Nick Cannon Demands Viacom of "Full Ownership" of Wild'N Out; Viacom made "an example of an outspoken black man."
Nick Cannon expressed a call to end "the hate and back door bullying".
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Nick Cannon took to Facebook early Wednesday morning to guard himself after he was terminated by ViacomCBS for a digital broadcast scene that the organization says, "promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories."
In an extensive post, the host requested "full ownership of my billion dollar Wild ‘N Out brand that I created" and requested a conclusion to "the hate and back door bullying".
In the post, named "Truth and Reconciliation," Cannon subtleties his 20-year history as a component of the Viacom family and says he's disturbed that a second that could prompt "reconciliation" and comprehension was utilized to "make an example of an outspoken black man."
"I am deeply saddened in a moment so close to reconciliation that the powers that be, misused an important moment for us to all grow closer together and learn more about one another," Cannon composed. "Instead the moment was stolen and highjacked to make an example of an outspoken black man."
He guarantees that ViacomCBS "chose to recently ban all advertisement that supported George Floyd and Breonna Taylor who we are all still seeking justice for," and says he even contacted ViacomCBS seat Shari Redstone "to have a conversation of reconciliation and actually apologize if I said anything that pained or hurt her or her community." But he asserts his solicitation to talk with Redstone was met with quietness.
A rep for Redstone says Cannon's case he contacted Redstone is "absolutely untrue."
His case of a prohibition on promotions supporting Floyd and Taylor is by all accounts a reference to this Wall Street Journal tale about how Target and MTV blocked advertisements from news stories referencing Floyd, "protests" and different terms on "blocklists."
"So that’s when I realized they don’t want a conversation or growth, they wanted to put the young negro in his place," Cannon composed. "They wanted to show me who is boss, hang me out to dry and make an example of anyone who says something they don’t agree with. ... Still, I honestly can’t believe that Viacom has such poor council that would allow them to make such a divisive decision in the midst of protests and civil uprising within our current pandemic. Truly an unwise decision."
Nick Cannon says he's gotten an "outpouring of love and support from the Jewish community."
"I must apologize to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters for putting them in such a painful position, which was never my intention, but I know this whole situation has hurt many people and together we will make it right," he composed. "I have dedicated my daily efforts to continuing conversations to bring the Jewish Community and the African American community closer together, embracing our differences and sharing our commonalities."
He proceeded to state he'd been welcome to Israel, where he says, "I will receive teachings, lessons and truth about the Jewish history."
"As for Viacom, who is now on the wrong side of history, I will continue to pray for you," he later composed. "I don’t blame any individual, I blame the oppressive and racist infrastructure. Systemic racism is what this world was built on and was the subject in which I was attempting to highlight in the recent clips that have been circulating from my podcast. If I have furthered the hate speech, I wholeheartedly apologize."
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