ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon for Anti-Semitic Comments

In a lengthy Facebook message posted Wednesday, Nick Cannon apologized to the Jewish community for his recent inflammatory remarks, which were deemed anti-Semitic by his former employer ViacomCBS. But he also stood firm against ViacomCBS—which terminated its relationship with him over Cannon’s comments—and demanded the corporation give him the rights to his lucrative, long-running comedy series Wild ’N Out.

“I demand full ownership of my billion dollar ‘Wild ’N Out’ brand that I created, and they will continue to misuse and destroy without my leadership!” he wrote.

Cannon also pushed...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Cannon’s “hateful speech” and anti-Semitic theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the TV host and producer, the media giant said.

“ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. It is terminating its relationship with Cannon, ViacomCBS said.

The company’s move was in response to remarks made by Cannon on a podcast in which he and Richard “Professor Griff” Griffith, the former Public Enemy member, discussed racial bias. The podcast reportedly was...