Ticketmaster claims organizers canceled the Montreal show of a French rapper whose lyrics have been described as anti-Semitic.
A message on the ticket seller’s website says Freeze Corleone’s Dec. 4 show has been canceled, but the company hasn’t given a reason.
Jewish organizations including B’nai Brith Canada have urged Montreal’s L’Olympia theater to cancel the show due to the rapper’s words, which have earned him criticism from human rights groups and French politicians .
The national director of the B’nai Brith Human Rights League pointed out that Freeze Corleone compared himself to Adolf Hitler and that the rapper’s lyrics include Holocaust denial.
Marvin Rotrand said Monday afternoon that the owners of the venue told him they were looking for a way to cancel the show.
Olympia management did not respond to a message from The Canadian Press.
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