Coachella Organizers Blindsided By Kanye West Withdrawal: Report

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The Coachella organizers were reportedly blindsided by Kanye West's dropping out.

The organizers behind Coachella are reportedly not upset with Kanye West for backing out of his headlining gig for the festival, according to TMZ. The team understands "he's been through a lot lately, and want him to take the time to work on himself," as explained by the outlet.

However, Coachella did not have a backup ready for West and the festival's producers apparently learned about the decision through reporting in the media on Monday.

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While West has not explained his decision personally, a source close to Ye and the Kardashian recently claimed that the legendary rapper would be "going away to get help" for his mental health.

West's new Head of Media and Partnerships, Jason Lee, denied those rumors on Friday.

"Ye monitors all headlines pertaining to him and his family daily. Most all are being fed to media by 'sources close to the Kardashians,' which have been creating a false narrative that not only is untrue but further compromises his goal of creating a healthy environment for the beautiful children he shares with Kim," Lee said. "He's been focused on taking care of himself, being a present and loving father and a creative genius well before all the false headlines we've seen as recent."

West was slated to perform at Coachella on April 17 and 24.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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