Kanye West’s Shows in Putin’s Hometown Get Humiliating Update

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Kanye West’s planned performances in Russia have been canceled. The rapper, now known as Ye, was set to perform on October 10 and 11 at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg. Now, the stadium denies ever organizing the concerts and says no rental agreements were signed. “Gazprom Arena was not and is not the organizer of this event. This was handled by the Moscow-based concert agency Say Agency,” reads a statement, written in Russian, on the stadium’s…