Kanye West and his partner, Bianca Censori, have been banned by a boat company in Venice, Italy for engaging in a sex act in a water taxi. Viral photographs published last week showed Censori kneeling in front of West in the back of the boat — with West’s exposed butt clearly visible. A spokesperson for Venezia Turismo Motascafi said in a statement that West and Censori “will certainly no longer be welcome on board our company’s boats,” adding “we completely dissociate ourselves from such acts and behaviour.”
The rep noted that the boat's driver didn't know what was going on behind because he was busy navigating boat traffic at the time. Had he been aware, the spokesperson insisted, he would have “immediately disembarked and reported the transgressors to those in authority.” The company's statement went on to note that an unnamed “third person” who was also in the taxi had “obstructed the captain’s view to the stern,” thus preventing him from seeing what was going on in the back.