BACKLASH: More than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on organisers of the Pan AM Games to drop Kanye West from performing at its closing ceremony [GETTY]
More than 50,000 people have signed the online petition to stop Kayne West – Kim Kardashian's better half – from ending the event.
The games – which take place every four years – have been running since July 10 and will end on July 26.
The College Dropout star's appearance has also been slammed by a Canadian politician.
Mark Daye, deputy leader to the Ontario Green Party, tweeted: "Really? This is quite a new low. Why anyone would want to see this obnoxious no talent a****** is beyond me."
The "Don't have Kayne West headlining the closing ceremony for the Toronto Pan America Games" urges the organisers of the Toronto games to "reconsider" its decision.
PETITION: Kanye West performing at this year's Glastonbury Festival [GETTY] 
HEADLINER: Kanye West's Glasonbury set drew more than 150,000 signatures against it [GETTY] The petition reads: "The Toronto Pan Am games have proven to be very important for Torontonians this year and have triggered a unified sense of pride in our city.“Why anyone would want to see this obnoxious no talent a****** is beyond me.”Mark Daye, deputy leader to the Ontario Green Party
"It would only be just to ask a proud Torontonian (or even a Canadian for that matter) in the music industry to perform, such as Drake, Walk Off The Earth, Feist, Metric, Shania Twain, deadmau5, Crystal Castles, Zeds Dead, The Weeknd, Peaches, K'naan, and many many more! The options for Toronto artists are far from limited and choosing someone like Kanye West raises several concerns among the people.
"Why was a local artist or group not chosen and supported, just as our local athletes are throughout the games?"
Co-organiser Emily Eavis even received death threats over his booking.
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