Kanye West, Kim Kardashian latest names to visit Havana
HAVANA (AP) — Rap superstar Kanye West, his wife Kim Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family are the latest celebrities to visit Havana.
They stopped at the Museum of Rum on Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.
Cuba has seen a stream of celebrities since the declaration of detente with the U.S. in December 2014.
American reality-show star Kim Kardashian takes a selfie as she rides on a classic car next to her husband, rap superstar Kayne West and her sister Kourtney Mary Kardashian in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. West, Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana¿s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
West and the Kardashians are some of the most famous entertainment figures to visit the island, joining a small class of ultra-famous visitors that includes the Rolling Stones. President Barack Obama came in March, Chanel debuted its 2016 "cruise" line Tuesday night and the latest installment of the multibillion-dollar "Fast and Furious" action movie franchise is filming here now.
American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West and her husband, rap superstar, Kayne West ride on a classic car in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. West, Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana¿s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
American reality-show star Kim Kardashian takes a selfie as she rides on a classic car next to her husband, rap superstar Kayne West in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. West, Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana¿s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
A woman uses her cellphone to take a picture American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West, center, and her husband Kayne West as they ride on a classic car along the streets of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Rap superstar Kayne West, his wife Kim Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana¿s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around. At right is Kourtney Mary Kardashian,(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
American entrepreneur and television personality Khloe Kardashian Odom holds a child, as she prepares to enter the Havana Club Rum Museum in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Khloe and the rest of the Kardashian clan are some of the famous entertainment figures to visit the island, since the declaration of detente with the U.S. in December 2014. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West, center in white, enters the Havana Club Rum Museum in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Rap superstar Kayne West, his wife Kim Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana¿s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
