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| Born | August 1, 1960 |
| Hometown | Roosevelt, New York (state), United States |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Spouse | Tonya Johnson (m 2017 - present) |
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Nick Cannon Claims His Past Antisemitic Remarks Helped Him Grow
- While Kanye West has deservedly been getting all of the heat for his antisemitic comments in the past year, Nick Cannon was once in the middle of his own antisemitic controversy after comments he made in 2020.
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Nick Cannon reflects on his 'growth' since 2020 antisemitic chat with Professor Griff
Nick Cannon has a better understanding of Jewish-Black relations after making antisemitic remarks in a 2020 podcast. It was a 'growth moment' for him.
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Nick Cannon wants 'counsel culture,' not cancel culture, after anti-Semitic remarks
On Tuesday's faith-focused "Soul of a Nation," Nick Cannon talks about how he's repenting rather than simply apologizing for anti-Semitic comments.
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Nick Cannon talks atonement and reconciliation after anti-Semitic comments
Nick Cannon is opening up about some bigoted comments he made last summer. In June, the multi-hyphenate entertainer's star power dimmed when he was accused of discussing conspiracy theories and making anti-Semitic comments about Jewish people on his podcast, "Cannon's Class," which featured Public Enemy rapper Richard "Professor Griff" Griffin, who was kicked out of Public Enemy for his own anti-Semitic comments in 1989. In the podcast, which was also posted on YouTube and has since been remov
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Nick Cannon Returns To Morning-Drive Radio Gig On Power 106 In Los Angeles
Controversial Nick Cannon is continuing his comeback, returning to morning hosting on radio station KPWR, better known as Power 106, a Meruelo Media outlet in Los Angeles. The Top 40/rhythmic station sidelined Cannon in July 2020 after he made anti-Semitic comments on a podcast. He will also continue on the Skyview Networks syndicated show Nick […]
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Nick Cannon rejoins 'Wild 'N Out' as host after getting fired for anti-Semitism
Nick Cannon and ViacomCBS have reconciled after the TV host apologized for anti-Semitic comments that ultimately led to his termination last year.
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Nick Cannon rehired as host of 'Wild 'N Out' after apology for anti-Semitic remarks
'Nick [Cannon] has not only apologized and taken responsibility for his comments, but he has also worked to educate himself,' said MTV in a statement.
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Rap music and anti-Semitism: how Wiley’s tweets draw on a long and ugly history
Grime artist Wiley has been dropped by his management and banned from Twitter for an extraordinary tirade of anti-Semitic posts late last week. In the heavily criticised flurry of Tweets, Wiley, real name Richard Cowie, likened Jews to the Ku Klux Klan and told them that Israel is not their country. Twitter’s perceived lateness in removing Wiley’s broadside prompted further outrage, and has led to condemnation from the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister, as well as a 48-hour boycott of the so
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My first brush with Black anti-Semitism came early. It was wrong then. It’s wrong now | Opinion
Much like anti-Black sentiment isn’t always manifested by slurs, anti-Semitism doesn’t always come with a lighted marquee. It’s subtle — shrouded in absent-minded stereotyping, unchallenged colloquialisms, tepid rebukes of inflammatory remarks like the ones recently made by DeSean Jackson and Nick Cannon or, even worse, no rebukes at all.
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Charlamagne Tha God Says Nick Cannon Was Fired Because Jews ‘Have the Power’
Radio host Charlamagne tha God said Wednesday that he believes Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS because Jewish people "have the power" in the media landscape.“Listen, Nick is my guy. I hate it had to be him, but that’s what you can do when you have the power. And if there’s one thing Jewish people have showed us, it’s they have the power,” he said during Wednesday's broadcast of the radio show The Breakfast Club. “I can’t wait until the day black people are able to fire people for saying thing
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Nick Cannon apologizes to Jewish community, keeps 'Masked Singer' hosting gig
Nick Cannon tweeted a lengthy apology to his "Jewish sisters and brothers" after a controversial interview on his podcast got him fired by ViacomCBS.
