Kanye West

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Kanye West is an American rapper whose scheduled concerts in Saint Petersburg, Russia, were cancelled, leading to legal scrutiny and multiple consumer protection lawsuits filed against the event organizers. Russian authorities investigated potential fraud in ticket sales, but no criminal charges were pursued, and the organizers were not found to have committed a crime. Despite the cancellation, some ticket buyers received refunds, and there were reports of challenges in returning service fees, with legal experts advising affected fans to pursue claims through the courts.

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FC Zenith has been drawn into a lawsuit for the return of money for tickets to a Kanye West concert — Коммерсантъ
FC Zenith is drawn into a lawsuit for return of money for Kanye West concert — Вести
A claim for the return of nearly 160 thousand rubles for West concert tickets was filed with the court, TASS reported in Moscow City Court. — ТАСС (Telegram)
American rapper Flo Rida will perform in Moscow on August 28, 2027. — Первый Московский
Friends of Kanye West designed the scandalous Krid clothing with the print "Come and Look" — РИАМО
Shot: The creators of the scandalous long-sleeve shirt from the Krid clip turned out to be West's friends — Вечерняя Москва
Kudryavtseva complained that she cannot return tickets for the canceled Kanye West concert — Москва 24
After the cancellation of Kanye West's concert, 15 lawsuits were filed in St. Petersburg courts - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they refused to file a criminal case for fraud due to the Kanye West concert — Фонтанка
St. Petersburg courts flooded with AI lawsuits — traces of neural networks found in nearly 70% of checked claims. The scale of the phenomenon... — Baza
In St. Petersburg, lawsuits from ticket buyers for Kanye West concerts are multiplying. There are already 23. — Фонтанка
Service fee for Kanye West concerts may return ticket operator - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
For refund of service fee to Kanye West fans, advised to go to court - SPb Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Not Ye, so Basta? Winner of the ticket prank considers the replacement unequal — Фонтанка
Main things for the day — Бумага
Zenit gave winner of Westside tickets tickets to 'Hands Up!', Basty and Vanya Dmitrienko — Дождь (Telegram)
Zenit concludes the ticket giveaway for Kanye West — Бумага
Vanya instead of Kanye. "Zenit" decided what will happen with tickets to the American's non-existent concert — Фонтанка
In actions of concert organizer Kanye West no signs of fraud found - SPb Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Organizers of Kanye West's unheld concerts claim the prosecutor's office found no fraud in their actions — Meduza