed six million Jews in the last century”.
“People who have applied for visas to enter Australia in the past have been refused,” he told Nine’s Today on Wednesday.
“I assume that if he applies, he’ll have to go through the same process and answer the same questions as them.”
On Tuesday, opposition leader Peter Dutton said he was inclined to bar the rapper from entering Australia.
“His anti-Semitic remarks are disgraceful, his conduct and conduct is appalling, and he is not a person of good character,” Mr Dutton told 3AW.
Mr Dutton said the Immigration Secretary has the power to prevent people of bad character from coming to Australia.
“My instinct would be if I was that decision maker, I think there are better people that we could welcome,” he said.
Ye was widely criticized last year for praising Adolf Hitler during an interview with American far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones