Rapper 6ix9ine has had a $200,000 (£163,000) donation to a children’s charity rejected.

The No Kid Hungry campaign said it has a policy of rejecting funding from donors who do not fit with its values.

The rapper, who was recently in prison for crimes he carried out as part of a violent gang before making a successful comeback, called the decision “cruel”.

The Brooklyn rapper had evaded jail time on previous charges, including child sex offences in 2015.