Just hours after Nick Cannon was dropped by media giant ViacomCBS for making anti-Semitic comments on his podcast, Cannon has spoken out demanding ownership of his MTV and VH1 series “Wild ‘N Out,” as well as an apology from the company.
In a lengthy statement posted to his Facebook page early Wednesday July 15, Cannon thanked his colleagues and mentors that helped him on his journey through Nickelodeon and added,
“If I have furthered the hate speech, I wholeheartedly apologize. But now I am the one making demands. 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! I demand that the hate and back door bullying cease and while we are at it, now that the truth is out, I demand the Apology!”
Cannon also went on the record to claim ViacomCBS recently banned “all advertisement [sic] that supported George Floyd and Breonna Taylor who we are still seeking justice for.” Cannon also claims he personally reached out to ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone “to have a conversation of reconciliation and actually apologize if I said anything that pained or hurt her or her community,” and received no response.
However, according to Variety, ViacomCBS stated that Cannon did not attempt to connect with Redstone. More info on the story here!
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