ViacomCBS Terminates Relationship With Nick Cannon Over 'Hateful Speech' Used in Podcast
Nick Cannon has come under fire after a conversation on his podcast, Cannon's Class, was deemed to contain racist and anti-Semitic language.The June 30 episode, which was flagged by a Jewish blogger on Sunday, contained a 90-minute interview between Cannon and former Public Enemy member Richard Griffin, best known by his stage name Professor Griff.In the interview, Cannon made comments that were said to spread views of anti-Semitism.Cannon was dropped by media giant ViacomCBS on Tuesday, who said in a statement:ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism.