Rapper Tyler, The Creator claims he has been banned from entering the UK.
Tyler, The Creator says he is not allowed to enter the UK for “three to five years” because of lyrics he wrote in 2009.
The rapper tweeted: “That is why the shows were cancelled.”
Tyler, The Creator, 24, had been due to play the Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend.
He previously said he had been forced to cancel four gigs because of unspecified “circumstances”.
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A Home Office spokesperson said: “Coming to the UK is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values.
“The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.”
Tyler, The Creator has always attracted controversy.
Protesters regularly try to stop his gigs because they say some of his lyrics are homophobic and offensive.
The rapper’s manager Christian Clancy said: “Tyler has been banned from entering the UK for somewhere between three to five years per a letter from the secretary of state for the home department of the United Kingdom.
“The letter specifically cites lyrics he wrote six to seven years ago for his albums Bastard and Goblin – the type of lyrics he hasn’t written since…”
Tyler, The Creator has had other problems touring in 2015.
In July he tweeted to say that a campaign group in Australia had successfully stopped him from performing.
However, his own company denied that he had been banned from entering the country and said the visa application was still open.
Two people are dead after a drunk driver crashed through barricades set up for the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas police says.
A man and a woman died and many others were injured on the crowded street in Austin.
The driver is thought to have been trying to escape from the police when the collision happened.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said he had now been taken into custody after officers shocked him with a stun gun.
The driver will face two counts of capital murder over the crash, which took place about 12.30 a.m. local time on Thursday.
Art Acevedo confirmed the two people who died had been on a moped. Further details about the pair have yet to be released.
Many of the 23 who have been hurt were thought to have been leaving a club where a concert had been held. Five of the injured are said to be in a critical condition.
Two people are dead after a drunk driver crashed through barricades set up for the SXSW festival in Austin
The police chief said the man also hit a cab before jumping out of his car and trying to escape on foot.
Images of ambulances and fire engines and people being treating at the scene were shared on social media.
Police confirmed the news on Twitter and also appealed for people who had been in the area at the time to come forward.
“If you witnessed the incident that took place at 9th and Red River please make sure you talk with an officer on the scene. #SXSW,” they wrote.
The collision happened outside of the Mohawk venue. According to its website, Tyler the Creator was due to perform at the venue in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Tyler the Creator tweeted: “Show Isn’t Happening, Something Sad Happened. I’m Bummed.”
The venue also posted a message on the social media site, confirming the shows and events had been cancelled.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims from tonight’s tragedy. Make sure everyone you know is home safe tonight,” they added.
SXSW, which runs from March 11 to March 16, is known as one of the world’s best platforms for rising talent.
PepsiCo has decided to withdraw Mountain Dew goat commercial over criticism that it depicts racial stereotypes and makes light of violence against women.
The online Mountain Dew ad shows a battered white woman on crutches being asked to identify a suspect out of a police line-up of black men and a goat.
One blogger described the 60-second video as “arguably the most racist commercial in history”.
PepsiCo has since apologized for the ad for its Mountain Dew soft drink.
PepsiCo has decided to withdraw Mountain Dew goat racist commercial developed by Tyler the Creator
In the video, the goat threatens to beat the woman up if she identifies him to the police.
The woman eventually screams in horror and runs away.
The dialogue in the clip is a wordplay around “Dew It” – the slogan promoting Mountain Dew.
In a statement on Wednesday, PepsiCo said that it took “full responsibility” for any offence caused by commercial.
It said it had removed the ad from its online channels.
The material was developed by African-American rapper Tyler the Creator.
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