Viacom ended it’s relationship with Nick Cannon after he said white people are evil.
Now, Nick Cannon is coming clean on how they stole Wild n Out for him.
In a nearly 1,500-word Facebook message posted this morning, Cannon writes, “I created a billion-dollar brand that expanded across a multitiered empire that is still Viacom’s biggest digital brand, touring business, talent discovery and incubation system and successful restaurant franchise. Based on trust and empty promises, my ownership was swindled away from me. For Viacom to be so deceptive is no surprise; they have been mistreating and robbing our community for years, underpaying talent on their biggest brands like Love & Hip Hop, all of BET programming and of course, Wild ‘N Out.”
Cannon’s firing followed his comments on a recent episode of his Cannon’s Class podcast during which he discussed race and racism with former Public Enemy member Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin. Referencing the ideas of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Cannon said that people who have “the lack of pigment” are “a little less” than those who do, and have “a lack of compassion.”
Cannon also espoused anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about “the bloodlines that control everything, even outside of America.” He said that Black people are the “true Hebrews.”
Ownership is SO key.
Never give it up.
Flip the page for Cannon’s FB post and his video that got him in trouble.