Nick Cannon apologized for the controversial remarks he made during an episode of his ‘Cannon’s Class’ talk show on YouTube on June 30.
However, he did not address calling white people savages, rapists, and evil.
He made the anti-Semitic comments during an interview with Richard ‘Professor Griff’ Griffin, who kicked out of a hip hop group in 1989 for saying Jewish people ‘were responsible for the majority of the wickedness in the world.’
“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,” Cannon said.
“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.”
He continued: “On my podcast I used words & referenced literature I assumed to be factual to uplift my community instead turned out to be hateful propaganda and stereotypical rhetoric that pained another community For this I am deeply sorry but now together we can write a new chapter of healing.”
However, the actor did not address his remarks saying white people of the past were ‘barbaric’ and ‘savages.’
After Cannon’s remarks during the episode, ViacomCBS decided to cut ties with him. But according to Fox, Cannon would still be the host of The Masked Singer show.
“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,” Fox said in a statement.
“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.”
Many celebrities have expressed their support for Cannon, including former NBA star Dwyane Wade and Sean Combs, aka Diddy.
“The only way we can change the narrative, educate, and uplift each other is if we do it together. Nick, my brother, I am here to support you fully in any way you need. What we are not going to do is turn our backs on our brothers and sisters when they challenge the system,” Combs said on Instagram.
“Come home to @REVOLTTV, which is truly BLACK OWNED! We got your back and love you and what you have done for the culture.”
Wade also took to Twitter and wrote: “We are with you, keep leading!”
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