Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, who organises Wireless, described West's previous comments as "abhorrent" but added that he will only be performing and will not be given a platform to voice any opinions.
He said in a statement: "What Ye has said in the past about Jews and Hitler is as abhorrent to me as it is to the Jewish community.
"Ye's music is played on commercial radio stations in this country. It is available via live streams and downloads in this country without comment or vitriol from anyone and he has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country.
"He is intended to come in and perform. We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature, only to perform the songs that are currently played on the radio stations in our country and the streaming platforms in our country and listened to and enjoyed by millions."
Mr Benn went on to ask "people to reflect....and offer some forgiveness and hope to him as I have decided to do".
In his statement, he added, "I am a deeply committed anti-fascist and have been all my adult life. I lived on a kibbutz for many months in the 1970's" adding that he is "pro the Jewish state, while being equally committed to a Palestinian state".
Pepsi and Diageo pulled out of sponsoring London's Wireless Festival at the weekend - following the announcement that West would top the bill for all three nights of the event in July.
Sir Keir Starmer criticised the booking, saying it was "deeply concerning" that the 48-year-old musician was headlining the festival "despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism".
The US rapper's last UK performance was his Glastonbury headline set in 2015. In the years since, he has drawn criticism for antisemitic posts on social media, a Super Bowl advert directing people to a swastika T-shirt, and a song referencing Hitler, which saw Australia cancel his visa for the country in July.
Such statements have seen him barred from social media platforms, including X, several times.
In January, West took out a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal to apologise for his behaviour, titled: "To Those I've Hurt."
"I am not a Nazi or an antisemite," it said. "I love Jewish people."
He attributed his previous outbursts to his bipolar-1 disorder, writing: "In early 2025, I fell into a four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour that destroyed my life.
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"I lost touch with reality. Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret."
Politicians, including Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, and Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have called for the government to consider banning West from coming to the UK, as have Jewish community organisations and the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).
Last week, the Jewish Leadership Council condemned the organisers for booking Ye after a rise in attacks on Jewish people and Jewish targets.
The Conservative Party has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, urging her to ban him from coming to Britain.
As the calls for him to be banned grow, Sky News understands ministers are considering whether to allow the singer to enter the UK, while the Home Office is yet to receive his application to enter the country.
Live Nation, the co-organiser of the festival, and Ye's managers have been contacted for comment.
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Officers were called to a report of an assault outside MyBar in Charminster Road at about 3am on Monday.
A man in his 40s, from Christchurch, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dorset Police said two men, aged 37 and 46, from Bournemouth and a 34-year-old man from Poole have been arrested.
Detective Chief Inspector Nicky Jenkins said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the man who sadly died and a detailed investigation is under way to establish what happened.
"An extensive cordon has been put in place and I would like to thank the public for their understanding while vital work at the scene is carried out."
The officer added: "We know there were a number of people in the area at the time who may have witnessed what happened and we would ask them to please get in touch.
"I am also appealing to anyone who was driving in the area and has dashcam fitted to their vehicle to please check it for any relevant footage."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police.
The child, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and aged around 13, has accompanied her father to several high-profile events since late 2022.
And the pair rode in a tank together last month, sparking further speculation she is being positioned as the secretive country's future leader.
On Monday, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) director Lee Jong-seok said in a closed-door briefing at the National Assembly the girl could be considered Mr Kim's successor, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the politicians in attendance.
NIS reportedly said its assessment was based on "credible intelligence" collected by the agency.
Asked about potential protests from Mr Kim's sister Kim Yo Jong, who has long been viewed as North Korea's number two figure, the NIS director responded that she has no substantial powers, Mr Lee told a briefing.
It is the agency's strongest assessment yet on the rising political status of the teenager who it believes could extend her family's rule into a fourth generation.
In early 2024, the NIS described the child as Mr Kim's likely heir, and in February this year, the agency said it believed she was close to being designated as the nation's future leader.
Some observers disagree with the assessments, arguing North Korea's extremely male-centred society will likely not embrace a woman leader.
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They also say Mr Kim, 42, is too young to name a future leader, a development that could weaken his ruling of the country.
In a public appearance in March, the pair fired pistols during a visit to a light munitions factory.
The NIS, during Monday's briefing, said North Korean authorities appeared to have organised such events to build up her military credentials and "reduce scepticism about a woman successor", Mr Lee said.
The girl's reported name is based on an account by former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who recalled holding Mr Kim's baby daughter during a visit to Pyongyang in 2013.
North Korea, established in 1948, has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family.
Kim Jong Un inherited power upon his father Kim Jong Il's death in late 2011. Kim Jong Il took control after his father and state founder Kim Il Sung died in 1994.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the supermarket chain had acted "disgracefully" by dismissing shop assistant Walker Smith, a long-standing employee who had worked at London's Clapham Junction branch for 17 years.
Mr Smith, 54, claims he was sacked two days after confronting a shoplifter who was attempting to steal the chocolate eggs, leading to a brief struggle before the shoplifter fled.
The employee told The Guardian that after one of the bunnies broke into pieces he picked up a chunk and threw it towards shopping trolleys in frustration, not aiming it at the shoplifter.
Mr Smith said he was told off by his manager and apologised, but the issue was escalated.
Waitrose has said that reporting of Mr Smith's case, based on an interview with the newspaper, does not cover the "full facts of the situation".
Mr Smith told the publication he regretted how he acted, but had been spurred on by watching thefts at the store "every hour of every day for the last five years".
"When I got home I was punching myself and thinking: 'Why did I do that'," he said.
In a letter to Waitrose managing director Tom Denyard that Mr Philp shared on X, he called for Mr Smith to be reinstated and given a bonus "for his bravery an initiative".
He said: "Staff safety must come first.
"But dismissing a long-serving employee in these circumstances sends entirely the wrong message.
"It penalises whose who act, while offenders are left unchecked.
"Of course the police and this failing Government must do more to tackle shoplifting.
"But store staff and the public should be supported and encouraged to intervene as well.
"Otherwise, shoplifting will continue to surge unchecked."
The incident comes amid a surge in shoplifting, with latest figures showing offences rising by 5% in the year to September 2025.
Waitrose has said the "safety and security" of their workers and customers is the reason they have policies to stop actions such as those of Mr Smith.
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In a statement, Waitrose said: "We've had incidents where our partners have been hospitalised when challenging shoplifters.
"Luckily, they have always recovered, but that might not always be the case.
"There is a serious danger to life in tackling shoplifters.
"We refuse to put anyone's life at risk and that's why we have policies in place that are very clearly understood and must be strictly followed.
"As a responsible employer, we never want to be in a position where we are notifying families of a tragedy because someone tried to stop a theft.
"Nothing we sell is worth risking lives for.
"The reporting on this does not cover the full facts of the situation."
Waitrose noted that while it would not discuss Mr Smith's case specifically, it followed the "correct process", including an appeals procedure.
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