Police shut down screening of Kanye West's 'New Slaves' video in Texas

A screening of Kanye West’s new video for single ‘New Slaves’ in Texas has been shut down by police who claimed fans were trespassing.

Last weekend saw buildings in cities around the world have the video projected onto them to unveil the video for the first single from his new album Yeezus, and this weekend is set to see the promo play in a selection of new locations.

But as the Houston Chronicle reports, the rapper’s plans to project the video onto the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas, have been scuppered by police who told fans that they’d be arrested for trespassing if they didn’t leave.

The Chronicle also reports that a further two screenings planned in the city didn’t take place, with one at the Central Library abandoned due to technical difficulties, and another at the Bush Memorial Hall a ‘no show’ according to fan Janet Quiora who said: “All we saw were the sprinklers come on and obnoxious people screaming Kanye threats.”