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Nick Cannon posted an apology message via Twitter on Wednesday after he received criticism for anti-Semitic language used in a recent podcast episode.

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00:00Nick Cannon is now apologizing after receiving criticism for using anti-Semitic language in a

00:05recent podcast episode. Cannon posted the message on Twitter on Wednesday, writing,

00:10First and foremost, I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and

00:15brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with

00:19Richard Griffin. They reinforce the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people,

00:24and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naive place that these words came from.

00:28The video of this interview has since been removed. The artist was dropped by ViacomCBS earlier this

00:33week after the podcast surfaced and received wide visibility. However, Cannon will remain as host of

00:39Fox's hit, The Masked Singer. The network said Wednesday night,

00:42When we were made aware of Nick Cannon's interview with Richard Griffin on YouTube,

00:45we immediately began a dialogue with Nick. He is clear and remorseful that his words were wrong

00:50and lacked both understanding and context, and inadvertently promoted hate. This was important

00:55for us to observe. Nick has sincerely apologized and quickly taken steps to educate himself and

01:01make amends. On that basis, and given a belief that this moment calls for dialogue, we will move

01:06forward with Nick and help him advance this important conversation broadly. The controversy arose from

01:12an episode of the Cannon's Class podcast, in which Cannon spoke with Richard Griffin, aka Professor

01:16Griff, a former member of the rap group Public Enemy, and used comments that were said to spread views

01:21of anti-Semitism, as well as discussing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories with Griffin.

01:27As the podcast surfaced and received comments on social media, Cannon was dropped by ViacomCBS.

01:32The media giant said in a statement that they condemn, quote, bigotry of any kind,

01:36and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism. Cannon later wrote in a lengthy

01:41Facebook post saying in part,

01:43I must apologize to my Jewish brothers and sisters for putting them in such a painful position,

01:47which was never my intention. But I know this whole situation has hurt many people and together

01:52we will make it right. To read Cannon's full apology, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter

01:58News, I'm Neha Joy.

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