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David Schwimmer Says Kanye West Hasn’t Properly Apologized, Thanks Wireless Festival Sponsors for Pulling Out: ‘I Believe in Forgiveness, but It Takes Much More Than This’
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David Schwimmer Says Kanye West Hasn’t Properly Apologized, Thanks Wireless Festival Sponsors for Pulling Out: ‘I Believe in Forgiveness, but It Takes Much More Than This’

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Actor David Schwimmer took to social media Monday to thank several corporate sponsors who have pulled their support from the U.K.’s Wireless Festival, where Ye, formerly Kanye West, is set to headline for three nights in June. He is asking the remaining sponsors to do the same, insisting that the hip-hop superstar still has not […]

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Apr 6, 2026 7:06pm PT David Schwimmer Says Kanye West Hasn’t Properly Apologized, Thanks Wireless Festival Sponsors for Pulling Out: ‘I Believe in Forgiveness, but It Takes Much More Than This’ By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest Two More Sponsors Pull Back From Kanye West-Headlining Wireless Festival in U.K. 12 hours ago Mitski Brings Mania and Serenity to a Momentous Residency at Hollywood High School: Concert Review 1 day ago Hollywood High Forever: Mitski’s Residency Shines a Fresh Light on the Famed School’s Rich Show-Biz History 2 days ago See All Actor David Schwimmer took to social media Monday to thank several corporate sponsors who have pulled their support from the U.K.’s Wireless Festival, where Ye, formerly Kanye West , is set to headline for three nights in June. He is asking the remaining sponsors to do the same, insisting that the hip-hop superstar still has not offered a convincing apology for several years’ worth of antisemitic statements. “It’s great to see companies with moral clarity,” Schwimmer wrote of Pepsi, PayPal and Diageo, three sponsors that have moved to sever ties with Wireless over Ye’s booking. (He did not specifically mention a fourth sponsor that also split from the festival Monday, Rockstar Energy Drinks.) “Unlike Wireless and Festival Republic, they decided not to platform an artist who became one of the most recognizable hate-mongering bigots in the world…” Related Stories 'Apex' Trailer: Charlize Theron Is Hunted Down by Taron Egerton in Netflix's Wilderness Thriller
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