Nick Cannon Fired By ViacomCBS For Anti-Semitic Statement
Nick Cannon has been fired by ViacomCBS after he refused to apologize for the anti-Semitic comments he made during his podcast - Cannon’s Class. Nick Cannon made the comments while interviewing a former group member of Public Enemy; Professor Griff on a June episode of the show. Griff was dismissed from the rap group as a result of a 1989 interview. In the interview, he blamed Jewish people for "the majority of wickedness that goes on across the globe." "The Semitic people are Black people"; Nick Cannon said on the Podcast. "You can’t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people," Cannon continued. "When we are the same people they want to be. That’s our birthright.” Cannon also added that Black people were "the true Hebrews." Nick Cannon had a long working relationship with media frontiers ViacomCBS. He hosted programs […]
