I know Kanye and it was right to ban him - I can't listen to his music any more

He savaged black people, belittling 400 years of slavery as a choice. As part of his fall from grace, he mocked Beyonce and Jay Z's kids.

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before attention-seeking Kanye West came after the Jews.

He denied the Holocaust, praised Hitler and produced a flash sale of Swastika merchandise during the Super Bowl.

It was only a matter of time before his sponsors dried up, and presumably his funds would have taken a nose-dive.

So why the apology now? Over the years, US stars have been desperate to come to England and perform here where their buck can go a lot further.

Kanye was said to have lost a £10million pay day when his contract with Wireless was cancelled, so people will of course question the sincerity of his apology, when it seemed all hope was lost.

When did Kanye’s descent began?

In showbiz terms, at least, look to the shocking moment when he hijacked Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, interrupting her to say Beyonce should have been the winner. I was in the room that night in New York and witnessed firsthand the aftermath.

I interviewed a shaken Taylor – just 19 years old - backstage after Kanye had been responsible for one of the most cringeworthy moments in TV history.

I should have known something was up as he walked the red carpet, swigging from a neat bottle of alcohol with an arm wrapped around his then-girlfriend, Amber Rose.

This was the beginning of the end of the nice-boy persona Kanye had been famed for when he burst onto the scene a few years earlier. Nursing a broken heart from the sudden death of his mother, Donda, a devastated Kanye would never be quite the same as he spiralled into a deep depression.

While on a visit to London for an exclusive movie premiere at BAFTA, I had the opportunity to quiz Kanye when he encouraged the audience to ask him anything. When I asked how things were with Taylor after the MTV awards incident, Kanye snapped back that he had reached out to Taylor and she had not returned his calls, before muttering, "f---ing journalists." Moments after berating me, he happily posed for a picture, leaving us all baffled.

In Cannes, I was delighted when he invited me to join him for ice cream on the Croisette. We were there most years, enjoying yacht parties and premieres that were all part of the fun at the Cannes Film Festival. We were enjoying some friendly conversation, but as soon as our talented photographer took our photo, he shot off like lightning, leaving me feeling as cold as ice.

Last year, at the Grammys, Kanye once again courted controversy when his wife, Bianca Censor, arrived on the red carpet in an almost entirely see-through “nude” dress.

Armed with this back catalogue of events, who knows what he might have said on the microphone when under the glare of the world's scrutiny at Wireless if the festival had gone ahead?

Axing Kanye was the right choice.

Hate breeds hate. The idea of one minority group coming after another is senseless.

Let’s hope Kanye gets the memo that we are tired of his deranged behaviour.

His real power came from making great music.

He has got a long way to go to make amends, and only time will tell if his message will turn from one of hate to positivity in the long run.

Until then, when I hear the tunes I used to love so much – like Stronger and All of the Lights – I am just reminded of his nonsense.

Kanye’s genius has been overshadowed by his rants.

I can’t bring myself to listen to him any more.