Nick Cannon uses 'heaven' as a location to post two concerning messages on social media after receiving backlash from the black community for apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks
Nick Cannon used the location 'heaven' to post two concerning messages on social media after receiving backlash from the black community for apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks.
In the early hours of this morning, Cannon posted two messages, one on his Instagram and the other on his twitter.
The post on his Instagram, which was location tagged as 'heaven', read: 'I hurt an entire community and it pained me to my core, I thought it couldn't get any worse.
'Then I watched my own community turn on me and call me a sell-out for apologizing.
'Goodnight. Enjoy Earth.'
Social media users were concerned at the location Cannon chose and the content of the post, with one urging him to call 911 for a 'wellness check'.
Nick Cannon (left) posted cryptic messages on Instagram and Twitter (right) this morning after receiving a backlash of hate for apologizing to the Jewish community for making anti-Semitic remarks on his podcast
ViacomCBS cut ties with Nick Cannon after the actor made anti-white remarks and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories during an episode of his 'Cannon's Class' talk show on YouTube
On Twitter, using the same location, Cannon wrote: 'Y'all can have this planet. I'm out!'
The concerning social media activity comes after Cannon accused ViacomCBS of being on the 'wrong side of history' demanding full ownership of his 'Wild 'N Out' brand after he was fired for spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his podcast.
In the segment, he also accused white people of being 'evil', 'rapists' and 'true savages'.
The 39-year-old made the remarks during a June 30 episode of his talk show 'Cannon's Class' in which he interviewed former Public Enemy member Professor Griff, real name Richard Griffin, who was kicked out of the rap group in 1989 for saying Jewish people 'were responsible for the majority of the wickedness in the world'.
In the June 30 episode, Cannon sat down with former Public Enemy member Professor Griff and claimed black people are the 'true Hebrews' and spoke out about the Rothschild family and 'the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America'
Former Public Enemy member Richard 'Professor Griff' Griffin was kicked out of the rap group in 1989 after saying Jews were 'wicked' and were responsible for the majority of the wickedness in the world'
During a discussion on racial bias, Cannon - who hosts the MTV series 'Wild N' Out' and 'The Masked Singer' on Fox- said black people are the true Hebrews and that Jews have usurped their identity.
He also delved deep into anti-Semitic tropes - ranting about history 'going as deep as the Rothschilds, centralized banking, the 13 families, the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America.'
The two discussed the controversial racial ideology of the Black Hebrew Israelites - claiming that 'Semitic' people had nothing to do with being white and that the term 'anti-Semitic' is only used to 'divide' people.
'You can't be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people. When we are the same people who they want to be. That's our birthright. We are the true Hebrews,' Cannon said.
Explanation: As he encouraged more 'healthy dialogue' from experts, clergy, or spokespersons, he reiterated his intentions are to show 'that as a beautiful human species we have way more commonalities than differences'
Cannon finally apologized for his anti-Semitic remarks in a series of tweets Wednesday evening, telling fans: 'I feel ashamed' - but he failed to address calling white people 'evil, rapists and savages'.
Apologizing to the Jewish community Wednesday evening Cannon said: '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.'
He later added: '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.'
Despite the fallout, a number of celebrities have voiced their support for the TV producer on social media, including Diddy and former NBA star Dwyane Wade.
Diddy, real name Sean Combs, offered Cannon a spot at his Revolt TV network on Wednesday, inviting him to 'come home' to a 'truly black-owned' media company.
'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 in an Instagram post.
