Nick Cannon has asked for ownership of his MTV & VH1 series “Wild ‘N Out,” and an apology from ViacomCBS.
Cannon posted a statement to his Facebook page on Wednesday "If I have furthered the hate speech, I wholeheartedly apologize. But now I am the one making demands. I demand full ownership of my billion dollar 'Wild 'N Out' brand that I created, and they will continue to misuse and destroy without my leadership! I demand that the hate and back door bullying cease and while we are at it, now that the truth is out, I demand the Apology!"
Truth and Reconciliation. I am deeply saddened in a moment so close to reconciliation that the powers that be, misused...
Posted by Nick Cannon on Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The performer alleges that ViacomCBS recently banned "all advertisement that supported George Floyd and Breonna Taylor who we are still seeking justice for." Cannon also claims he personally reached out to ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone "to have a conversation of reconciliation and actually apologize if I said anything that pained or hurt her or her community," and received no response.
Variety has reached out to ViacomCBS for comment on Cannon's allegations regarding advertising and Redstone.
Cannon goes on to list his achievements over the last 20 years, including executive producing and hosting Fox's "The Masked Singer."
A ViacomCBS spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that it was severing ties with Cannon after it emerged that the performer had said on his podcast that Black people are the "true Hebrews" in addition to discussing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories involving the Rothschild family.
"ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism. 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," said the company in a statement shared with Variety.
"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. We are committed to doing better in our response to incidents of anti-Semitism, racism, and bigotry. ViacomCBS will have further announcements on our efforts to combat hate of all kinds," the company said."
Variety has reached out to ViacomCBS for comment on Cannon's allegations regarding advertising and Redstone.
Cannon goes on to list his achievements over the last 20 years, including executive producing and hosting Fox's "The Masked Singer."
A ViacomCBS spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that it was severing ties with Cannon after it emerged that the performer had said on his podcast that Black people are the "true Hebrews" in addition to discussing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories involving the Rothschild family.
"ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism. 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," said the company in a statement shared with Variety.
"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. We are committed to doing better in our response to incidents of anti-Semitism, racism, and bigotry. ViacomCBS will have further announcements on our efforts to combat hate of all kinds," the company said."
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