Update 07/20/2020 1:38pm:
Nick Cannon faced backlash after comments he made on a podcast that was perceived as anti-Semitic. The comments resulted in ViacomCBS firing him, and Cannon revealed that he faced backlash from the Black community after apologizing for the comments. Now, Cannon has taken to his own show to address the situation along with Rabbi Abraham Cooper.
In the clip shown, Cannon discusses how he made many people mad, including the Black community, after apologized for the anti-Semitic comments. Rabbi Cooper then asked Cannon was sincere with his apology, which led Cannon to ask him if he thought he was sincere. Cooper responded by saying yes. Watch above.
Update 07/15/2020 11:25pm:
After much backlash for comments made on his podcast, Nick Cannon has issued an apology to the Jewish community for remarks made that he says reinforced hurtful stereotypes. Nick wrote in his IG story:
“First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin. They reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from. The video of this interview has since been removed.
While the Jewish experience encompasses more than 5,000 years and there is so much I have yet to learn, I have had at least a minor history lesson over the past few days and to say that it is eye-opening would be a vast understatement. I want to express my gratitude to the Rabbis, community leaders and institutions who reached out to me to help enlighten me, instead of chastising me. I want to assure my Jewish friends, new and old, that this is only the beginning of my education — I am committed to deeper connections, more profound learning and strengthening the bond between our two cultures today and every day going forward.”
In related news, Nick Cannon will remain the host of the reality competition show "Masked Singer" which airs on Fox. “When we were made aware of Nick Cannon’s interview with Richard Griffin on YouTube, we immediately began a dialogue with Nick,” said the Fox network in a statement on Wednesday. “He is clear and remorseful that his words were wrong and lacked both understanding and context, and inadvertently promoted hate. This was important for us to observe. Nick has sincerely apologized, and quickly taken steps to educate himself and make amends. On that basis and given a belief that this moment calls for dialogue, we will move forward with Nick and help him advance this important conversation, broadly. Fox condemns all forms of hate directed toward any community and we will combat bigotry of any kind.”
Update 07/15/2020 9:41am:
Nick Cannon took to social media to address the comments he made on his podcast that were deemed anti-Semitic by ViacomCBS, which fired Cannon in a statement released on Tuesday (July 14).
NIck addressed the situation in a statement, which reads: "Anyone who knows me knows that I have no hate in my heart nor malice intentions. I do not condone hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric. We are living in a time when it is more important than ever to promote unity and understanding.
"The Black and Jewish communities have both faced enormous hatred, oppression persecution and prejudice for thousands of years and in many ways have and will continue to work together to overcome these obstacles.
"When you look at The Media, and other sectors in our nation’s history, African Americans and The people of the Jewish community have partnered to create some of the best, most revolutionary work we know today.
"I am an advocate for people’s voices to be heard openly, fairly and candidly. In today’s conversation about anti-racism and social justice, I think we all - including myself - must continue educating one another and embrace uncomfortable conversations - it’s the only way we ALL get better. I encourage more healthy dialogue and welcome any experts, clergy, or spokespersons to any of my platforms to hold me accountable and correct me in any statement that I’ve made that has been projected as negative. Until then, I hold myself accountable for this moment and take full responsibility because My intentions are only to show that as a beautiful human species we have way more commonalities than differences, So let’s embrace those as well as each other. We All Family!"
Update 07/14/2020 11:11pm:
Nick Cannon has been dropped from ViacomCBS following comments he made on his podcast which have been described as antisemitic. While some took Nick's comments to be directed at whites, it turns out that the remarks were taken as antisemitic after Nick put forth his theory of who the "real" Hebrews are.
Following the initial backlash, Nick issued a response to the controversy but did not apologize for his words. "Anyone who knows me knows that I have no hate in my heart nor malice intentions. I do not condone hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric," said Nick. "I encourage more healthy dialogue and welcome any experts, clergy, or spokespersons to any of my platforms to hold me accountable and correct me in any statement that I’ve made that has been projected as negative."
However, this wasn't enough for Viacom who cut ties with Cannon on Tuesday. “ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism," the company said in a statement. "We have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast ‘Cannon’s Class’ on YouTube, which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him."
Original 07/14/2020 7:22pm:
Nick Cannon recently had Professor Griff on his podcast "Cannon's Class" and a particular section of their conversation has people calling for Nick to be canceled. During the discussion, Nick Cannon was explaining his theory as to why white people on average display a lack of compassion toward people of color.
According to Nick, the white genealogy is at the core of the issue. He explained how a lack of melanin created an inferiority complex within white people which causes them to act "out of a deficiency so the only way they can act is evil." Nick also added that because of this propensity toward violence as a result of their lack of melanin, makes whites "closer to animals" and the "true savages."
Source: twitter.com
