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Nick Cannon was fired from game show Wild'n'Out this week after making anti-Semitic comments on his YouTube show, with ViacomCBS specifically pointing out how Cannon "failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism." After this firing, questions were raised about whether the host would also lose his post fronting The Masked Singer on Fox, which is due to return to screens in fall 2020.
However, in a statement released by Fox, the network said they "combat bigotry of any kind," but then made clear that Cannon would be staying on as the host of the popular celebrity singing competition.
The statement read: "When we were made aware of Nick Cannon's interview with Richard Griffin on YouTube, we immediately began a dialogue with Nick. He is clear and remorseful that his words were wrong and lacked both understanding and context, and inadvertently promoted hate. This was important for us to observe.
"Nick has sincerely apologized, and quickly taken steps to educate himself and make amends. On that basis and given a belief that this moment calls for dialogue, we will move forward with Nick and help him advance this important conversation, broadly. Fox condemns all forms of hate directed toward any community and we will combat bigotry of any kind."
This came after Cannon released an apology over a series of tweets, which began: "First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin."
Initially, The Masked Singer railed against ViacomCBS severing his contract in a lengthy Facebook post: "I will not be bullied, silenced, or continuously oppressed by any organization, group, or corporation. I am disappointed that Viacom does not understand or respect the power of the black community."
Cannon has since appeared to have changed his mind and decided to issue an apology on Twitter. However, he not only hosts The Masked Singer at Fox but also has a development deal with the company, which includes a late-night show that has been in the works since late 2018. He also hosts Masked Singer after-show After the Mask.
On his Cannon's Class YouTube show, the host interviewed Richard "Professor Griff" Griffin, who himself was fired from the band Public Enemy in 1989 after saying: "Jews are responsible for the majority of the wickedness in the world." In the interview, which has since been removed from YouTube, Cannon said that black people were "the true Hebrews," adding, "it's never hate speech, you can't be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people."
He then repeatedly makes references to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, "going as deep as the Rothschilds, centralized banking, the 13 families, the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America." He then says that people are, "giving too much power to the 'they.' And then the 'they' turns into Illuminati, the Zionists, the Rothschilds."
