NICK Cannon’s talk show has been postponed after his ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hateful’ comments. Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury confirmed the show would not air in 2020 but would hopefully make a return next year. A statement to US Weekly read: “After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don’t reflect his true feelings and […]
NICK Cannon’s talk show has been postponed after his ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hateful’ comments.
Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury confirmed the show would not air in 2020 but would hopefully make a return next year.
A statement to US Weekly read: “After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don’t reflect his true feelings and his apology is heartfelt and sincere.
“We want to continue the healing process as he meets with leaders of the Jewish community and engages in a dialogue with our distribution partners to hear their views.
“We are standing by Nick in our hope that by fall 2021 he will be able to use his extraordinary talent and platform to entertain, enlighten and unite his audience on the ‘Nick Cannon’ talk show.”
The Wild ‘n Out host was let go from ViacomCBS on Tuesday after using offensive language during the June 30 episode of his podcast Cannon’s Class.
Nick made anti-semitic and racist comments throughout the episode, stating that black people are the “true Hebrews” and discussing anti-semitic conspiracy theories that involve the Rothschild family.
He went on to apologize for his “uninformed anti-semitic” comments and said he felt “ashamed”.
Nick made anti-semitic and racist comments throughout the episode, stating that black people are the “true Hebrews” and discussing anti-semitic conspiracy theories that involve the Rothschild family.
The 39-year-old began in a Twitter thread: “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.”
He said that his statements “reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people” and that he feels “ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from.”
He added: “The video of this interview has since been removed.”
The thread continued: “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.”
The host said that he wanted to express his gratitude “to the Rabbis, community leaders and institutions who reached out to me to help enlighten me, instead of chastising me.”
He concluded: “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.”
Nick has worked with Viacom since he starred on Nickelodeon’s All That in 1998.
He has hosted the MTV and VH1 sketch comedy show Wild ‘n Out since 2005, while he currently hosts The Masked Singer.
Nick previously served as the host of America’s Got Talent from 2009-2016.
