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Nick Cannon Responds After ViacomCBS Officially Terminates Relationship With Him—“Now That The Truth Is Out, I Demand The Apology”

<p>Roommates&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;viacomcbs-terminates-relationship-with-nick-cannon-following-white-people-being-upset-at-resurfaced-interview-where-he-referred-to-them-as-savages-animals&sol;">Nick Cannon<&sol;a> has provided a lengthy response following the news that ViacomCBS has terminated their relationship with him for his previous comments&period; In a post titled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Truth and Reconciliation” on Facebook&comma; Nick Cannon went into to great detail about the situation between himself and ViacomCBS&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following the news that ViacomCBS formally decided to end its decades-long relationship with him due to perceived controversial comments—Nick Cannon provided a very <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2020&sol;tv&sol;news&sol;nick-cannon-antisemitic-comments-viacomcbs-apology-wild-n-out-shari-redstone-1234706964&sol;">lengthy response<&sol;a> that called out the media conglomerate in several ways&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Partial experts from Nick Cannon’s statement are BELOW&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am deeply saddened in a moment so close to reconciliation that the powers that be&comma; misused an important moment for us to all grow closer together and learn more about one another&period; Instead the moment was stolen and highjacked &lbrack;sic&rsqb; to make an example of an outspoken black man&period; I will not be bullied&comma; silenced&comma; or continuously oppressed by any organization&comma; group&comma; or corporation&period; I am disappointed that Viacom does not understand or respect the power of the black community&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Viacom’s goal to keep me from providing for my family and lineage will be foiled&period; They can try to kick me while I’m down or force me to kiss the master’s feet in public for shame and ridicule&comma; but instead I stand firm on my square with my fist in the air repeating my mantra&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;You can’t fire a Boss&excl;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>I must apologize to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters for putting them in such a painful position&comma; which was never my intention&comma; but I know this whole situation has hurt many people and together we will make it right&period; If I have furthered the hate speech&comma; I wholeheartedly apologize&period; But now I am the one making demands&period; I demand full ownership of my billion dollar &OpenCurlyQuote;Wild &OpenCurlyQuote;N Out’ brand that I created&comma; and they will continue to misuse and destroy without my leadership&excl; I demand that the hate and back door bullying cease and while we are at it&comma; now that the truth is out&comma; I demand the Apology&excl;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CCqqhvZhlhg" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>ViacomCBS then responded and disputed Nick’s claims that they refused to air ads for Breonna Taylor and George Floyd&comma; while also stating that he never apologized&period; Meanwhile&comma; Diddy has publicly offered Nick Cannon to bring his shows to his Revolt TV network&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CCrHxbdBUuG" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CCq99CGBLOg" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong> <&sol;strong>Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; 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