Nick Cannon Fired By ViacomCBS For Anti-Semitic Comments

Nick Cannon has been dropped by ViacomCBS over anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast, Cannon's Class.

The media conglomerate made the announcement yesterday amid mounting outrage toward the Wild n' Out star. In a statement released to Variety, ViacomCBS confirmed they were severing ties with Cannon.

"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. 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," the company wrote.

In the June 30 episode of Cannon's Class, the actor and TV personality interviewed Professor Griff, a rapper who was a part of Public Enemy until leaving the group after making anti-Semitic remarks. In the interview, Cannon spouted anti-semitic conspiracy theories calling Jews "the true savages," and trying to justify his hateful remarks by claiming Black people were the "true Hebrews."

"It's never hate speech, you can't be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people," Cannon said. "When we are the same people who they want to be. That's our birthright. We are the true Hebrews."

In a statement on Facebook yesterday, Cannon addressed the backlash writing, "I do not condone hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric." However, he did not actually apologize for the podcast episode. Instead, he said, "I encourage more healthy dialogue and welcome any experts, clergy, or spokespersons to any of my platforms to hold me accountable and correct me in any statement that I've made that has been projected as negative."

Then, on Tuesday, the host began retweeting messages of support from fans condemning ViacomCBS's decision and propagating more conspiracies. Below are some disturbing examples.